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Stitch Showcase: Double Whipped Running Stitch

December 16, 2020

This stitch uses running stitch as the foundation, then two threads are woven in and out of the foundation to create a chain-like effect.

  • Start by stitching running stitch along the full length of the line you want to embroider

  • To add the ‘whipped’ detail, bring the needle up at the end of the last running stitch (A)

  • Pass the needle under the first stitch (B)

  • Pass it under the next running stitch in the same direction as the first

  • Repeat this process until you get to the end of the row of running stitches

  • Then work on creating the second ‘whipped’ thread starting in the same point (A)

  • For the second pass the thread will be passed under the running stitch in the opposite direction to the first eg if the first thread went from B to C the second thread will go from C to B

  • Each thread will create a wave pattern - the whipped threads can be pulled tighter or left looser as a wave.

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In the example below the final row of stitching is double whipped running stitch, you can see the two ‘whipped’ strands cross over just under the running stitch, it is this that gives the appearance of a chain.

Want to try this stitch? It’s one I suggest in my embellished bauble kit, which is released each Christmas.

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