Long-tailed daisy stitch
- Long-tailed chain stitch

This stitch is a long tailed version of detached chain stitch (also known as lazy daisy stitch). It consists of a small, single chain stitch which is anchored with a long tail.
For more background, see the entry for chain stitch.
Method
1
Bring the needle up and down in the same hole, leaving a loop on the surface. Bring the needle up in the loop.
2
Pull the slack of the thread against the needle and then bring the needle through to the surface.
3
Decide how long the tail should be and take the needle and thread to the underside.

Common uses
Usually found as a powdered filling in Jacobean embroidery. May be arranged singly or in groups.
Embroidery Techniques
Related Stitches
Identifying Long-tailed daisy stitch
The looped part of the stitch is made quite small compared with the long tail with which it is tied down.
References
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Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (1934) , p.72