![]() ![]() Turn your hoop around, and bring your needle up where you want the third petal to start. Let’s go through the process one more time. Now that we stitched 2 of our petals, it’s time to complete the first flower and stitch the third bullion knot. Once you get used to it, you’ll absolutely love it and often use it in raised floral embroideries. If you feel the need, take the time to practice a few bullion knots before you start stitching this pattern. With your first petal done, stitch another one right next to it, using the exact same method. Take the needle back down very close to where you started the bullion knot and draw the thread through to complete your first petal. Relax your pinching fingers to reveal the knot. Lightly pinch the wrapped thread between thumb and forefinger and gently draw the needle through until you feel resistance. If you’re applying to much pressure and the thread is wrapped too tight, it will be very hard to pull out the needle. When wrapping the thread around the needle work very gently. Hold the needle firmly and wrap the thread round the needle 20 times. If you’re left-handed, you’ll be taking the needle down slightly at the left of where you initially came up, and back up, pinching just a bit of the fabric in the same manner as above. If you’re right-handed, take the needle down slightly at the right of where you initially came up, and bring it back up, pinching just a bit of the fabric. The dot will later become the yellow center of our flower. This will be slightly next to the dot in the design. Use all six strands of DMC 3842 and a Milliner needle size 3.īring your needle up where you want the bullion knot to start. ![]() The most important aspect when embroidering knotty stitches is to use the right needles, which are the Milliners needles. Around each dot, we’ll stitch 3 petals, more exactly 3 looped bullion knots. You’ll notice in the downloaded pattern that each flower is represented by a dot. We’ll start by stitching the blue flowers using the looped bullion knot stitch. You can read more about my Free Pattern Library here. To get access to the Free Pattern Library fill out the form below and I will send you an email with your password. Forget me not pattern – free download from my Free Pattern Libraryĭownload the floral pattern from my Free Pattern Library.If you’re more adventurous, you can make them yourself. You can find gorgeous already-made garments, table runners, and napkins to embroider on. Some of the materials we’ll be using during this tutorial are the usual ones, others depend a lot on the item you’ll be embroidering. As for the looped bullion knot, I suggest you practice the stitch a few times before working on this pattern. If you’re not familiar with the basic stitches you can check the stitches videos section of the blog. We’ll be stitching the flowers using a looped variation of the bullion knot, which is a great choice for raised flowers and gorgeous textures. This design is using quite a few basic stitches, with the bullion knot stealing the show. STITCHES USED: Looped Bullion Knot, French Knot, Outline Stitch, Fishbone Stitch, Straight Stitch ![]()
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