Surgeon's Knot
 

For the life of me, I don't know how to make a Surgeon's Knot. Will be tieing a child's quilt and want to use this knot. Help! Tx!!
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http://www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/surgeons-knot/
basically it is just a square knot, but you bring the thread through the loop twice before pulling tight. I usually make 2 knots on top of each other when tying a quilt

I have always just used a square knot and left about 3/4" of thread "tail".....never had one come apart yet.

A surgeon's knot is also known as a "butchers knot" But I have never used it for a tied quilt. I always used a simple square knot. I find 3 strands of embroidery floss work nicely.

Watched my neighbor tie a quilt after knotting she also knots the tails.

I was told that a surgeon's know would seldone come on done and were the best for tying quilts. I been practicing sense reading your comment. Thanks for the tip.

I finally got the hang of it by watching it on Youtube/How to tie a surgeon's knot. when I got thru watching it ,I'm thinking, wow ! how easy.

PattyPurple, thanks for the link. That was so helpful.

Thanks for sharing link!

I have always used a square knot, and it seems very secure.

A surgeon's knot is a square knot (right over left, left over right) but after the first time through the loop go through the same loop a second time, then complete the knot (right over left, again over left; left over right). The extra time through the first loop keeps the material (be it fabric or skin!) in place better until the second loop is finished, and also the whole knot is more secure. Try it in tying a quilt, and I bet you'll be convinced it's worth the tiny extra movement. I was!