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STITCH LESSON / ESSENTIAL · VIDEO BY Penguin & Fish

How to work seed stitch

Learn the seed stitch and where this stitch is useful: Small scattered straight stitches for dotted texture.

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Practicing seed stitch

Learn the seed stitch and where this stitch is useful: Small scattered straight stitches for dotted texture.

Where to use this stitch

Small scattered straight stitches for dotted texture.

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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