Colonial Knots |
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Does anyone try the colonial knot? Used in candlewicking. I think it stands up better than a french knot. 1. Hold thread coming out of material in left hand, about 2" from fabric, like you would a skillet handle. (Fingers under and thumb up) 2. With the needle in right hand, tip facing away from you, put it to the left of the thread you are holding. 3. Put needle under same thread left to right and pick up thread and then twist the needle so that it is facing you (loop on needle). 4. Go back under the thread left to right. (2 loops on needle, like a figure 8. Thread should be snug but not too tight.) 5. Twist needle tip away from you and insert close to the first thread. (Just like a french knot). Tighten the thread with the needle. This takes a lot less time to do than to explain. --------------- And this from Martha Beth Lewis Send the needle up through the fabric. Put your work on the table on in your lap. You'll need both hands.
Make a thread loop going clockwise lying on the face of the fabric. Pretend the thread comes up at 6 on a clock face. Lay the thread on the surface moving to 9, then 12, 3, and back to 6 again. Put the point of the needle in the loop and slip the loop up onto the needle; don't insert the needle into the fabric--just touch the needle point to the fabric surface. The free end of the thread will now be behind the needle.
Bring thread to the front (toward you), under the needle, and drop it back over the needle again, between the needle point and where the loop of thread is already on the needle. (This will form a figure 8.)
Put the needle point back in the fabric (try to catch one thread). Gently pull the free end of the thread so the knot slips down the needle and toward the fabric. After the knot is against the fabric, keeping gentle tension on the thread, push the needle to the back of the fabric. Tighten the stitch if needed.
The difference is that the two loops formed each go a different direction. This keeps the knot from spiraling undone. (In a French knot, all the loops go in the same direction.)
See her entire description: http://www.serve.com/marbeth/colonial.html
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Here's another description of a Colonial Knot from the Classic Stitches website:
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To see an animated gif of this stitch being made, visit this website:
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From: Richelle Votaw Well, the best I can do without a diagram is this:
1. Pull the needle and thread up through the fabric.
2. Lay the thread across the work, place the needle on top of it.
3. Wrap the thread around the needle, away from you. You can wrap it once or as many times as you want to make a larger knot.
4. Push needle through fabric again, either in the same place or if the knot falls through, one thread to the side.
5. Hold the thread taught until the needle has passed completely through, then let go and pull it all the way.
6. You should now have a lovely knot!
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From: Rita I was taught to do a colonial knot when I learned candlewicking and it's done differently than what you described... (let's see if I can describe it).
1. Bring your needle to the top side.
2. Pull your thread toward you.
3. With your needle pointing UP, pick up the thread from the left side.
4. With your left hand, take the thread and wrap it around your needle from the right, which should form a "figure 8" on your needle.
5. Snug it and gently pull it through.
Another hint for nice knots...don't use a big needle. For the longest time I'd be making french knots with a size 24 and the middle part was so open, it looked like a donut. I didn't like the way they looked and someone suggested a smaller needle...BINGO! Now they sit nice and perky. (if you can imagine a perky knot! ha)
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