Bullion Picot Buttonhole Edging
Bullion Picot Buttonhole Edging is a decorative hand embroidery technique for edging textiles. This stitch combines the basic Blanket Stitch with a voluminous Bullion Knot, which results in an elegant textural edge.
This stitch is double-sided; therefore, you can use it on clothes or textiles where both sides of the edging are visible.
Applications of the Bullion Picot Buttonhole Edging
This needlework technique is used to create decorative edging for clothes and home textiles. You can apply it to the cuffs or collars of garments, decorate cloth napkins or tablecloths, or add an elaborate edge to project bags or fabric boxes.
More stitches from the Blanket Stitch family
Read the article “Blanket Stitch And Its Variations” to learn more about the options for outlines, edges, filling and decorative borders.
Learn how to embroider Bullion Picot Buttonhole edging
Follow the step-by-step tutorial with detailed photos below, and you will learn the Bullion Picot Buttonhole edging quickly. If you are a visual learner, watch a video lesson in the tutorial or on the Practical Embroidery YouTube channel to learn this hand embroidery stitch faster.
How to embroider Bullion Picot Buttonhole edging
Step-by-step hand embroidery tutorial
1. Prepare the edge of the fabric and make one Blanket Stitch. Hide the staring knot between the folds of the edge.
2. Make a stitch on the edge of the fabric, passing the needle inside the fold in the direction opposite to your stitching. Do not pull the needle, but leave the end of the eye inside the fabric fold.
3. Twist the thread around the needle to make a Bullion Knot. The number of twists will define the size of the picot – the more twists, the higher the picot will be.
4. Keep the twisted thread between your fingers and pull the needle to tighten the bullion.
5. Make a Blanket Stitch right under the bullion.
6. Add one more Blanket Stitch to continue with the edging. You can make a bullion picot on each Blanket stitch or make two/ three blanket stitches between bullions to change the visual aspect of your Bullion Picot Buttonhole edging.
Video tutorial
Tools and materials I used for this sampler
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