Stitch Flowers: Colonial Knots

Stitch flowers using the Colonial Knots.

The Lantana Camara is one of the wild plants that attract an array of butterflies, bees, and flowers. When I was growing up, these shrubs with thorny stem and leaves grew like a weed. Most often, they were let to be grown as fencings. As children, we would pluck the tiny cluster of flowers and suck the sweet nectar out of them. The typical ones had a combination of yellow and pink flowers. The black fruits were also fun to eat. I couldn’t miss out on these flowers, and the Colonial Knots were just perfect for it! This stitch is more prominent than the French Knots and is much enjoyable to do. Try it out! These can be done for simple decorations over any kind of fabric.

How to embroider flowers using the Colonial Knots

Fig 1: Get your fabric, hoop, and threads ready. I am using a 4″ hoop and will use 3 strands of thread.	Fig 2: Start from the center of the flower making the Colonial Knots.
Fig 3: Mark the positions of the knots to help you space them out evenly, though it is not a must. I have made the dots in concentric circles.	Fig 4: Work the next shade in the next circle of knots.
Fig 5: I work the last circle of knots in the darkest shade.	Fig 6: Work all the flowers in the same way.
Fig 7: I work the leaf in Fly Stitch, spacing the stitches slightly.	Fig 8: Our flowers are done!

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