Whipped Fly Stitch

Fly Stitch is also known as

Puntada de Mosca Batida _[ES], Umwickelter Fliegenstich _[DE], Ponto de Mosca Enrolado _[PT].

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How to do the Whipped Fly Stitch

This is a simple version of how a row of Fly Stitch can be decorated using a contrasting colored thread. To do this stitch, you need to know how to do the Fly Stitch.

Fig 1: First make a vertical row of the Fly Stitch. To whip, take a contrasting thread and start from the tip of the first tail. Whip the thread around each tail as shown in the illustration. Be careful not to pluck the fabric beneath.	Fig 2: A finished row of Whipped Fly Stitch would appear like this.

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Learn to do Whipped Fly Stitch in 2 minutes!

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Related Stitches from the Fly Stitch Family

Fly Stitch	Whipped Fly Stitch	Closed Fly Stitch
Plaited Fly Stitch	Twisted Fly Stitch	Crossed Fly Filling

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