Embroidery Stitch Video Tutorial: Colonial Knot
The colonial knot is used in hand embroidery in the same applications as the French knot. Here's a video tutorial to help you get the hang of the colonial knot.
This video tutorial for the colonial knot will show you just how easy this stitch is - and perhaps it's a lot easier to see it worked than to figure it out from a book. I hope you find it helpful!
In the first couple knots, I had a problem with fingers - they do tend to get in the way - but the problem is solved as the tutorial progresses.
For ideas for application, check out these flowers made from French knots. Pretty much anything you can do with a French knot, you can do with a colonial knot!
If you enjoyed this tutorial and want to learn more basic hand-embroidery stitches, be sure to check out my Video Library of Stitches Index. There are now 28 videos available for your learning pleasure! Enjoy!
This video tutorial for the colonial knot will show you just how easy this stitch is - and perhaps it's a lot easier to see it worked than to figure it out from a book. I hope you find it helpful!
In the first couple knots, I had a problem with fingers - they do tend to get in the way - but the problem is solved as the tutorial progresses.
For ideas for application, check out these flowers made from French knots. Pretty much anything you can do with a French knot, you can do with a colonial knot!
If you enjoyed this tutorial and want to learn more basic hand-embroidery stitches, be sure to check out my Video Library of Stitches Index. There are now 28 videos available for your learning pleasure! Enjoy!
Labels: beginner embroidery, Hand embroidery stitches, video tutorials
Posted By: Mary Corbet on Sunday, March 25, 2007
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This is a great new stitch, thanks!
Thankyou this tutorial was the only one that helped me understand the colonial stitch!! Heather.
Thank you for producing these videos! I needed to learn how to do some basic stitches for showing Brownie Scouts how to decorate their clothes. Thank you for helping me put together a quick 3 stiches the Stem Stitch, Lazy Daisy and the Colonial knot made a wonderful flower on a pair of socks! An ambitious project made easier. Thank you Thank you Thank you.
I'm so glad it came in handy and helped you on your Brownie project!
Thanks for an excellent video on this stitch! I can't wait to check out your other videos when I have more time.
Thank you so much for making these videos! They are very well done and I find them so helpful. I couldn't figure out the colonial stitch until I saw this video. Thanks again!
Thanks for the great video! Finally, after 22 years of stitching, I can make a knot. Seeing it done helped me so much. :-)
I have not embroider since I was a child and I needed a refresher on the basics. Your videos are wonderful and it has all come back to me. Thank you so much.
Jennie in VT
Very clear and easy to follow. Thanks so much!
very good and clear but would like to see a video as a left handed person like myself do it. I had to watch over several times because I had to reverse it.Thank you.
I have tried so hard to learn Colonial knots from books and diagrams and alwyas failed. For the first time I really understand what to do - thank you, I am now off to practice.
I could not get the flow of this stitch until I saw your video. Fantastic! The repetition is so helpful also.
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