Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials

blanket stitch

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German Knotted Blanket Stitch

This is a variation of blanket stitch that carries a visual similarity to the up and down blanket stitch. It can make a good bordering or edging pattern. You need to know the blanket stitch to continue with this tutorial. I will work between two horizontally parallel stitch lines to...

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Up and Down Blanket Stitch

Also known as: Mirrored Blanket Stitch, Mirrored Buttonhole Stitch This stitch is good to make solid borders. It technically uses the blanket stitch, but the name is popularly associated with buttonhole stitch, due to the common name mix-up error. This tutorial, however, will associate this stitch with the blanket stitch....

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Barb Stitch

This is a decorative stitch using two rows of blanket stitch. These two rows are made as mirror images and later whipped together. You need to know the blanket stitch to continue with this tutorial. Fig 1: Make a row of blanket stitch. Turn the fabric around and make another...

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Buttonhole Bar Stitch

About the Buttonhole Bar Stitch This is a multipurpose stitch made over a foundation of a long straight stitch. The blanket stitch covers this straight stitch without touching the fabric, hanging out like a loop. This stitching method can be seen in traditional needlelace embroidery forms like Aemilia Ars, from...

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Buttonhole Wheel Cup

About the Buttonhole Wheel Cup Stitch The Buttonhole Wheel Cup Stitch is a very decorative, dimensional stitch. It can be used for 3-dimensional embroidery as it gives a standout look. This stitch is done over a buttonhole wheel foundation. So, it is good to know the Blanket Stitch and the...

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Buttonhole Wheel

Buttonhole wheel Stitch is also known as Festón circular[ES], Roué festonnée [FR], Wagenrad [DE], Ilhó de recorte [PT], Langettprickar [SV]. About the Buttonhole wheel Stitch This is a motif stitch. A wheel pattern is made using the Blanket Stitch. This, despite being called the Buttonhole Wheel commonly. This is a...

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Crossed Blanket Stitch

Also Known as: Cross Buttonhole Stitch, Crossed Buttonhole Stitch Crossed blanket stitch is a variation that makes crossed patterns, in turn creating a series of diamond patterns, while making the blanket stitch. It is a decorative stitch which can be used to replace the traditional blanket stitch. I will work...

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Closed Blanket Stitch

Closed Blanket Stitch is also known as Half Crossed Blanket Stitch [EN], Punto de festón cerrado [ES], Point feston fermé [FR], Geschlossener Langettenstich [DE], Ponto de casear fechado [PT]. How to do the Closed Blanket Stitch As the name suggests, this Blanket Stitch is a closed variation but forms a...

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Double Blanket Stitch

Double Buttonhole Stitch is also known as Double Blanket Stitch [EN], Festón doble [ES], Point de festón double [FR], Doppelter Langettenstich [DE],  Punto festone doppio [IT], Ponto de casear duplo / Ponto de duas fases / Ponto de caseado duplo [PT]. How to do the Double Buttonhole Stitch This is...

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Whipped Buttonhole Stitch

Whipped Buttonhole Stitch is also known as Whipped Blanket Stitch [EN], Umwickelter Langettenstich [DE] About the Whipped Buttonhole Stitch The Whipped Buttonhole Stitch is a decorative variation of the Blanket Stitch or the Buttonhole Stitch. This technique of whipping the thread can be applied using a contrasting colored thread. Try...