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		<title>Italian Cross Stitch</title>
		<link>http://www.nordicneedle.net/2011/11/18/italian-cross-stitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italian Cross Stitch This creates a cross stitch on the front and the back, but also a box around the cross stitch. This does make the front and the back match and would be a nice stitch if you were working on a reversible ornament. &#171; Back to Stitches]]></description>
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		<title>Satin and Padded Satin Stitch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Satin Stitch You can outline your area first with back stitches. Next fill in the area with straight stitches that lie next to each other but do not overlap them. The stitches can go in any direction. A majority of techniques use a satin stitch. Keep your threads lying neatly next to each other. Padded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long and Short Stitches (for Needlepainting)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long and Short Stitches Needlepainting with Long and Short Stitches can be used to create fur, feathers, bricks, and so much more. You use long and short stitches anywhere you need a blending of color. There are great reference materials just for this technique such as Long and Short Stitch Embroidery (1929). Here is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Couching</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Couching Couching is used to secure a thread or group of threads that are lying on the top of your fabric. Small stitches are made across the thread(s) at regular intervals. &#171; Back to Stitches]]></description>
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		<title>Spider Web Stitch (embroidery)</title>
		<link>http://www.nordicneedle.net/2011/07/29/spider-web-stitch-embroidery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spider Web Stitch This needleweaving technique has many names including woven rose, woven wheel, and woven spoke. You usually begin with an odd number of spokes and then weave under and over the spokes as you progress around in a circle. It can be done with an even number of spokes to create a completely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Straight Stitch (embroidery)</title>
		<link>http://www.nordicneedle.net/2011/07/29/straight-stitch-embroidery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Straight Stitch Variations Just as the name implies, it is a stitch made in a straight line that can be combined with other stitches. &#171; Back to Stitches]]></description>
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		<title>Fly Stitch</title>
		<link>http://www.nordicneedle.net/2011/07/29/fly-stitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fly-stitches can be made with varying lengths of tails. &#171; Back to Stitches]]></description>
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		<title>Antwerp Stitch (Hardanger Edging)</title>
		<link>http://www.nordicneedle.net/2011/07/01/antwerp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Antwerp stitch is also known as the knotted buttonhole stitch. It can be used as an edging for towels and hankies also. Working Left to Right: To begin your stitch, bring your needle up where you want your edge to be. To the right, insert your needle from the front, so that the needle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feather Stitch</title>
		<link>http://www.nordicneedle.net/2011/05/20/feather-stitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 15:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feather Stitch This stitch reminds me of an open chain stitch. This stitch reminds me of an open chain stitch. You bring your needle up at 1 and down at 2 and back up at 3. The thread remains behind the needle, which is how it secures the first stitch. Come up at 4 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chain Stitch</title>
		<link>http://www.nordicneedle.net/2011/05/20/chain-stitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 15:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chain Stitch This stitch is like doing the lazy daisy stitch in a continuous row. Come up at 1 and back down just next to where you came out of the fabric. Bring your needle up at 2 and instead of making a stitch to secure that loop take your needle back down at 2 [...]]]></description>
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