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G – FRENCH KNOT

This stitch is done on top of the fabric and requires the use of both hands.

1. Bring the needle up through the fabric with one hand, grabbing the length of the pulled- through thread with the other hand (1). 
2. Wrap the thread around the needle twice, making sure the thread remains taut on the needle after being wrapped (2, 3).
 
3. Holding the thread with one hand and the needle with the other, press the tip of the needle back through the fabric, a few fabric fibers from the first insertion point (4, 5).
4. Keep holding the thread taut with one hand, while reaching around to the back of the fabric to pull the needle through with the other hand (6).
5. Once the needle has passed through the fabric completely, let go of the thread and pull the thread through the fabric to create a solid knot on top of the fabric (7, 8). (Take care not to pull the thread too tight when creating the knot, as this will tighten the knot and make it smaller.)
 
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