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Embroidered Alphabets by Di van Niekerk
Embroidering lettersMaking letters and words in silk ribbon embroidery Good afternoon stitching world ♪♫♬♪Today, I thought I would show you something about embroidering letters to form words, names, and sentences.When you need a personalised gift for a special occasion or to make a decorative piece for your home, then words, names, and sentences can be especially useful.This lesson is from my Embroidered Alphabets and Monograms and Words book: page 47. ...
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Chain stitch and whipped chain-stitch 1. Make a foundation row of chain stitches click on the images to enlarge 2. Wrap each stitch once (or several times) with silk ribbon or thread. Here is an example of the word Love where I used whipped chain-stitch and 4mm silk ribbon to form the letters OVE on the lid of a round trinket box which is shown in my...
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