Crossed blanket stitch
This stitch is one of the many decorative variations of the Blanket stitch. It has a border of the Blanket stitch, but the legs of the stitches are crossed.
Applications of Crossed blanket stitch
This variation of the blanket stitch is excellent for borders, edges, crazy quilting, or decorative embroidery. You can apply the rows of the stitch to make filling too.
How to embroider Crossed blanket stitch
The stitch is worked on two parallel lines, from left to right.
- Bring the needle to the top left corner and make a diagonal stitch to the right. Leave a loop of the working thread open.
- Bring the needle up close to the starting point inside the loop.
- Now make a stitch down and push the needle up on the top line to the right, inside the loop. The working thread will cross over the first diagonal stitch.
- Make a diagonal stitch down to the right and repeat the steps.
More variations of the Blanket stitch:
Video tutorial
Watch this video tutorial for more visual guidance and learn how to embroider this variation of the Blanket stitch.
What's next?
Looking for some other stitch? Head to this blog’s Stitches and Techniques page and choose the stitch you want to learn!
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