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Embroidery 101: How to Sew a Blanket Stitch

Hand embroidery can elevate the style of any garment.

The blanket stitch is often used on the edge of a project, but it’s a wonderful decorative stitch as well. Threads seamstress Norma Bucko demonstrates how to create one of these basic embroidery stitches: the blanket stitch.

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In Threads #186, Aug./Sept. 2016, author India Hayford explores Yemenite Jewish hand embroidery and shows how to combine simple stitches to create complex designs.
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Hand embroidery is a traditional embellishment technique that is within the reach of any sewer. Watch to learn how to create the five basic embroidery stitches, chainstitch, fly stitch, blanket stitch, couching stitch, and web stitch. These five can be combined with each other to create decorative designs. Click on the video links below that walk through making each of the stitches. For additional information and inspiration, see Yemenite Jewish hand embroidery by India Hayford in…

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