It is worked by inserting the needle into the ground material and then bringing it up a few millimetres directly underneath. When bringing up the needle, the thread should be under the needle point. The needle and thread are then moved diagonally upwards to the position of the next stitch, making sure that an equal space is left between each stitch. The distance between the stitches is larger than that with the Cretan stitch.
Source: THOMAS, Mary (1934). Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, London: Hodder and Stoughton, p. 59.
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