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Detached Buttonhole Stitch

Detached Buttonhole Stitch is also known as Detached Buttonhole Filling Stitch [EN], Point de festoon détaché [FR], Nadelspitze / Abgenommener knopflochstich [DE],  Punto festone angolare [IT], Ponto recorte (variante) [PT]. This stitch is one of those kinds that you don’t work over fabric, except for the first foundation row. The...

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Crested Chain Stitch

Crested Chain Stitch is also known as Puntada de Cadena con Cresta [ES], Ponto de Corrente com Crista [PT]. About Crested Chain Stitch This decorative stitch combines two parallel lines of chain stitches- the big ones on the bottom line and the tiny ones on the top. This combination results...

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Surrey Stitch

About the Surrey Stitch This stitch, you can see if you pay attention to the technique, can be worked perfectly over even weave fabric. The Surrey Stitch is used in Berlin Wool Work, a form of wool on canvas embroidery that was popular in the 1800’s. Initially, the Berlin patterns...

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Surface Couching

Surface Couching is also known as Couching [EN], Punto de bolonia [ES], Point de Boulogne [FR], Klosterstich [DE],  Punto Bologna [IT], Ponto de bolonha [PT]. How to do the Surface Couching This is a very basic form of couching. The Surface Couching essentially teaches you the technique of couching for...

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Couching Family

About the Couching Family Couching is embroidery work where the threads are laid across the pattern and fastened or anchored down with small stitches. This method can be used for filling in a pattern or even outlining. The couching method of stitching can be seen in different parts of the...

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Eastern Stitch

The eastern stitch is an interesting one that can add texture in the worked area. An interesting variation is when you can include a bead to it. If worked on even weave cloth, it can be used a filling stitch too. Here, I will illustrate the simple stitch technique of...

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Wave Stitch

This stitch is just an inverted version of the fly stitch. In fact, you will be making only one row of the inverted fly stitch, the subsequent rows are made by just looping it into the previous fly stitches! This makes very good motif fillings with texture. This stitch also...

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Leaf Stitch

As the name tells, this is a stitch exclusively used to make leaves. The simple satin stitch is used in a particular way to fill in a leaf to give it a more realistic appearance. Therefore, this stitch is used commonly in crewel embroidery and, especially, in Brazilian embroidery. If...

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Chevron Filling Stitch

This is an interesting stitch that can be used for fillings. It uses parallel rows of chevron stitches and adds texture to the filled motif. This stitch allows you to experiment widely with colors. For instance, you can use a different color for each row of the chevron stitch. You...

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Chevron Stitch

Chevron Stitch is also known as Punto de chevron / Punto pata de gallo [ES], Point de chevron [FR], Wabenstich [DE],  Punto chevron [IT], Ponto chevron [PT]. How to do the Chevron Stitch This stitch follows a zig-zag pattern. It can follow easy curves and can be used creatively to...