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Work this stitch, from left to right, along a designated line. Come up at A, go down at B and emerge at C. Slide the needle under the stitch (from the top) and loop the thread around the stitch bringing the needle tip over the thread (this is rather like a half hitch knot IMHO). Pull the thread to form a knot, go down at D and emerge at E to continue the next stitch. Space them evenly and close together to give a beaded look.
This is a quote from the book Elegant Stitches by Judith Baker Montano. I tried myself and just don't have the words for describing stitching.
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From: Pepy Perhaps your library has this book -
The Stitches of Creative Embroidery
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From: CameoRoze I searched the web and only came up with one reference to the palestrina stitch. It's found on the Embroiderers' Association of Canada site in a description of a crewel embroidery correspondance course:
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