French knots 1925

I have been going through my magazines for patterns, and came across these
versions, from Needlecraft Magazine, 'What other Needleworkers Have Found Out'
section:

Note: for historical interest only. Views of the magazine contributors are not
necessarily those of the poster.

June, 1925: "I have found a substitute for the French knot when it is used in
lines or close groups, and it takes so much less time to do and is so effective
that I want to pass the idea along. Using a coarse perle cotton of the required
shade, make a seed stitch - which is nothing more or less than a back stitch -
on the surface; bring the needle up through a very little ahead of the dot
representing the knot, carry it back and put it down just back of the dot, and
brign it up in place for the next knot. If you with a heavier knot or seed
stitch, make a second tiny backstitch close to the first. This looks well, and
is very quickly done - Mrs. L.G.P., Massachusetts"

November, 1925: "Here is my way of making French knots: Instead of winding the
thread around the needle as is usual, bring the needle up through the cloth
where the knot is to be, take a tiny stitch in the cloth, throw the thread over
as to form a buttonhole, draw up, and repeat; usually two stitches are enough.
These knots keep in place and are very quickly and easily made. - Mrs. L.S.,
Indiana"


Dora

On 2/8/04 3:21 PM, in article ,
"Bungadora" wrote:

I have been going through my magazines for patterns, and came across these
versions, from Needlecraft Magazine, 'What other Needleworkers Have Found Out'
section:

Note: for historical interest only. Views of the magazine contributors are not
necessarily those of the poster.

June, 1925: "I have found a substitute for the French knot when it is used in
lines or close groups, and it takes so much less time to do and is so
effective
that I want to pass the idea along. Using a coarse perle cotton of the
required
shade, make a seed stitch - which is nothing more or less than a back stitch -
on the surface; bring the needle up through a very little ahead of the dot
representing the knot, carry it back and put it down just back of the dot, and
brign it up in place for the next knot. If you with a heavier knot or seed
stitch, make a second tiny backstitch close to the first. This looks well, and
is very quickly done - Mrs. L.G.P., Massachusetts"

November, 1925: "Here is my way of making French knots: Instead of winding the
thread around the needle as is usual, bring the needle up through the cloth
where the knot is to be, take a tiny stitch in the cloth, throw the thread
over
as to form a buttonhole, draw up, and repeat; usually two stitches are enough.
These knots keep in place and are very quickly and easily made. - Mrs. L.S.,
Indiana"


Dora

Truly nothing new under the sun!

Cheryl

Nope - people always have hated French knots. Always have, always will. But
they still try do do 'em.

Dora
Cheryl Isaak

Truly nothing new under the sun!

Cheryl

I think so. There are no diagrams. Even the filet crochet patterns of those
days were written out row by row.
Dora

Dianne Lewandowski


This is priceless. Thank you!!!
What people won't do to avoid the durn things.

Did I get this right? The first idea is just a stitch on top of a
stitch (which is just a seed stitch - often they are 2 stitches, not one).
Dianne

Bungadora wrote:
I have been going through my magazines for patterns, and came across these
versions, from Needlecraft Magazine, 'What other Needleworkers Have Found
Out'
section:

Note: for historical interest only. Views of the magazine contributors are
not
necessarily those of the poster.

June, 1925: "I have found a substitute for the French knot when it is used
in
lines or close groups, and it takes so much less time to do and is so
effective
that I want to pass the idea along. Using a coarse perle cotton of the
required
shade, make a seed stitch - which is nothing more or less than a back
stitch -
on the surface; bring the needle up through a very little ahead of the dot
representing the knot, carry it back and put it down just back of the dot,
and
brign it up in place for the next knot. If you with a heavier knot or seed
stitch, make a second tiny backstitch close to the first. This looks well,
and
is very quickly done - Mrs. L.G.P., Massachusetts"

November, 1925: "Here is my way of making French knots: Instead of winding
the
thread around the needle as is usual, bring the needle up through the cloth
where the knot is to be, take a tiny stitch in the cloth, throw the thread
over
as to form a buttonhole, draw up, and repeat; usually two stitches are
enough.
These knots keep in place and are very quickly and easily made. - Mrs.
L.S.,
Indiana"


Dora