The easy method, Quilter’s knot embroidery tutorial. Make it easy every time. No more wondering how to make that knot! You’ll learn how to get it right and make it work.
For years the Quilter’s Knot eluded me. Not sure there is any other embroidery stitch that stumps me. I just couldn’t understand how it twisted and how it ended up so nice.
I gave it a few good tries….was shown by multiple people. I usually just ended up rubbing the thread until the end knotted by magic and went on my merrily stitching way.
Only until this last year have I finally declared myself as a master of the quilter’s knot.
Today we’re exploring one of the most important aspects of hand sewing: How to Tie a Sewing Knot. With this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn how to make an effective sewing knot both before and after you sew your project.
This can become the easiest method for knotting your thread with a little practice.
You’ll begin with just enough thread – your usual length of the thread for hand quilting.
This magic knot will keep things together with the tight knots. I am not sure how the loops actually make the knot, but it really does work well and won’t pull out when you are later working thread through your projects.
You will have to watch that you pull the thread all the way through making sure the extended knot is at the end of the thread, and not leave inches of thread at the end. This does happen for me though!
How to make a quilters knot video
How to Tie a Sewing Knot ~ photo tutorial
1) Pull the thread’s end through the eye of the needle like normal – if you need to, use a needle threader to get it started.
2) Take the long tail of the thread and place it back onto the needle- facing the eye
3) Twist the thread around the needled {the thread will be moving clockwise} first loop, second loop, third loop, wrapping thread around the needle. The more times you wrap the needle the bigger the knot becomes. The needle will be in your right hand, between your index finger or middle finger and thumb, sort of pinched together. The thread will be in your left hand.
4) Pull the thread down the needle bunching up the wrapped thread together
5) Slide the thread wraps off of the needle -down past the eye and push it all the way to the end of the thread
6) Your knot will be at the end of the thread
Bonus Tip:
- the size of the thread shouldn’t affect the outcome of the loop knot stitch. Thinner thread may cause a smaller loop and smaller knot, so do watch that it doesn’t pull through the fabric after you begin stitching.
- you’ll want to have a larger knot if possible so it won’t pull through the fabric. But not so large that it is bulky in your project.
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I was reading, and trying, this at 5:30 a.m. – do you realize what a challenge it was to try this so early in the morning? 😀 The good news is that it worked, thank you so much.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. Gosh, I watched so many videos. This was the first time I finally got it.
Thanks for the reminder on how to perform a quilter’s knot. Not that terribly difficult to perform, right? but so much of the action happens underneath one’s fingertips where you can’t see it. Took patience and almost faith not to give at first when it didn’t work and I didn’t know why. Also a bit miraculous feeling when it finally did!