Bullion Knots

A stitch can be of different meaning to different people. For someone normal and has no knowledge on sewing or embroidery, it is plainly something that would hold something together or a design in someone’s dress. But for people who are doing embroidery it is a movement of the needle that creates a design that adds beauty to a fabric or a piece of clothing.

There are different stitches that can be used in embroidery. They can be simple and complicated at the same time. Straight stitch or regular stitch is the simplest among all types of stitches. Just insert the needle to the clothes, then insert it again at the other side, pull it up and you already have a stitch. There is still the back stitch, the buttonhole stitch, the cross stitch and chain stitch. You may also try to use knots like the bullion knots. Bullion knots are used in embroidery and this is a great stitch to learn.

If you want to use bullion knots in your embroidery, you can learn it. There are a lot of reading materials teaching you on how to do bullion knots. But who needs time to read them in bulky books, if you can get it here. Here are the steps in making bullion knots:

• Tuck your needle into the fabric, this will be sort of point of origin. The tuck it again, maybe around quarter of an inch away and this will serve as the point of finish. Then guide the needle going back to the origin and position it to create bullion knots.
• Encircle the needle with the embroidery thread depending on how thick you want the bullion knots to be. Bind the needle with the thread no too tightly but make sure that it is firm. The number of turns you get to encircle the needle with the yarn depends on how thick the bullion knots are. The thicker you want them, the more time you need in wrapping.
• Then, you have to drag the needle towards yourself but make sure that you are holding the wrapped thread with your fingers while doing so. Drag and tighten the coil as you continue to do it. This will form a worm like knot in the process.
• Tuck the needle again at the end point after you have made the coil. This would make the coil curve toward the point of finish as you continue to pull it gently. This happens because the thread is being tightened. The coils will be placed on the fabric and these will be your bullion knots.

  Take note that the success of making bullion knots sometimes depend on what needle you use. Make sure that you use narrow and long needles. You may try milliner or breading needle. They make great bullion knots because there is not much difference in diameter from the tip to the end.

  Now that you’ve learned how to do this knot, try to experiment and mix it with other stitches to make designs that are just perfect for your embroidery.

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