Stitches to Savor Pillow

Try hand applique and embroidery on a folk art pillow. The goat's spots are perfect for showcasing beautiful stitches, like the ones shown here.

Using turquoise perle cotton No. 5, Sue used a Pekinese stitch around the outside of the circle and an eyelet wheel inside the circle.

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Using variegated fuchsia perle cotton No. 8, Sue stitched a fly stitch around the outside of the circle. In each V of the fly stitch, Sue used pink perle cotton No. 8 to work a small bullion knot.

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Sue used blue silk thread No. 8 to work bullion knots around the outside of the circle and in the center.

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Using fuchsia perle cotton No. 3, Sue chain-stitched around the outside of the circle and sewed French knots in the inside.

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Using teal silk thread No. 8, Sue stitched the outer edge of the circle with a threaded running stitch. She used the same thread to make loop bullion knots.

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Sue used lavender perle cotton No. 8 and blue size 6 seed beads to work a beaded whipped chain stitch around the edge of the circle.

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Using turquoise perle cotton No. 5, Sue stitched a whipped woven circle inside the goat's eye. She backstitched around the eye with gold perle cotton No. 3.

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Using brown perle cotton No. 3, Sue backstitched around the brown part of the goat's ear and used a thorn stitch to add detail.

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On the goat's horns, Sue used gold perle cotton No. 3 and a No. 1 long darner needle to make a drizzle stitch with 80 cast-ons. After making the drizzle stitch, she couched it along the horn.

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On the goat's chin, Sue used gold perle cotton No. 8 to make drizzle stitches with 15 cast-ons.

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