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Finishing Touches

Blocking crewel work

Lacing Embroidery

Goldwork

Attaching Gold kid leather

Sinking Metal Thread Tails

Raised Embroidery

Detached leaves - soft edges

Fine Raised Stems

Wrapped bead berry

Stitches

Blanket stitch - Joining new thread

Blanket stitch leaves - Part one

Blanket stitch leaves - Part two

Cretan Stitch Leaf

Detached Chain Filling

Fishbone Stitch

Fishbone Stitch Leaf

Fly Stitch Leaf

Ribbed Fly Stitch leaf

Palestrina Stitch

Padded satin stitch dots

Satin stitch - leaves

Satin stitch - Narrow leaves

Stem stitch - corner

Stem stitch - Shaded Filling

Whipped spider's web

Transferring Designs

Trace & Re-trace

Transferring with tacking

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Blanket stitch leaves - part one

I am really glad (and a little overwhelmed) by the many comments on my blanket stitch leaves the other day - I also found it very inspiring, so I sat down and stitched a tree. Blanket stitch is such a versatile stitch and I use it all the time, more and more in fact. Maybe you will feel inspired too. I scribbled this little tree of leaves straight onto the fabric and you could easily do the same. If you don't feel like drawing your own leaves, you can download the pattern here FREE PATTERN DOWNLOAD . The top two leaves are stitched in an Open Blanket stitch where the 'purl' edge of the stitches is placed along the outer edges. I start these from the base and the angle of the stitches naturally form the ribs or veins of the leaf. When I stitch the second side, I place the stitches into the same holes along the centre vein. When I teach, I often find that many only ever work blanket stitch in one direction (left to right, or right to left). If that is you, it mig

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