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10 TIPS

Back stitch

With right sides together, work a back stitch along the edges of the pieces.

Grafting

When a piece is finished and the stitches are not bound off, but left on hold on the needles.

Thread a wool sewing needle and with the right sides facing you, sew the stitches together inserting the needle in the centre and alternating one stitch from one piece with one from the other and always inserting the needle through the previous stitch again so that the pieces are firmly joined. Release the stitches from the needle once they have been

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