Learn how to make French knots for cross stitching in this free embroidery video lesson.

Expert: Vickie Pavone
Bio: Vickie Pavone is a wife and mother of 8. She also teaches Cross Stitching at her church.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:1:12

Technorati Tags: Cross, crossstitch, crossstitching, freevideo, hobby, pattern, patterns, sew, stitch

20 Comments

• At 2010.01.27 15:17, kiwidudedotnet said:
  

  For a french knot …
  For a french knot you never go back into the same hole you came through from, or else you will find you end up pulling your “knot” through to the back side of the work!

  Instead you make sure you go back down adjacent to the hole you came up from. My definition of “adjacent” depends on the fabric you are using. If you are stitching on linen, you can go back down the hole next to the one you came up. If stitching on Aida, you split the canvas like you would for a quarter stitch. Hope that helps.

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, sehryn said:
  

  Ive been looking at …
  Ive been looking at a number of Utube demos for french knot and NONE say if the needle goes BACK into the SAME hole as it came out of OR if it does NOT go back into the same hole. I cant see from any of the demos if it is going back into the SAME HOLE or NOT????? Please Explain…thanks

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, TirubaTuba said:
  

  You make it look so …
  You make it look so easy. I have been cross stitching for 15 years and french knots are the bane of my existence.

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, TheSivas20 said:
  

  thanks alot!! gosh. …
  thanks alot!! gosh.. i had no idea wat french knot was.. thanks alot.. very informative for begginers like me…

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, lexine04 said:
  

  where can i get …
  where can i get free nice patterns?

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, wazzehh said:
  

  I thought to do …
  I thought to do cross stitching is complicated. But I had to realize that to find quality patterns IS complicated.
  Check my profile for details!

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, mahimahimindy said:
  

  your the best in …
  your the best in college i picked art so we had to make this for homework its so easy when you explain it!!!

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, laurabub1984 said:
  

  What a great idea …
  What a great idea to post this. I was so close to chucking my cross stitch across the room as the french knot was the last thing i needed to do to finish and couldn’t for the life of me do it. After watchin this did it on my first attempt. THANK YOU

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, emoprinces24 said:
  

  what did i say and …
  what did i say and how did you get my email

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, MyCatAndI1994 said:
  

  Thanks so much, now …
  Thanks so much, now I finally know how to do the French knot

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, omgee199 said:
  

  lol emoprinces24 …
  lol emoprinces24 you make me laugh

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, gokharol said:
  

  No, this is not …
  No, this is not possible, this is difficult, what she does is called magic and not cross stitch!

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, emoprinces24 said:
  

  IM NOT TRYING TO …
  IM NOT TRYING TO ADVERTISE BUT IM SCARED OF WHAT IT SEES in 1908 a lady named sally rusa was in the woods looking for a dog until a ghost came and killed her so if ur reading this u will find a bloody body in your closet hanging there haunting you and will kill u and ur family and if u want to stop this just sends this to 6 videos in 30 mins or this will happen!

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, j4d3l1n said:
  

  wow…tanks…it is …
  wow…tanks…it is so nice and clear…. =) happy stitching…

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, rasqash said:
  

  Thanks very much …
  Thanks very much the written instructions I have for this are rubbish….

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, padme21 said:
  

  Wow thanks i think …
  Wow thanks i think i just needed to see some one make a french knot and now i think with some practice i can do a design with french knots in. thank you very much

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, bluemoon919 said:
  

  Wow! Thank you so …
  Wow! Thank you so much!! I needed this to do a project!

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, livelifefreeforever said:
  

  Ohh Be Quiet!
  Ohh Be Quiet!

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, bebopalula3 said:
  

  Thanks! I needed …
  Thanks! I needed this!

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• At 2010.01.27 15:17, darkmageown said:
  

  that will take …
  that will take forever to finish

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