How to make a Colonial Knot

By lisabongean

While teaching at a workshop in IL. Pam Buda from Heartspun Quilts shot these photos of me making a Colonial Knot…this knot is used in place of a French knot…it is a nice knot and it behaves all the time unlike the French Knot…Pam…took my pics and made this PDF…now that’s a real girlfriend….THANKS PAM! CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW ON HOW TO MAKE THIS FAB-U-LOUS KNOT!

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1 Margaret Witt
December 20, 2010 at 9:43 pm

Wow, that is interesting.. Will have to try it..
Maggey

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2 Marcia
January 7, 2011 at 11:10 am

Hi Lisa:-)

Thanks for the Colonial Knot demo. I can’t see what exactly you are doing in photo #1. Otherwise it looks the same as a French Knot. What exactly is the difference?? (I guess I need a word description accompanying the photos in order to be sure of exactly what I’m looking at.)

I’m always open to learning better ways to do things, and if this knot ALWAYS behaves itself , I absolutely want to use it!!

I apologize for not being able to interpret exactly what’s going on that’s different from the usual, but…I can’t, so I would appreciate your patience and further clarification. I would really like to start using it!!

Thanks for sharing!
Marcia:-)

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3 Polly Jensen
January 18, 2011 at 11:05 am

Thanks so much for having this on the blog…. I was at the Cottonwod meetingin NE, and you referred to this knot! PS I want to move to WI to be closer to your shop
Polly

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4 Marianne Perry
February 1, 2011 at 3:54 pm

Thank you so much for showing how to make a colonial knot. I’m going to practice. I’m with Polly I wish I lived closer to Wi. Iwant to get some girls together to come for a week-end. Marianne

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5 Connie F
February 20, 2011 at 8:16 am

This is the knot that I used when Candlewicking. And what helped me when I was learning this was to make a figure 8. I never make a french knot anymore I always use what I call my Candlewicking Knot.

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6 Julie Klemmensen
March 21, 2011 at 11:15 pm

Lisa. I went to your workshop on Sues Star in Omaha Ne. As I continue on with my stiching, I find that I have forgotten how to do the stem stitch. Other wise I am skating along. Can you help me. Thanks. Julie. I thought I saw a sheet with the stitches used in your needle projects, or maybe I saw that in class. I have looked through 3 of your books and not seen it.

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7 Diane Conner
March 30, 2011 at 9:11 am

Hello,
From what I see, the needle goes down through the knot, whereas with a French Knot, the needle goes slightly to the side of the knot. Otherwise, not much diff. to me.

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- 8 lisabongean
  April 2, 2011 at 7:09 am
  
  The difference in the colonial knot happen in the beginning. You have to make a twist with the thread by hopping the needle over the thread then brining it under and turning it to the left then you wrap like a regular French Knot.
  
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9 Cassi Bauman
November 22, 2011 at 7:29 am

I googled Colonial knot and found some written instructions that, along with your pictures, explained it very well. I have always been inept with French knots – one in every five or six might work – but the Colonial knot works every time! I like the shape as well. It’s a bit flatter to the background. Love it!

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- 10 lisabongean
  November 22, 2011 at 7:41 am
  
  Glad you like it..i can’t live without this knot…LB
  
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