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Deepa invents fur stitch

July 12, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

After so many centuries of embroidery tradition, you’d think there would be nothing new to report; but it seems to me that stitchers are endlessly creative — inventing, reinventing, improving, modifying. That’s what keeps this artform fresh.

Last week I mentioned that Annet of Fat-Quarter had combined square knots and drizzle stitch in a way I’d never seen before. In a comment on that post, our fave Deepa Balagopal (This and That) pointed to post about a stitch she invented — fur stitch — which produces the gorgeous texture shown on the pink petals of this flower. Brilliant!

You can learn how to do Deepa’s fur stitch. See the tutorial on her blog.

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