buttonhole wheel
Posted by sarah on 09 Jan 2012 | Category:
This is a motif stitch. A wheel pattern is made using the blanket stitch. This, inspite of being called the buttonhole wheel commonly. Again, it is a result of using buttonhole and blanket stitches interchangeably. This pattern can serve as a very decorative piece of stitch in embroidery work.
You need to know the blanket stitch to be able to do this stitch. I will work the stitch around a cirle with a common point in the centre.
This stitch can be tried using the buttonhole stitch as well.
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| Fig 1: Using the circle as the stitch line, bring the needle out through A. Take the needle in through the centre point B and out through C. Keep the thread behind the needle and pull it out. | Fig 2: Continue with this process all around the circle. You can widen the centre point instead of keeping it as a single common point. | |
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Fig 3: A finshed buttonhole wheel would look like this. You can further enhance the look by using a contrasting color to whip around the wheel rim. | |
