Love Embroidery

Skills Workshop Blanket Stitch

HEATHER NUGENT

Heather is a designer and technical expert with over seven years of experience in craft publishing, and is our Technical Editor for Love Embroidery. She first started sewing with her mum when she was five years old and has been hooked on all things stitched ever since, creating new patterns, tutorials and guides each month. @heathers.handmade.hub

Y ou might have guessed it from the name, but Blanket Stitch was (and still is) traditionally used to edge its namesake homeware. But, being such a versatile little stitch, you’ll also find it on the edges of more than just

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