Put the needle in again beside the last stitch and continue. To secure the final stitch, sew a small straight stitch over the final loop.
LAZY DAISY
A very pretty stitch related to the chain stitch.
Right-handers (black dot indicates start point)
Work from left to right. Bring the needle up through the fabric at the top of the petal, hold the thread down with your thumb. Reinsert the needle at the start point and take it up again at the petal tip, keeping the thread under the needle.
Pull the thread through and, holding the petal down, make a little stitch at the tip to secure.
Left-handers (black dot indicates start point)
Work from right to left. Bring the needle up through the fabric at the top of the petal, hold the thread down with your thumb. Reinsert the needle at the start point and take it up again at the petal tip, keeping the thread under the needle.
Pull the thread through and, holding the petal down, make a little stitch at the tip to secure.
Tip
If you pull the stitches tight you get long thin leaves or petals, if you sew them loosely they are plump and fat.
HERRINGBONE STITCH
This stitch is a little tricky to get right, but it is well worth it as it always looks great even in small doses.
Tip
The motif line runs through the middle of the stitch.
Right-handers (black dot indicates start point)
Work from left to right. Bring the needle up below the motif line, cross over to the top right and take a little stitch to the left above the line.
Cross over to the bottom right, and take a little stitch to the left. The needle should come out directly below the stitch above. Continue to line up the top end of a diagonal stitch with the bottom start of another for a nice, even line of stitching.
Left-handers (black dot indicates start point)
Work from right to left. Bring the needle up below the motif line, cross over to the top left and take a little stitch to the right above the line.
Cross over to the bottom left, and take a little stitch to the right. The needle should come out directly below the stitch above. Continue to line up the top end of a diagonal stitch with the bottom start of another for a nice, even line of stitching.
FRENCH KNOT
Embroidery experts may notice that my version of this is more often called a Colonial knot. It must be mastered.
Right-handers (black dot indicates start point)
Bring the needle up from the back of the fabric, and wrap the thread around the needle two or three times. Put the needle back into the fabric close to where it originally came out. Do not go back into the same hole otherwise the knot will be lost.
Before pulling the needle back through the fabric, gently pull up the thread that is twisted around the needle. Place your fingernail over the twist and pull through.
Left-handers (black dot indicates start point)
Bring the needle up from the back of the fabric, and wrap the thread around the needle two or three times. Put the needle back into the fabric close to where it originally came out. Do not go back into the same hole otherwise the knot will be lost.
Before pulling the needle back through the fabric, gently pull up the thread that is twisted around the needle. Place your fingernail over the twist and pull through.
Tip
For a larger or smaller knot wrap the thread around the needle more or less times.
CROSS STITCH
Most often seen worked in groups, discover the decorative power of the individual cross stitch.
Right-handers (black dot indicates start point)
Work from left to right. Bring the needle up through the fabric. Take a stitch diagonally from the top left to the bottom right and bring the needle back out at the lower left corner.
Take a stitch diagonally to the top right corner and bring the needle back where the next cross