using beads instead of french knots

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:35 am

Course you were!

Jilly · Post by **Jilly** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:38 am

Talk about Hi-jacking a thread

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:41 am

Sorry!

Jilly · Post by **Jilly** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:47 am

Not you Wendy, us

agi · Post by **agi** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:04 am

I think it can be forgiven if you share the... er... you know what

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:11 pm

Jilly · Post by **Jilly** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:50 pm

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:25 pm

Jilly we were trying to teach Serinde a lesson and you go and spoil it. I was only going to with hold the Chocolate and cake until she realized that that word this early in the year is bad. But alas the damage has been done.

Jilly · Post by **Jilly** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:29 pm

But she seemed so sad, sometimes these little naughty words just slip out

I'm sorry

(rolls over on back and looks all fluffy and cute)

~threadbear~ · Post by **~threadbear~** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:36 pm

Did someone mention Chocolate?

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:38 pm

A much better Ch-word than the other one at this time of year

agi · Post by **agi** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:07 pm

Or perhaps a munch better...

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:03 am

~threadbear~ · Post by **~threadbear~** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:12 pm

Junction · Post by **Junction** » Mon May 12, 2008 4:13 pm

I cannot do french knots! No matter how hard I try, they always pull through to the back. I have actually used fabric paint to "dot" on my french knots, but I LOVE the idea of using beads! Much more professionally looking in my opinion!

Thanks for the idea!

And you guys are a hoot!

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Mon May 12, 2008 4:46 pm

Have you tried wrapping them around the needle in the opposite direction to the way you normally do them? Then pull the thread quite tight against the needle and pull the needle and thread through the fabric in one motion. Might work. (When I was just starting, I had no idea you needed two hands to do such a little stitch!

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Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon May 12, 2008 6:13 pm

I tend to use colonial knots, where you wrap the thread around the needle in a sort of figure of eight. Have a look here

You do need two hands for them, but with a bit of practice (like that wretched tree of mine) they go quite quickly, and they hardly ever go wrong.

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