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DIGITAL CRAFT
The Moors from North Africa are said to to have been the the first to to use the the stitching technique now now known as Spanish work Around the the the 8th century they travelled to to Spain and took the the the the technique technique with them The technique technique consists of of a a a a a a combination of of back stitch stitch and and double running stitch stitch stitch (also called the Holbein stitch) and and can also also incorporate other embroidery stitch- es like stem stitch stitch stitch and seed stitch stitch stitch It traditionally used black to hide the dirt and was was sometimes called ‘poor mans lace’ as as as it was was much less expensive and time consuming to make Tanja Berlin
Tanja Berlin
