blanket-stitch

Updated: May 29, 2025

In the leaves on the sampler, the edge of the stitch is used to emphasise the mid rib, leaving a serrated edge to the leaves. The simpler forms of the stitch are the more useful. This and other one-edged stitches of the kind are sometimes called "blanket-stitch."

Mary Buckle - Art in Needlework: A Book about Embroidery