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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...
Bring the thread up from the back (or somewhere hidden in the folds). Work single buttonhole stitch. Pass the needle behind the loop of the stitch and over the working thread as shown. Space the stitches as evenly as you can, about 2mm (just over 1/16") apart. It makes a lovely edge.
About Securing and Shaping Silk Ribbon
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by Di van Niekerk
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