Free Embroidery Pattern: Bug Collectors Case Stitch Along! - Week 1 Ladybirds in French Knot

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- The Bug Case Stitch-Along is inspired by Victorian butterfly and insect collectors cases.
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🐞 This is the first instalment, Week 1: Ladybirds
🪡 The featured stitch is: French Knot
🧵 You'll need DMC embroidery floss in colors: 310, 817 and Ecru for the first ladybird plus 921 for the orange ladybird
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[@adrianamota3759]

Finally ! I found someone who knows me

[@chesneymigl4538]

Why did you do the black before the red?

[@kymberleematsumoto8153]

Is each leg tied off? Or, is thread, just crossed over the back, then pulled up to new leg? Ty. CHEERS!

[@StitchGothica]

Because they're so tiny I just moved to the next leg, but I would suggest try and do alternate legs ie top left to bottom right then bottom left and lastly top right just so the thread comes back in toward the body after each leg.
It's more likely to be visible on the front if you're going straight up from a bottom leg to a top leg on the same side.
Did you know that when you can see threads through the fabric like this they're called thread shadows. It's always important to avoid thread shadows showing up on the front if you can. So it's good to plan how you're going to move between areas.
If the black thread will be really noticeable through your fabric, you could also try turning to the back after each leg and passing the needle under the thread of those last few stitches to avoid thread shadows.
Sorry for the long reply! Hope that helps

[@kymberleematsumoto8153]

@@StitchGothica Thank you. Fantastic explanation. Wasn't even sure, if I made any sense.