Fly stitch is a V or Y shaped stitch that can be stitched in rows, columns or as single stitches (called detached fly stitch).
Bring the needle up through the fabric (A)
Take the needle down through the fabric at the point you want the width of the stitch to be (B)
Push it up through the fabric at the bottom point of the V, but don't pull the needle through the fabric (C)
Hook the thread around the point of the needle and then pull the needle through to form the V shape
Complete the stitch by creating a tiny straight stitch to secure the V (D)
Or create a Y shape by making a longer straight stitch.
I like to use detached fly stitch as part of a mix of different stitches and it is one of the stitches I’ve included in my heart stitch sampler kit.
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