French
Knots
1. Thread embroidery needle with embroidery cotton. Make knot. Draw needle through from wrong side.
2. With left hand, wrap cotton, where it comes through the material, three times around the needle, holding needle with right hand.
3. Holding the coiled thread firmly in place with left thumb, insert needle-point downward, at place where it first came through. Pull through to wrong side.
4. Push needle upward where next stitch is to be made. Pull through to right side. Proceed as above.
“Won’t it be charming?” said Mary Frances. “Oh, won’t Mary Marie be the happiest doll!”
Trim with french knots
“But how can you keep it a secret, if she goes to a party?” asked Scissors Shears anxiously. “I don’t want to be a Never-Never.”
“Oh,” said Mary Frances, “the party isn’t to be given until next summer. She’s only invited—that’s all.”