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January 16, 2008

French knots make everything better!

French knots make your sheep extra sheepy:
french knot sheep

French knots give added oomph to one's fro:
60s Man - hair detail


French knots! Use them today!
Need some French knot instruction? Try this French knot tutorial!

Today's stellar French knotters:
french knot sheep french knot sheep by incy♥wincy
60s Man - hair detail 60s Man by badecca

20 comments:

  1. montagueJanuary 16, 2008 at 10:51 AM

    gosh those sheep are adorable!

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  2. Happy ZombieJanuary 16, 2008 at 12:02 PM

    Those sheep are just too cute! I love/hate making french knots. I seem to never get the right amount - ahh... just one more. And then it seems like it's not balanced... so I add another, and then it looks off... I add two more... it just goes on and on. Perpetual french knot motion!

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  3. RebekahJanuary 17, 2008 at 5:06 PM

    The sheep are the best. But the seal is pretty cute too. I love french knots now there is more to love about them.

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  4. mimi kJanuary 18, 2008 at 7:52 AM

    I love this post- it sounds like an advertisement for french knots- so funny!

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  5. floresitaJanuary 18, 2008 at 8:43 AM

    Hee hee. I'm glad you're enjoying my French knot propaganda... :D

    And Happy zombie, me too! I suffer from "everything must be symmetrical" disease and it kills my French knots! :)

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  6. dawnkristineJanuary 18, 2008 at 1:48 PM

    Love those examples! Thank you for sharing your blog!

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  7. Sam GillespieJanuary 18, 2008 at 4:09 PM

    Thanks for the link, made my day! And thank you for all your lovely comments. Can't believe how popular these little woolies have become!
    Happy french knotting : )

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  8. YaroslavnaJanuary 21, 2008 at 8:14 AM

    I loooove the sheep!!

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  9. Way Out WearJanuary 21, 2008 at 3:41 PM

    Oh the sheep are sheer genius! (ha ha)

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  10. Junie MoonJanuary 21, 2008 at 4:46 PM

    French knots do indeed make little details extra special. But, they are sometimes challenging for me--once in awhile I can get one to work but mostly I don't. So, I appreciate the tutorial as I think it will help a lot.

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  11. UnknownJanuary 22, 2008 at 4:44 PM

    Those sheep have inspired me. I've had some deep red pillowcases and now I'm embroidering sheep jumping over a fence on them. I LOVE them .... I'm addicted. Thanks for sharing your great ideas.

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  12. ClaudiaJanuary 22, 2008 at 7:18 PM

    The seal is lovely! And the sheep as well! I´ve never seen French knots used like that, as the main part of a embroidery work! I used to embroider it just for details, like the eyes or little things around the main design. I just love it and I posted both works in my blog! And I want to do some very soon!!

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  13. sewspunJanuary 23, 2008 at 11:14 PM

    I love using french knots! Thanks for sharing, the sheep are too cute!

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  14. syko kajsaJanuary 31, 2008 at 1:03 PM

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  15. syko kajsaJanuary 31, 2008 at 1:05 PM

    Very inspiring! I will have to do some french knotting very soon!

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  16. Call me StephanieFebruary 4, 2008 at 9:09 AM

    Oh yeah! I love the fro with the french knots. I stumbled upon the trick one day when using a Jenny Hart pattern. I couldn't figure out how to fill up her hair so...
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/tefi/569902469/in/set-72157600400195259/

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  17. KirstenFebruary 14, 2008 at 11:26 AM

    I agree. French knots are great for all sorts of decoration.

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  18. Tammy BurksFebruary 17, 2008 at 8:41 PM

    Love the sheep!

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  19. My ArtFebruary 28, 2008 at 3:46 PM

    I love the man :)and all your art with the french knots!

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  20. hodge podgeMarch 17, 2008 at 7:17 PM

    french knots are totally my favorite stitch! each one has its own little personality... are you going to re-enable comments on the 'blog school' post? i wanna play ;n) thanks!

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