French knots are easy. First some definitions to help an old sailor explain - the standing part is the end of the thread which comes out of the canvas or material. The running part is the end attached to the needle. So much for jargon.
You poke the needle up through the canvas where you want the knot and pull the thread through. Then you make a loop with the running part underneath and lay it over the position for the knot. If you want you can make a second loop exactly the same as the first. Push the needle back down, through the loop, and pull the thread tight. You should now have a half hitch around the needle. Keeping the thread as tight as you can, push the needle back through the canvas through an adjacent hole - don't put it back through the same hole. To your amazement, you have done a perfect French knot.
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