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Rolled ribbon rose

Rolled ribbon rose

Fold down one end of the ribbon diagonally so that a tail of approximately 2cm (1/4 in) extends below the edge. […]

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Whip stitch

Whip stitch helps to close a fabric opening with small ‘concealed’ stitches. Bring the thread to the top of your work, […]

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Twisted chain stitch

Worked in the same way as chain stitch, except instead of the needle entering the fabric place that it exited, insert […]

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Turkey work

Holding a short tail of thread at the front of the fabric, go down at A and come up at B. […]

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Trellis stitch

Worked in the same way as chain stitch, except instead of the needle entering the fabric place that it exited, insert […]

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Straight stitch

Bring the thread up at the left hand side of your work and take it back down again to make a […]

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Stem stitch

Bring the thread up at the left-hand side of your work. With the thread below the needle, come up at A, […]

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Star stitch

Star stitch is often worked scattered on background fabric to add interest. Using a watererasable pen, mark the star stitch on […]

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Stab stitch

Stab stitches are usually worked to secure pieces of embroidery to a background fabric. They are very small straight stitches.

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Pistil stitch

This is a French knot on the end of a straight stitch. Bring the thread to the front of your work […]

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Portuguese stem stitch

Work a stem stitch from A to B and then bring the needle to the front at C on the left-hand […]

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Raised blanket stitch

Work a line of horizontal stitches down the length of the stitching line, then bring the needle up at A. Pass […]

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Ribbed back stitch

Lay a foundation of straight stitches. Work from right to left across these straight stitches by passing the needle under two […]

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Ribbon stitch

Bring the ribbon to the front of your work at the base of your stitch. Lay the ribbon flat on the […]

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Padded satin stitch

Work back stitch or split stitch around the shape and then fill it with small straight stitches, making sure they lie […]

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Knotted buttonhole stitch

Start the stitch as you would regular buttonhole stitch, but wrap the thread around the needle, making the wrap with your […]

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Outline stitch

Bring the thread to the front of your work at the left end of your drawn line. With the thread above […]

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Open fly stitch

This is worked the same as fly stitch only with one single fly instead of a group on top of each other.

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Open detached chain

Bring the needle to the front of the work at A, taking it to the wrong side of your fabric at […]

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Loop ribbon stitch

Bring the ribbon to the front of your work and, holding it against the fabric, take the needle through the same […]

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Long and short stitch

Work the first row in straight stitches, alternating between a long and a short stitch and angling them to follow the […]

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Laid work

Work padded satin stitch first to create the base of the image. To work the trellis, change your thread to a […]

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Ladder stitch

Bring the needle to the front of your work and cross the thread over the opening of the fabric, repeating this […]

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Knitting stitch embroideory

When working from right to left, bring the needle out in the centre of the stitch and take it up and […]

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