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The Running Stitch
The Running Stitch is the most basic embroidery stitch that you can learn but it's very versatile. You can use it for outlines, lettering or filling.
It forms the basis for many stitches, including the whipped running stitch, the interlaced running stitch and many others!
It forms the basis for many stitches, including the whipped running stitch, the interlaced running stitch and many others!
The Back Stitch
This stitch is great for outlines, lettering, securing seams and even as a filler stitch
The Running Stitch
The Running Stitch - this is the most basic embroidery stitch that you can learn but it's very versatile. You can use it for outlines, lettering or filling.
It forms the basis for many stitches, including the whipped running stitch, the interlaced running stitch and many others!
It forms the basis for many stitches, including the whipped running stitch, the interlaced running stitch and many others!
The Whipped Running Stitch
The Whipped Running Stitch uses the running stitch as it's base stitch. This is a great stitch for outlines and lettering. You could also use it for stems or stalks of plants, if you used two shades of green for example.
Or how about some red and white or green and white for a festive style stitch?
Or how about some red and white or green and white for a festive style stitch?
The Threaded Running Stitch
This stitch uses the Running Stitch as the foundation stitch. It's a very decorative little stitch and very easy to do.
The Woven Star
This is quite tricky to begin with but the more you do it, the easier it will become.
Wouldn't this look adorable on Christmas stockings?
Wouldn't this look adorable on Christmas stockings?
Woven Picot 3D Rose
This 3d rose is made using the Woven Picot Stitch. It's a bit fiddly but creates a beautiful rose!
Woven Picot Leaf
This is how to add a small woven picot leaf to your 3d Rose
The Woven Oval
This member of the Woven stitch family is perfect for flower petals and leaves, it's realy lovely!
