Hand embroidery for beginners, step by step
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Six-strand cotton floss and perle cotton are the two threads most beginner patterns use. Learn how they differ, what the color numbers mean and how to pull floss from a skein without a tangle.
Six-strand floss is made to be divided, but pulling it apart the wrong way knots it instantly. Cut a forearm length, pull one strand straight up at a time, then recombine the strands you need.
A clean cut, a needle that fits the thread and the pinch-and-fold method get floss through the eye on the first try. Also: how long a tail to leave and why embroidery thread is not doubled.
