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Double running stitch

Embroidery

Double running stitch

Double running stitch

A type of flat stitch, this stitch consists of a simple running stitch worked in two journeys over the same line. This stitch, which appears the same on both sides of the fabric, is known by several names: Holbein, line, square, stroke, two-sided line, two-sided stroke, and Romanian stitch. Ottoman embroiderers manipulated this stitch in innumerable ways to create many pleasing results.