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Holbein stitch

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Holbein Stitch In Hand Embroidery Stitches Tutorial

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Holbein Stitch

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The Crewel Work Company - Holbein Stitch demo

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Holbein stitch

Holbein stitch is a simple, reversible line embroidery stitch most commonly used in Blackwork embroidery and Assisi embroidery. The stitch is named after Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), a 16th-century portrait painter best known for his paintings of Henry VIII and his children, almost all of whom are depicted wearing clothing decorated with blackwork embroidery.