Oh, I LOVE this stitch! It's surprisingly easy and looks much more complicated than it is.
Aida Sampler
Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth
In Sharon Boggon's excellent book, The Visual Guide to Crazy Quilting Design, she suggests using two mirrored stitches to make a butterfly.
Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart
I like that stitch too and it does make fabulous butterflies, Sharon is correct!
ReplyDeleteIt's great fun, isn't it - and it's one you can just happily keep stitching for metres if you want to!
ReplyDeleteI like how it looks too!
ReplyDeleteVery cute little butterflies!
ReplyDeleteIt makes a nice butterfly.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! That would be wonderful in variegated thread!
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