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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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Split stitch

Bring the needle to the front at A and then take the needle to the back at B, approximately 3mm (1/8in) […]

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Whipped back stitch

Work this in the same manner as back stitch to create the foundation stitching. To whip the stitch, bring the thread […]

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Whipped stem stitch

Work this in the same manner as stem stitch to create the foundation stitching. To whip the stitch, bring the thread […]

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Whipped chain stitch

To form the chain stitch, bring the thread up at A, take the needle back through the same point and bring […]

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Palestrina

Bring the thread up at A, go down at B and come up again at C. Without piercing the fabric, slide […]

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Pekinese stitch

Insert the needle at the front of your work and then work long and loose back stitches for the required length. […]

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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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Drizzle stitch

Bring your thread to the front of your work, unthread the needle and replace the point in the fabric only a […]

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Extended ribbon stitch

Bring the ribbon to the front at the base of the stitch. Keeping it loose and untwisted, lay the ribbon along […]

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Eyelet stitch

Using the centre as the starting point, bring the needle up at the centre at A and take it to the […]

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Feather stitch

Bring the thread to the front of your work at A, loop the thread to the right of the needle and […]

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Filler stitch

Fill the area using one strand of thread, then outline the shape using two to three strands.

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Fishbone

Bring your thread to the front of your work at A and form a small straight stitch along the shape’s centre […]

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