How to Create a French Knot Design on a Pillow
![French Knot Design on a Pillow White Pillow with French Knot Design](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/2/28/0/RX-HGMAG009_Mission-Makeover-Pillow-117-d_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400977270048.jpeg)
Thomas Liggett
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Materials Needed:
- disappearing-ink pen
- drinking glass
- embroidery needle
- embroidery thread
Step 1
Use the pen to trace around the mouth of a drinking glass in the center of the pillowcase. Then use the pen to freehand concentric circles around it.
![French Knot Step 1 Tracing Pattern for French Knot Design](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/2/27/0/RX-HGMAG009_French-Knot-Step1_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400956128325.jpeg)
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Step 2
Thread an embroidery needle with embroidery yarn, and knot the end. Stick the needle and yarn inside the case. Starting with the smallest circle, pierce the fabric from underneath and pull the thread through.
![French Knot Step 2 Pulling Thread for French Knot](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/2/27/0/RX-HGMAG009_French-Knot-Step2_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400954653258.jpeg)
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Step 3
Holding the needle, pinch the yarn a few inches above the fabric with your free hand.
![French Knot Step 3 Stretching Yarn for French Knot](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/2/27/1/RX-HGMAG009_French-Knot-Step3_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400977225469.jpeg)
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Step 4
Tightly wind the yarn below your fingers around the needle three times.
![French Knot Step 4 Creating Loop of French Knot](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/2/27/0/RX-HGMAG009_French-Knot-Step4_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400954077974.jpeg)
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Step 5
Insert half of the needle through the fabric, next to the original hole. Pull the remaining loop of yarn (the part you didn’t wrap around the needle) taut.
![French Knot Step 5 Pulling Loop of French Knot](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/2/27/1/RX-HGMAG009_French-Knot-Step5_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400976357175.jpeg)
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Step 6
Pull the needle through to create a knot.
![French Knot Step 6 Creating Knot with Needle](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/2/27/1/RX-HGMAG009_French-Knot-Step6_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400976335856.jpeg)
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