About the Knot Stitch Family
Knotted stitches are either stand-alone like French Knots and Colonial Knots or follow a series to make a line, like the Coral Stitch. A few of them can be used for filling of motifs, or they can be used as motifs in themselves! For instance, the Bullion Knots can be used to make beautiful rose patterns. The isolated knot stitches give an embossed look or a sort of 3D effect and can be used in likes of Brazilian embroidery. They also create great textures on the fabric.
Often, learners find it intimidating to follow certain knot stitches. But, once learned, it becomes an interesting part of their embroidery experiments.
There are some stitches with knotted characteristics that belong to other families, which I have not brought under this section. For instance, the Knotted Chain Stitch is placed under the Chain Stitch Family.
Interestingly, there is a Palestrina Family of stitches that follow the ‘knotted’ method, which I have placed as a different family.
Knot Stitch Family
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