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“With French knots practice makes perfect"
“French knots can often get a bit of bad press, and I have to agree sometimes they are rather fi ddly. I often work a few ‘warm-up knots’ on a scrap of fabric before starting on my fi nal piece to makes sure I’m bringing my 'A' game! It’s easy to tug too hard and damage the fabric when working these stitches, so I have found that a swipe of beeswax or thread conditioner along the length of the fl oss can really make light work of drawing the knot into position.”
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Michelle Jones was the fi rst to send us a pic of her fi nished butterfl y card from issue 356 - she wins a selection of DMC stranded cotton skeins in 20 colours of her choice from Willow Fabrics. The fi rst person to stitch and send us a pic of their fi nished stitcher’s purse from this issue to crossstitcher@warnersgroup.co.uk will also win this great prize!