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Fly Stitch

Extract from Mandalas to Embroider • By Carina Envoldsen-Harris • Published by Search Press

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1 mins

Mandalas to Embroider
Little V- or Y-shapes used for decorative edging, as fillers or for spiky petals.

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  • How to stitch . Fly Stitch - Step 1
    Step 1

    Bring the needle up at A and down at B. Don’t pull the thread too tightly to leave a small loop. Bring the needle up at C – where you want your the base of your ‘V’ or bowl of the ‘Y’ – and loop it over the stitch you made between A and B.

  • How to stitch . Fly Stitch - Step 2
    Step 2

    Now pull the thread
    to tighten the ‘V’ or ‘Y’ shape. Take the needle back down to D to make a ‘Y’; for the ‘V’, only take it just below point C, which will then complete the stitch.

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