Colonial Knot: Hold the thread like a backwards C. Place needle under the thread at the top of the C, wrap thread over the thread and the needle forming a figure 8 and go down nearby (safer not to go down in the same hole because the knot won’t be pulled through the hole accidentally).
French Knot: Pull the thread down towards you, place the needle on top of the thread, wrap the thread once (some say it’s ok to wrap twice others say use a thicker thread) and go down nearby.
The Colonial Knot (left) is naturally bigger than the French Knot (right) because of the different ways they are wrapped.
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Colonial Knot: Hold the thread like a backwards C. Place needle under the thread at the top of the C, wrap thread over the thread and the needle forming a figure 8 and go down nearby (safer not to go down in the same hole because the knot won’t be pulled through the hole accidentally).
French Knot: Pull the thread down towards you, place the needle on top of the thread, wrap the thread once (some say it’s ok to wrap twice others say use a thicker thread) and go down nearby.
The Colonial Knot (left) is naturally bigger than the French Knot (right) because of the different ways they are wrapped.
Mary Corbett’s website has great YouTube videos.
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