Fly stitch is a V or Y shaped stitch that can be stitched in rows, columns or as single stitches (called detached fly stitch).

• Bring the needle up through the fabric (A)

• Take the needle down through the fabric at the point you want the width of the stitch to be (B)

• Push it up through the fabric at the bottom point of the V, but don't pull the needle through the fabric (C)

• Hook the thread around the point of the needle and then pull the needle through to form the V shape

• Complete the stitch by creating a tiny straight stitch to secure the V (D)

• Or create a Y shape by making a longer straight stitch.

I like to use detached fly stitch as part of a mix of different stitches and it is one of the stitches I’ve included in my heart stitch sampler kit.

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