In highschool, I took a sewing class my senior year. I loved it! I made a hideous bandana style tank top/ halter, a button down shirt out of ugly sea-foam green fabric and (the one thing I still have and use) a pin cushion with an attached scrap bag. Over the summer I went to our local fabric shop and ran into my old sewing teacher. I told her I started sewing more and she was thrilled.
One thing I remembered learning from her was how to make a french knot. All it is a fancy way to tie a knot at the of the thread but it was my enemy. I’ve tried to remember for the longest time and I’ve had no luck. I picked up some sewing/craft books at the library and a few had directions on how to make it but it seemed like I was just reading a foreign language. It didn’t make sense. Finally, the other night, I was pretty darn determined to figure it out. I would not take “no” for an answer and ya know what?! I did it!
1. Thread your needle like you would normally do.
2. Then take the ends of the tread and place them behind the needle with a little extra left on top. Shown above.
3. Once you have the thread in place you are going to wrap the extra thread around the needle 2-3 times. This will create the knot.
4. Hold the thread in place, you might want to switch hands, and then pull the twisted thread (the knot) thru the back-end of the needle.
5. Continue to pull the knot down to the end of the thread until it can’t move anymore.
6. You just created a french knot!
Even though a regular old knot would completely work it’s still nice to know how to make different variations!
Hopefully the directions are clear 
Hey, it was nice meeting you tonight! I’m totally NOT a crafty person, so it will be fun to visit your blog here and see your creative ideas!