Embroidery stitches Flashcards
Step 1: From the backside of the fabric, bring your needle up at your starting point
Step 2: Now, place your needle back down through the fabric about a stitch length away from your starting point.
Step 3: Come back up through the back of the fabric about a stitch length away from your last stitch.
Running stitch
Step 1: Bring the needle up
Step 2: Insert the needle down
Step 3: Come up length away
Step 4: Make a stitch backward
Back stitch
A knot stitch made by wrapping thread once or twice around the needle and pulling through, leaving a small and beautiful knot on the fabric’s surface.
French knot
one of the popular stitches used for outlining. When worked in close rows, chain stitches make good stitches for filling the design area.
Chain stitch
a single detached stitch that is used for filling in a design area.
Bullion stitch
done using quite thick threads, such as wool. It was used as an outlining stitch or as a filling stitch.
Split stitch
a solid filling stitch that is used to cover a design area with long, straight stitches worked very close together.
Satin stitch
a stitch with a loop and stitches evenly worked on both left and right sides of a design area.
Feather stitch
also called detached chain stitch, this stitch is work in a circle to resemble the petals of a flower
Lazy daizy
also known as rice grain stitch. Stitch uses simple straight stitches in a single direction to fill in patterns.
seed stitch
a basic overlapping stitch popular for its use in borders.
Herringbone stitch
basically an outline stitch, this stitch is usually used for flower stems, and outlines.
Stem stitch
a method of sewing or knitting in which each stitch incorporates a free loop of thread, for ornament or to give a thick pile.
Looped stitch
a kind of filling stitch which is ideal for making leaves or feathers.
Fish bone
is a common sewing technique used to attach pieces of fabric together without the use of seams.
Blanket sitch
