French knot

French knots are something I use a lot in my stitching. They are perfect for eyes and "i"s and also make pretty decorative stitches.

For a French knot you will have to knot your thread; don’t use the loop method. 

Come up through the back of the fabric and point your needle down towards the fabric holding the needle. With your other hand pull the thread that is coming out of the fabric taught. Put your needle over the top of it and wrap it around the thread twice. Sometimes you will have to wrap it around more than twice to make a bigger knot but your instructions that came with your kit will specify how many times.

Keeping hold of the thread, push your needle right next to (but not the same hole) as where you came up but before you push it all the way through pull the thread again and keep hold of it until you have pushed your needle through.

You should be left with a knot. These are quite tricky to get the hang of at first so you might want to practice in the corner of your fabric first. 

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