Pistil stitch, also known as an elongated french knot, is a great little embroidery stitch for adding details on to flowers or creating texture. It's named after the pistil on a flower and pretty much does what it says on the time!
You can use Pistil Stitch for other details in embroidery too - for example, I used it on my The Sun Tarot Card embroidery design to fill in the grassy area.
How to do Pistil Stich - let's get into it!
Firstly, if you've not yet learnt how to do a french knot, I would start there!
Bring your needle up at the bottom of the line where you'd like the tail of your pistil stitch to start
Wrap your thread around your needle in the same way you'd make a french knot - I ho...