Double Seed stitch is also called Isolated back stitch. You can arrange it on the fabric and space it similarly to Seed stitch. It consists of two back stitches worked side-by-side close together with no space between the two stitches, or worked in the same hole.
You can work Double Seed stitch on plain or evenweave fabric. To vary the look of this stitch, use different-coloured threads or threads of different thicknesses. You can use a metallic thread and sprinkle beads among the stitches. This can add more life and a contemporary twist to your work.
In contemporary embroidery, Double seed stitch is worked in a free-form manner, changing the length of the stitches and their spacing. You can have dense, heavily worked areas with stitches piled up against each other, or sparse little light touches of stitches in areas where you want less. You can vary the weight of the thread with thick and thin threads over the same area. I sometimes bend the ‘rule’ of keeping the two stitches side by side. And you can have small gaps and shifts between the two stitches, or angle one stitch and not the other, creating a little V-shape.
Thread Twisties!
Experimenting with different threads can be expensive. You would normally have to buy a whole skein of each type of thread. My thread twisties are a combination of different threads to use in creative hand embroidery. These enable you to try out stitching with something other than stranded cotton. For the price of just a few skeins, you can experiment with a bundle of threads of luscious colours and many different textures.
These are creative embroiderers’ threads. With them, I hope to encourage you to experiment. Each Twistie is a thread bundle containing silk, cotton, rayon, and wool. Threads range from extra fine (the same thickness as 1 strand of embroidery floss) to chunky couchable textured yarns. All threads have a soft and manageable drape. Twisting them around a needle makes experimental hand embroidery an interesting journey rather than a battle. Many are hand-dyed by me. All are threads I use. You may find a similar thread twist, but no two are identical.
You will find my thread twisties in the Pintangle shop here.
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