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Tip: Stem stitch vs. outline stitch

July 23, 2008 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

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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  1. Carolyn McNeil says

    July 25, 2008 at 7:13 am

    A fine example of two similar yet entirely different stitches!
    Carolyn
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