Whipped Satin Stitch

Schematic drawing of a whipped satin stitch. Schematic drawing of a whipped satin stitch.

The whipped satin stitch is a composite stitch and a variation on the 'normal' satin stitch, where an area is filled with satin stitch, after which the total area is whipped in diagonal lines with a thread of a different colour, spaced a little apart.

Sources: 

  • CLAYTON, Mary (2007). The Needlecrafter's Companion. 1001 Stitch Terms and Techniques, London: Collins and Brown, p. 175.
  • EATON, Jan (1986). The Complete Stitch Encyclopedia. Twickenham: Hamlyn, pp. 32, 34.

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 27 January 2017).

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