Closed Fly Stitch

Fly Stitch is also known as

Punto de Hoja Cerrado _[ES], Point Fongère Fermé _[FR], Geschlossener Fliegenstich _[DE], Ponto de Mosca Fechado _[PT].

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How to do the Closed Fly Stitch

This a ‘closed’ version of the Fly Stitch. To enable this ‘closed’ or gathered look, the Fly Stitch is given a ‘V’ shape, instead of a ‘Y’ shape. This stitch is great to create quick and easy fillings, especially on leaves. It can also take on gentle curves comfortably. You should know the Fly Stitch to be able to proceed with this lesson.

Fig 1: Start by making a single Fly Stitch, but this time with the ‘tail’ as short as possible. For this, finish the tail by keeping it as close as possible to where it began. So, instead of a Y, you get a V shape.	Fig 2: Now continue to make a series of such Vs, one behind the other and as close as you can, as shown. A small series of closed fly stitch would look like as above.

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Related Projects

Do you want to know where and how to use this stitch? Check out the projects below and learn more! Make something beautiful.

Leaf Embroidery

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Related Stitches from the Fly Stitch Family

Fly Stitch	Whipped Fly Stitch	Closed Fly Stitch
Plaited Fly Stitch	Twisted Fly Stitch	Crossed Fly Filling