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Avoid a bullion mistake

December 2, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Meri of Agulhas da Meri lets us look over her shoulder as she works a sampler with traditional Portuguese stitches. You probably already know that bullion stitches figure prominently in Portuguese embroidery. Meri’s demo points out a common mistake in making series of bullion stitches — and how to avoid it. See her tute.

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