Kate Pankhurst teaches embroidery stitches

Learn French knot, bullion knot and whipped wheel. The step-by-step photos and description are the slide deck on the left. The same stitch is taught as a video in the box on the right.

Thread a size 22 crewel needle with two strands of yarn. Pull up through the fabric. Wrap a loop of yarn around the middle of the needle.

Maintain the same size and tension

Use singly in scattered groups, or packed together to create texture. Learn step by step here

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Thread a size 22 crewel needle with two strands of yarn. Come up, and go down again where you decide will be the length of the bullion knot.

Take the needle back down the second hole and finish neatly. You can continue building up rows of bullions next to each other.

Follow the sequence to make this elongated stitch. They look great in groups side by side, or scattered.

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Thread a size 22 crewel needle with yarn and cast on. Imagine a circle, with 6 equidistant points along it's circumference (60 degree intervals) Come up on one of these pints on the diameter.

Continue around and around until you reach the outer edges of the spokes. It will look like six bullion knots on top of a satin hexagon. You can carry on squeezing quite a lot of rounds onto the wheel, changing colours several times should you wish.

Follow the sequence to make this decorative stitch. Use contrasting/ complimentary colours for a pleasing effect

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Art of Stitch

Hand Embroidery by Kate Pankhurst

French knot 1/7

French knot 7/7

French knot

Bullion knot 1/6

Bullion knot 6/6

Bullion knot

Whipped wheel 1/12

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Whipped wheel

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