Stitch Life Magazine Issue 1

SEWING
The rose is embroidered using woven wheel stitch.
1. The detached chain stitch, also called lazy daisy,
is great for leaves and flowers. You can experiment
with tension here, giving a thin or more rounded
leaf/petal shape. Here you create a series of
individual chains all towards the centre.
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EMBROIDERY
2. Fishbone stitch is great for filling leaves. You can
use it an angle that is more parallel or perpendicular
to the leaf vein to give it a different look. Go back
and forth from the starting points at the top of the
leaf and work along the sides of the outline. The
points start from the top and from below, and cross
in the middle of the leaf.
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3. For the twigs, the split stitch is worked from
left to right and the needle actually pierces (or
‘divides’) the previous stitch as it rises through the
fabric. Use it to create a well-structured line or
for filling.
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