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Jul
23
I’ve embroidered for nearly 50 years, but I have to admit that I’ve never been able to make out the difference between stem stitch and outline stitch. Now that Mary Corbet has explained it, I totally get it. Her “teaching point” from a recent class for youth may help you, too. See Needle ‘n’ Thread blog for Mary’s explanation.
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A fine example of two similar yet entirely different stitches!
Carolyn
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