Also known as: Figure 8 knot
This knot looks pretty much like the french knot, but has a different method of going about. While we wrap around twice in the same direction for the french knot, we wrap around in an ’8′ shape to make the colonial knot.
To do this stitch, the awareness of french knot is good. This will help us to be clear about the difference between both.
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| Fig 1: Bring the needle out through the fabric. Now make a little hunch or a twist with the thread as shown in the illustration. | Fig 2: Now, put the needle in through the ‘hunch’ that was made. | |
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| Fig 3: Wrap the thread around in the other direction of the ‘hunch’ so as to form a sort of ’8′. | Fig 4: Pull the longer end of the thread to tighten the wrap around the needle and hold it pulled. | |
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| Fig 5: Now, draw back the needle and put it in through a point near where it had emerged earlier. Make sure the thread is held pulled while doing this so that the wrap does not loosen or fall out of the needle. | Fig 6: The finished colonial knot will look like this. |
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whre this colonial knot is used?
Hello Sima,
You can use colonial knots to make little flower petals or the centre of the flowers. you can also gather them up for small fillings. I hope this answers.
i finnd this one much neater and easier than french not
I love your lessons ! they are explained very well
thanks alot
I LOVE this one. I’m going to use this stitch over and over again. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Perfect instructions! I learned this knot years ago but needed a refresher. Your instructions and photo were just what I needed. I’ ll bookmark this page and come back whenever I need to learn or re-learn a stitch.
Thank you so much for your clear instructions. Now I have lazy daisies on my baby cardigan