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Algerian Filling Stitch

Schematic drawing of an Algerian filling stitch for use on canvas.. Schematic drawing of an Algerian filling stitch for use on canvas..

The term Algerian filling stitch is sometimes, in the case of free-style embroidery, used as a synonym for the long and short stitch. In canvas work, the term is often used for blocks of two or more vertically worked stitches over four threads, and with a second block being worked two threads up (or down), thus creating a staggered pattern.

Source: CLAYTON, Mary (2007). The Needlecrafter's Companion. 1001 Stitch Terms and Techniques, London: Collins and Brown, p. 9.

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 19 January 2017).

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