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HOWTOl embroidery stitches
Frenchknot
Thislittlestitchlookswonderful
whenstitchedinmassedgroups.
Startbybringingthethreadtothe
surface.Wrapthethreadaroundthe
needletwice,holdthethreadtaut
sothewrapsstaytightontheneedle
andinserttheneedleintothefabric
a tinydistanceawayfromwhereit
emerged.Pullthethreadthroughto
theback,sotheknotsitsneatlyon
thesurfaceofthe fabric. Secure with
a tiny stitch.alsouseful.Whenyouwanttofinish
therun,sewa finalsmall stitch to
anchor the last loop.
1 2(^34)
5
(^67)
A
B
C
1
3 2
5 4
76
9 8
11 10
9 8
Herringbonestitch
Thisversatilestitchcanbeused
decorativelyorasanedging.
Additionalstitchescreatea
morecomplexlook.Thisstitch
is workedsimilarlytocross
stitches.Followthesequence in
thediagrams below.
Satinstitch
Thisis usedtofillinan
outlineandstitchescanbe
longorshort.Bringtheneedle
throughfromthebackand
takeit backdowntomakethe
firststitch.Bringyourneedle
backuprightnexttoyour
startingpointandcontinue
tomakethesecondstitch
alongsidethefirst.Continue
toaddstitchesalongsideeach
other until the shape is filled.
A
B
C herringbone with additional stitches
1
1
2
A
B C
1 2
(^34)
6 5
(^78)
9
(^1011)
1 2
3
4
5
Centre