Which embroidery floss is best?
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Double cross stitch for hand embroidery


How to back (or finish) an embroidery hoop with running stitch


French knots for left-handed stitchers


Cross-stitch

Stem stitch

How to close a circle of whipped back stitch

Fly stitch

How to hand embroider a rainbow with scrap materials


Gentle blending for hand embroidery: Blending two shades of the same color


Crossed corners cushion stitch


Ray stitch


Fishbone Stitch

Sheaf stitch


How to stitch a French knot burst hoop


Fern stitch


Seed stitch


Cloud filling stitch


Using brick stitch to blend different colors of floss


Brick stitch (aka "long and short" stitch)