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STITCH LESSON / ADVANCED · VIDEO BY Melissa at MCreativeJ

How to work arrowhead stitch

Learn the arrowhead stitch and where this stitch is useful: Pointed angled stitches that create repeating arrow forms.

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Practicing arrowhead stitch

Learn the arrowhead stitch and where this stitch is useful: Pointed angled stitches that create repeating arrow forms.

Where to use this stitch

Pointed angled stitches that create repeating arrow forms.

Before you try it

Mount a small piece of cotton or linen firmly in a hoop. Start with a short working length of embroidery floss. Pause the tutorial after each movement and try two or three repetitions on scrap fabric before stitching on a finished garment.

What to check

Look at tension, consistent spacing and how the stitch sits on the surface. If the cloth gathers, release some thread tension and begin again. Compare your sample to the movement shown in the creator’s video.

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