The fabric patch in this detail is a loosely woven fabric, I took advantage of how easy threads are to pull out of loosely woven fabrics and created a fringe at the edge of the patch.
I started by stitching the fabric flat about 3/4inch from the edge and covered the machine stitching with a row of chain stitch I then pulled the threads out back to the stitching line.
To finish the fringe I divided the threads into bundles and used a matching thread to stitch them onto the background.
I further embellished this patch with threads laid in a grid on top of the fabric and held in place with a small cross stitch at each intersection.
The stitch on the left of detail 32 is Twisted Chain Stitch. Mine looks different to Sharon’s illustration because I have done a wider gap at the open end of the stitch, I have alternated the side with each stitch and I have used a different thread (3 strands of stranded cotton). The thread you use has a big influense on how this stitch looks, it is lovely done with metatlic threads.
