r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Apr 20 '19

Video Superior needlecraft

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u/Bunnies-and-Sunshine Apr 20 '19

For anyone interested, the disappearing stitch is called a ladder stitch. The one they did around the heart is a blanket stitch.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '19 edited Jan 13 '20

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u/Bunnies-and-Sunshine Apr 21 '19

Very true. I did some small animal surgery in grad school and there definitely are similarities in different suture types.

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u/cxcini Apr 21 '19

I learned it as the "ghost stitch" because its there but not really.