Latest Patterns

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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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Fly stitch

Bring the thread to the front at A and then take it back down at B, making sure it’s to the […]

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Double detached chain

Work this in the same manner as detached chain (lazy daisy) stitch, only work another stitch over the top of the […]

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French knot

Bring the thread to the front of your work and wrap it around the needle a couple of times or follow […]

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French knot ribbon rose

Bring the ribbon to the front of your work and wrap it around the needle the same as for the French […]

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Four-sided stitch

Bring your thread to the front of your work at A and work a vertical stitch, taking the thread through at […]

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Couching stitch

This stitch is used to work outlines or fill in shapes with a thread or a group of threads that are […]

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Counted satin stitch

Also known as block satin stitch or geometrical satin stitch, counted satin stitch is a variation of satin stitch where the […]

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Crab stitch

Used as a decorative texture or edging, crab stitch consists of working double crochet stitches in the ‘wrong’ direction (from left […]

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Crochet chain stitch

Hold the hook between the first finger and the thumb of your right hand and letting the second finger rest near […]

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Cross stitch

Worked on even-weave fabric using a tapestry needle. Bring the thread up at the lower right hand side and take it […]

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Detached blanket stitch

This stitch is formed in the same way as buttonhole stitch but is worked into itself rather than the foundation fabric. […]

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Detached chain (lazy daisy) stitch

Bring the thread to the front at A and then take it back as close as possible to A, resurfacing at […]

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Cording stitch

Bring the thread up at A, take the needle back through the same point and bring it up at B, ensuring […]

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Ceylon stitch

Work a series of long straight stitches horizontally across the top edge of the shape to be embroidered, from A to […]

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Chain stitch

Bring the thread up at A, take the needle back through the same point and bring it up at B, ensuring […]

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Closed buttonhole stitch

A variation of buttonhole stitch, closed buttonhole stitch is worked in multiple rows often to create a patterned border. Bring the […]

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