French Knot on Plastic Canvas

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French knots on plastic canvas are decorative stitches used to add color, dimension and texture. They are often used for flower centers. French knots are usually worked on top of a fully stitched area. French knots on plastic canvas can be worked over a bar or in a single hole.

Over a bar

1. To work a French knot over a plastic canvas bar, bring the needle up through the canvas.
2. Wrap the yarn two to three times around the needle somewhat tightly. Two wraps will make a smaller knot; three wraps will make a larger knot.
3. Use your forefinger to hold the wraps around the needle.
4. Insert the needle into the hole one bar over from where you initially came up through the canvas.
5. Using your thumb to hold the yarn wraps as they slide off the needle, gently press the needle through the canvas and pull the yarn through. The wraps will form a knot.

In a single hole

1. To work a French knot in a single hole, bring the needle up through the canvas.
2. Wrap the yarn two to three times around the needle somewhat tightly. Two wraps will make a smaller knot; three wraps will make a larger knot.
3. Use your forefinger to hold the wraps around the needle.
4. Insert the needle back into the beginning hole.
5. Using your thumb to hold the yarn wraps as they slide off the needle, gently press the needle through the canvas and pull the yarn through. The wraps will form a knot. Be careful not to pull the knot through the canvas.