French stitch

A blog with DIY tutorials, graphic design resources, and inspiration from graphic designer Jessica Jones.

French knots can be a bit tricky. Leading to a love or hate feeling. A couple of good tips will make sure you fall into the love camp!

Oooh la la! French knots - so very fancy - and so very frustrating. When you don't know the trick to them, that is. For years I had a love/hate relationship with them. I loved the effect - there's nothing quite like it for teeny polkadots and nubbly texture. But I hated their unpredictability. Sometimes

The French Knot can be used alone, to fill a space or used as part of a combination stitch. Keep practicing to perfect your style.

embroidered flowers with clusters of French knots

French knots are often just a decorative accent in embroidery pieces, but in this motif they are the star of the show. This is part of the Embroidery Stitch Sampler, which has one flower motif stitched with nine different stitches for totally different looks. #embroiderytutorial #Frenchknot

Iva Sušec on Instagram: “With Split-back Stitch it's easy to achieve clean and tidy lines. So I prefer Split-back Stitch for outlining. ✂ Happy stitching! ✂ Follow…”

Often found in Indian hand embroidery designs, the pistil stitch may look difficult, but is not. This tutorial from Anything Creative shows you how to do it. The article contains plenty of step by step detailed photos showing you how … Read More ...

Try this french knot tutorial (step-by-step instructions, photos, & video) and create lovely texture to cute thing! Beginner-friendly stitch.

Felled Seam One of the challenges when hand-sewing (or any sewing for that matter) is how to make strong seams. There are many different...

How to sew a french seam. See how to french seam pants, how to french seam a pillowcase and more - and see what's the (only!) catch with sewing french seams!

woven oval stitch flower embroidery french knot

Hand Embroidery/Handmade gifts by Varsha on Instagram: "HOW GOOD IS THIS? SCALE OF 1-10? Hey you!! Here is an easy embroidery that you can use in a frock or shirt and it can create a nice pattern. I have used whipped back stitch for the stem and I would say this is by far the best stitch to create stems more than the stem stitch. All you have to do is create back stitch and use the same thread to loop through it and for the leaf like structure I have used Pistil stitch. Pistil stitch…

all french knots

French knot is, undoubtedly, the most popular knot stitch out there. But it has a “twin” - colonial knot. Jump in to explore the similarities and differences between the two! So, how do you stitch colonial knot? Many people fear it because it seems tricky. Me too, for a long time I used french knots exclusively and didn't even want to try the colonial one because it just seems difficult. But I was wrong! Once you “crack” the process, stitching colonial knots will go smoothly and fast. The…

French knots tips. Learn how to make French knots the right way.

Learn the ins and outs of making a french knot embroidery stitch. This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates how to create knots of all sizes.