The fly stitch is a beginner stitch and is great for embroidering leaves and seems for flowers. You can use them for thicker borders or letters, too. In other languages, the fly stitch is called: DE Fliegenstich, Zweigstich – FR point fongère – ES punto de espina – PR ponto de mosca You can find out more about this stitch in this blogpost: https://pumora.com/fly-stitch-embroidery-tutorial/ This embroidery stitch tutorial is part of the video series: The lexicon of embroidery stitches. Look for a new stitch tutorial every Sunday! You can find all 206 step by step photo tutorials on my website at https://pumora.com/embroidery-stitch-lexicon/the-lexicon-of-embroidery-stitches/ Support the Lexicon of embroidery stitches by becoming a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pumora ▬ materials used ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ • 6 stranded embroidery floss on Etsy: https://tidd.ly/3am0laj * • quilting cotton fabric in off-white on Etsy: https://tidd.ly/2Ys5kB0 * • wooden embroidery hoop on Etsy: http://tidd.ly/2c7bd7d8 * (I used a vintage one, but the new wooden hoops work well, too) • embroidery needle size 5 on Etsy: https://tidd.ly/3pyMbJC * Here is a list of my favorite embroidery tools on Etsy: http://tidd.ly/d6bb8d4d * *affiliate links ▬ Social Media ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pumora_embroidery/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pumora/