Variants
Examples of buttonhole or blanket stitches include:
- Blanket stitch
- Buttonhole stitch
- Closed buttonhole stitch, in which the tops of the stitch touch to form triangles
- Crossed buttonhole stitch, in which the tops of the stitch cross
- Detached buttonhole stitch, in which rows of buttonhole stitches are worked to form a "floating" filling stitch
- Buttonhole shading, in which rows of buttonhole stitch are sewn in related colors to give a naturalistic shaded effect
- Buttonhole stitches combined with knots include:
- Top knotted buttonhole stitch
- German knotted buttonhole stitch
- Tailor's buttonhole stitch
- Armenian edging stitch
Buttonhole bars are parallel rows of thread laid across an open space in lace or cutwork and then completely covered with closely space buttonhole stitches.
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