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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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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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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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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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Herringbone stitch

Bring the thread to the front on the left-hand side of the lower line and take the needle from the right […]

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Hem stitch

This stitch can be worked to group threads together into a bundle to finish off the fabric edge. Bringing the needle […]

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Half cross stitch

Work this stitch in the same manner as cross stitch, eliminating the final stitch that makes the cross.

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Grab stitch

Bring the thread to the front of your work, slightly to the right of the base of the flower. Take the […]

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