Mirror Work - 4 using up and down buttonhole stitches

 Hi all

Hope all are doing well.  Today I am happy to share with you the tutorial for the mirror work using up and down buttonhole stitches. Here I am using a 2cm diameter sequin to explain the steps.

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 Fix the sequin with two anchor stitches on both sides through the holes provided. 

Make a straight stitch from top to bottom on the left side and from bottom to top on the right side.

Take the needle out near the anchoring stitch on the left side.

 

Insert the needle under the straight stitch from right to left. Pull through the thread. Repeat the same for the next straight stitch.

Insert the needle near the anchoring stitch on the right.

Bring the needle up below the right anchoring stitch

Bring the needle under the second stitch from right to left and pull through the thread.  Repeat the same for the first straight stitch also. 

Insert the needle below the first anchoring stitch.

Now we will start framing the mirror using  buttonhole stitches up and down alternatively. 

Bring the needle up at any one point near the mirror.

Insert the needle under the threads from the middle to outside.  Pull through the thread.

Now pick a stitch from outside the sequin towards inside.  The working thread should be under the needle from the top. This forms a up buttonhole stitch.  Pull through the thread.

Again insert the needle through the thread from the middle of the sequin.  The working thread should be under the needle which from a down button hole stitch.

Now pick a stitch from outside the sequin towards the sequin with the working thread under the needle from the top. 

Repeat the above steps around the sequin. 

At last anchor the thread to the right of the last button hole stitch that is done upwards.

Beautiful framed mirror is ready.

You can view my other mirror work in the following links

1- using straight stitches

2-using chain and buttonhole stitch

3-using buttonhole stitches