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Running stitch

Name: Running stitch: 3D embroidery lesson
Uploaded: 2026-10-12
Duration: 12 s
Description: Bring the needle up from the back, take it down a short way along the line, and come up again the same distance further on: up, down, up, down, so the thread shows in even dashes with an equal gap between them. This is a simplified diagram of needle and thread on plain cloth, not real hands.

Bring the needle up from the back, take it down a short way along the line, and come up again the same distance further on: up, down, up, down, so the thread shows in even dashes with an equal gap between them. This is a simplified diagram of needle and thread on plain cloth, not real hands.

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