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A small filled dot standing for a wrapped knot.
Also known as: Knot stitch, Dot stitch symbol
A French knot is drawn as a small filled dot in an embroidery diagram. It is made by wrapping the thread around the needle before returning it, and the number of wraps sets the knot's size — information the dot cannot carry, so the pattern text must state it.
Denotes a knot made by wrapping thread around the needle, drawn as a small solid dot in a stitch diagram.
Contexts: Laundry
Cannot show the number of wraps, which sets the knot's size, so that detail must come from the pattern's text rather than its diagram.
Contexts: Laundry
A small solid dot placed on a design outline, sometimes with a short tail curving from it.