Stitch Life Magazine Issue 1
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3. With 3 strands of a soft green, use stem stitch<br />
to make gentle curves for the rose stems. Make the<br />
leaves using 3 strands of the same green. Use three<br />
or four small stitches (satin stitch) in the same place<br />
to build up a rounded leaf.<br />
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EMBROIDERY<br />
4. To make the flowers with woven wheel stitch,<br />
start by making a star of five small stitches.<br />
Come up very near the middle and begin to ‘weave’<br />
through those stitches, going over, under, over,<br />
under, around and around. Because you started<br />
with an odd number of stitches, the over/under will<br />
alternate, which is what creates the woven effect.<br />
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5. Keep going around and around until you have<br />
covered up the original five small stitches. The end<br />
rose should be pleasingly chunky.<br />
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