FRENCH KNOT TUTORIAL

So, it turns out people have been trying to replicate my French Knot tops.

Even though I am flattered, let's leave it to the professionals.

If you're going to do it... do it right.

This project takes time & patience.  And if you have both, you can

create one of these bad boys.

This is what your end result should look like:

 

Things you will need:

5 colors of embroidery floss

1 embroidery hoop

1 pair of fabric scissors

1 embroidery needle

1 clothes line clip

1 tank top

Step 1:

Take the strap of your tank top and put it in your embroidery hoop.
Stretch the fabric so its tight, but not so much that you damage the top.
Use your clothes pin to keep the excess fabric out of the way.

Start at the top with the lightest color, and work your way down to the darkest.

Here is a video that I found on youtube, this will
show you how to make a french knot.

Step 2: Cut off a piece of embroidery thread about 12 inches long. Make sure to tie off the end of the thread & work back to front. Make your first knot in the top corner of your tank top. It should look like this.

Now you work around that first knot & form clusters. Make sure to leave a small amount of space between the knots, the top looks the best when you can see a bit of the tank top color.

Step 3:

Once you get down to the last inch of thread and find it difficult to make another

knot, its time to tie off the thread and start another.

On the backside of the top you will need to make a knot so the string 

can't pass through the other side.

Use the thread from the other knots to tie it off.

Step 4:

Depending on how large your top is, each color of knots should be 

around an inch long before switching to the next color.

Towards the end, while you're on your final color,

start spreading the knots out further from each other to create

a fading effect.

Step 5: Mirror what you have done on the other side of your top. This is a tedious process but the results are worth it. Just sit on a comfortable couch & watch a few movies. You should send me your final results so I can see what you've  created.  If you need any help, shoot me an email. If you like what you see but are too lazy to make one... I have them for sale here: ETSY