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Embroidery Stitches

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

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1.

Is a basic overlapping stitch popular for its use in borders.

(a)  

2.

Is a single detached stitched used primarily to fill in a design area. It can be used to create the eyes on an embroidered face or the center of a flower.

(a)  

3.

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

(a)  

4.

A stitch with a loop and stitches evenly worked on both left and right sides of a design area.

(a)  

5.

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

(a)  

6.

Also known as rice grain stitch. It has shorter stitches above the fabric and longer stitches on the reverse side.

(a)  

7.

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

(a)  

8.

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

(a)  

9.

One of the more popular stitches used for outlining. It make good stitches for filling the design area.

(a)  

10.

A single detached stitch that is used for filling in a design area. It is recommended that one uses a needle with a small eye for ease in pulling.

(a)  

11.

The most often used to outline a design. This stitch also forms the base line for other embroidery stitches.

(a)  

12.

Is also called detached chain stitch. This stitch is work in a circle to resemble the petals of a flower.

(a)  

13.

A very decorative stitch and can be experimented with threads for various colors over borders.

(a)  

14.

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

(a)  

15.

Considered being the easiest stitch for outlining.

(a)