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Step 1
Start the needlework by securing the tail of the thread on the backside of the fabric with the first few stitches.
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Step 2
Imagine four parallel lines or mark the fabric with a fade-our marker. Bring the needle to the front of the fabric on the top line and hold down the thread with the thumb.
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Step 3
Insert the needle again just to the right on the same line and make a small stitch, bringing the point of the needle out on the center line. Keep the thread under the needle point. Pull the thread through to make the stitch.
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Step 4
Insert the needle again just to the left on the same line and make a small stitch, bringing the point of the needle out on the center line. Keep the thread under the needle point. Pull the thread through to make the stitch.
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Step 5
Alternate the two movements the desired length of the feather stitch. Finish the stitching by weaving the thread under a few stitches on the backside of the fabric.







