Sunday, March 25, 2007

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!

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7 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is a great new stitch, thanks!

3/26/2007 11:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thankyou this tutorial was the only one that helped me understand the colonial stitch!! Heather.

3/30/2007 10:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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.

10/16/2007 07:36:00 PM  
Blogger Mary Corbet said...

I'm so glad it came in handy and helped you on your Brownie project!

10/16/2007 07:48:00 PM  
Blogger Teresa said...

Thanks for an excellent video on this stitch! I can't wait to check out your other videos when I have more time.

2/08/2008 03:58:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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!

3/24/2008 05:56:00 PM  
Blogger Kathryn said...

Thanks for the great video! Finally, after 22 years of stitching, I can make a knot. Seeing it done helped me so much. :-)

4/15/2008 03:12:00 PM  

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