I frequently use a hand sewn overcast or couching stitch or a buttonhole or blanket stitch in order to combine different threads together, thereby creating a particular visual effect through variations in tone, colour and texture. These stitches can also be very useful when I want to include tiny amounts of a special thread in a specific section of a fibre work. I have used overlays of buttonhole and zigzag stitches on my sewing machine in order to achieve this task as well. Interesting effects can be achieved when the top stitches are completed in fine threads over heavily textured or variegated threads.
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