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Split stitch is ideal for outlining shapes and useful when making a layer of stitches for padded satin stitch. It's can be worked in 1 or 2 strands of thread - cotton or silk. Bring the needle up from the back between the two strands as shown, or in the case of one strand of thread, come up from the back inserting the needle between the thread fibres. Here's...
Blanket/Buttonhole stitch Blanket or buttonhole stitches are useful when you need a neat, raised edge. Work the stitches from left to right. For blanket stitch: make the stitches further apart and for buttonhole stitch, make the stitches close together, as you would for a buttonhole on a shirt… Bring the needle up on the outer edge Make a short stitch with thread...
Twisted straight stitch Click on image to enlarge Twisted straight stitch works well with ribbon. To form the stem of a flower and long blades of grass, (or for an interesting variation on pointed leaves,) twist the ribbon before inserting your needle to the back. Here is another example... Hint: Every now and then,...
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