When stitching a kiku herringbone design, you can change colors part way through the row. Either end off and begin again with the new color. Or stitch underground to come up near where you will use the same color again. With this technique, you can use two needles, one for each color.
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| Kiku herringbone stitched with two colors in a temari by Barbara B. Suess |
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| Kiku herringbone stitched with two colors in a temari by Barbara B. Suess |
