Up & Down Buttonhole Stitch

Blanket Stitch|143, Buttonhole Filling|280, Buttonhole Stitch|77, Double Blanket Stitch|144

A variation of this stitch, Double Up & Down Stitch, is worked in the same way as Double Blanket Stitch. May also be stitched as a fill as for Buttonhole Filling.

Elegant Stitches, p 48 The Stitches of Creative Embroidery, p 103