See also the ladder stitch
Source: THOMAS, Mary (1934). Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, esp. pp. 112-113.
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 9 September 2016).
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Ladder Hem Stitch
Schematic drawing of a ladder hem stitch.
The ladder hem stitch is another variant of the hem stitch, whereby the cloth is turned around after working a series of (common) hem stitches and a similar series is worked along the other side of the vertical clusters of threads.
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