About the Knot Stitch Family
Knotted stitches are either stand-alone like French Knots and Colonial Knots or follow a series to make a line, like the Coral Stitch. A few of them can be used for filling of motifs, or they can be used as motifs in themselves! For instance, the Bullion Knots can be used to make beautiful rose patterns. The isolated knot stitches give an embossed look or a sort of 3D effect and can be used in likes of Brazilian embroidery. They also create great textures on the fabric.
Often, learners find it intimidating to follow certain knot stitches. But, once learned, it becomes an interesting part of their embroidery experiments.
There are some stitches with knotted characteristics that belong to other families, which I have not brought under this section. For instance, the Knotted Chain Stitch is placed under the Chain Stitch Family.
Interestingly, there is a Palestrina Family of stitches that follow the ‘knotted’ method, which I have placed as a different family.
Knot Stitch Family
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plss show how to doo Murri(chikankari) work….I need it soo much
I congratulate you on having this site. I love doing things like this, and the best part is I now have an assisted guide handy to USE. My gratitude and many thanks to you for this site.
Please how do I get to the pictures that show me how to do stitches, for example knot stitch.
Thanks a lot Karen
Hi Karen,
Check the tabs on the top of the page. You will see one called Stitches. If you place the cursor or arrow over the stitch family you want (knots family, in your case), another list will show up with all the stitches in the family. Just move your cursor to the stitch you want and click on it.
Else, just go to this link: http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/reference/picture-dictionary/
It will give you a picture list of all the stitches. Click on the one you want.
Hope this helps.
Hi Sarah,
No words to say,Am impressed with this site.The people who don’t even know the basic stitch can also learn, well explained with pictures.I started learning …..Thank you very much.Keep going..
Very Nice & Interesting.
Dear sarah
When I 1st visited ur site u can not imagine the level of my happiness. Love u a lot for ur effort. I love needle work but didn’t know how to do it.. but although I haven’t learnt a few of these 8 feel like I know all of them….thanks a lot…keep uploading new things. Love u so much.
Have a good day
Bye
Love you Sarah..
Plz show some good latest stitches for blouse embroidery
How to stich this?
very enjoyable site….just love it….
Hi Sarah,
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge & ideas with others. You are doing a great service. I gathered a lot from your page. It is useful for beginners as well as those who are in to embroidery.
Cheers.
Sriyani
Dear Sriyani,
Thanks for your comments. It makes me feel that the effort are we putting towards introducing needlework to beginners in the easiest way is getting fulfilled. 🙂
Hello Sara
I recently started visiting your site, I found it very interesting basically I am not in to stitching or crafting or anything, once in a blue moon when I need to do something for myself that time I do… I have learned stitching in my school days that time I used to do for the sake of it. But seeing yours its sooo inspiring, you have explained it so nicely. Actually I was looking for some neck line design for my kurtha, I got my chance to peep in to your site. Its really good…. 🙂
Hello Anju,
I am glad to hear that our tutorial has been of some inspiration to you. 🙂 We hope you enjoy trying all these stitches, whenever you do.
your site is very great. i learned so….much.thank you so much. i dont have word to sey. i’m not fluent in english. thanks again dear…your doing a great job. i learned from the pictures in your site.
i’m from sri lanka
Hello Roshi,
I am glad to receive this comment from you. We are happy that our pages helped you to learn from our pictures. 🙂