Embroidery Stitches

Stitched formed by two crossing arms and may be used for outlining, as borders, or to fill in an entire area.

• backstitch

• chain stitch

• cross stitch

• fish stitch

This stitch also forms the baseline for other embroidery stitches

• Back stitch

• Chain stitch

• Split stitch

• Stem Stitch

an outline stitch, this stitch is usually used for flower stems and outlines.

• Seed stitch

• Stem Stitch

• Fish Bone

a kind of filling stitch which is ideal for making leaves or feathers.

• Fish Bone

• Satin stitch

• Running stitch

considered being the easiest stitch for outlining.

• Satin stitch

• Lazy daisy chain stitch i

• Running stitch

also known as rice grain stitch. Stitch uses simple straight stitches in a single direction to fill in patterns.

• Seed stitch

• Stem Stitch

• Feather stitch

Done using quite thick threads, such as wool. It was used as an outlining stitch or as a filling stitch.

• split stitch

• stem stitch

• cross stitch

also called detached chain stitch, this stitch is worked in a circle to resemble the petals of a flower.

• Looped stitch

• Lazy daisy chain stitch

• Satin stitch

One of the more popular stitches used for outlining. When worked in close rows, chain stitches make good stitches for filling the design area.

• Chain stitch

• Cross-stitch

• Back stitch

a solid filling stitch that is used to cover a design area with long, straight stitches worked very closed together.

• running stitch

• satin stitch

• back stitch