This section is from the "Embroidery Stitches" book, by M. E. Wilkinson. Amazon: Embroidery Stitches.
Run-And-Loop Stitch. This is the ordinary Loop stitch alternating with a small running stitch. It makes a pretty grounding stitch, and the lines may be cither wide, as at (a), or closer, as at {b).

 
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