Candlewick Knot

An embroidery stitch that creates raised, textured bumps or knots on the fabric surface. Candlewick knots produce one of the roughest and most tactilely distinctive textures available in machine embroidery, making them particularly valuable for tactile graphics where strong texture contrast is needed. In the context of embroidered tactile graphics research, the candlewick knot stitch was also adapted for producing embroidered braille dots, as its raised bump structure can approximate the feel of traditional braille dots.