I made my first Lock Stitch between two narrow lines. The distance between them is only around 2 millimetres. This stitch looks better on a straight or slightly bowed line. They look very similar to Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch as you can see in the red centre of the flower.
What a useful stitch. It is almost new to me but I will certainly use it a lot.
When I first tried Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch I did’t realise its potential and made only a few stitches.
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This is a difficult stitch for flowers. I made many attempts and this one was the best I managed to do. The lines are too curvy, the thread is too thin and the motif is too small. I leave this stitch for another project.
You can always improve an embroideri with a few French Knots, the salt of embroidery.
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How to make Knotted Buttonhole band
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