I’ll admit there are a variety of issues I don’t know relating to cross sew methods, but it surely’s not usually that I come throughout a time period I’ve by no means heard of earlier than.
It occurred not too long ago when I discovered a submit at Fab Reilly all about ornamental knots, particularly evaluating French knots to colonial knots.
After all I do know what a French knot is; I’ve made tons of them and even wrote a submit about make French knots and evaluating the look utilizing completely different numbers of strands of thread and completely different numbers of turns across the needle.
The colonial knot has the same look but it surely’s carried out another way, by twisting the thread across the needle in a determine 8 moderately than simply wrapping it across the needle. I don’t know why they’re known as colonial knots.
Of their aspect by aspect comparability, French knots and colonial knots look just about the identical, however the colonial knot possibly is somewhat nicer wanting as a result of the threads lie somewhat flatter. When you get the cling of it you would possibly discover colonial knots simpler to make, and you should use them interchangeably when a mission requires an ornamental knot.
The Fab Reilly submit has a step-by-step picture tutorial on do colonial knots, in addition to a video if that helps you study. After all now that I do know it exists there are tons of tutorials on the market I simply had by no means seen earlier than.
That is positively a method I’m going to should try to see if I prefer it higher than commonplace French knots. (I truly assume making French knots is type of enjoyable.)
Have you ever ever carried out this methodology of knot making earlier than? Do you like French knots or colonial knots? I’d love to listen to your ideas.
[Photo: Fab Reilly]
