STEP 4: On the final stitch, push the needle through the fabric to the back and then tie off. Now that you've learnt how to do 16 embroidery stitches it's time to embark on an embroidery journey ...

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Push the needle up again, catching the inside of the loop. Make a small stitch back down into the fabric, over the edge of the loop. Keep making petals, using the stain as the center point.

“Embroidery is special because it’s freehand, almost like painting with a needle,” says Clare Browne, co-curator of the V&A exhibition. “Patrons were able to commission very personal ...