Embroidery Stitches Embroidery Stitches

1. Back Stitch -is used to outline a design and 1. Back Stitch -is used to outline a design and
base line of the other embroidery stitches. base line of the other embroidery stitches.

2. Bullion stitch- is a single detached stitch used for filling in the 2. Bullion stitch- is a single detached stitch used for filling in the
design area. Rows of bullion stitches may also be design area. Rows of bullion stitches may also be
used to outline the pattern. It is recommended used to outline the pattern. It is recommended
that a small eye needle shall be used for ease of that a small eye needle shall be used for ease of
pulling. pulling.

3. Chain stitch- one of the more popular 3. Chain stitch- one of the more popular
stitches used for outlining. When worked in stitches used for outlining. When worked in
close rows, it makes good stitches for filling the close rows, it makes good stitches for filling the
design area. design area.

4. Cross-stitch- a stitch formed by two crossing 4. Cross-stitch- a stitch formed by two crossing
arms and may be used for outlining, as borders arms and may be used for outlining, as borders
or to fill in an entire area. or to fill in an entire area.

5. Feather stitch- a stitch with a loop and 5. Feather stitch- a stitch with a loop and
stitches evenly worked on both left and right stitches evenly worked on both left and right
sides of a design area. sides of a design area.

6. Fish Bone- a kind of filling stitch that is ideal 6. Fish Bone- a kind of filling stitch that is ideal
for making leaves or feathers. It requires us to for making leaves or feathers. It requires us to
divide the pattern into two and each side is divide the pattern into two and each side is
filled alternately giving it a plaited effect in the filled alternately giving it a plaited effect in the
center and thus ideal to make leaves or center and thus ideal to make leaves or
feathers. feathers.

7. French knot- a single detached stitch used 7. French knot- a single detached stitch used
primarily to fill in a design area. It is a popular primarily to fill in a design area. It is a popular
stitch among embroiderers in that can be stitch among embroiderers in that can be
used to create the eyes on an embroidered used to create the eyes on an embroidered
face or the center of a flower. face or the center of a flower.

8. Herringbone stitch- a basic overlapping 8. Herringbone stitch- a basic overlapping stitch

9. Lazy daisy chain stitch- also called 9. Lazy daisy chain stitch- also called detached
detached chain stitch. This stitch is worked in chain stitch. This stitch is worked in a circle to
a circle to resemble the petals of a flower. resemble the petals of a flower.

10. Looped stitch- a very decorative stitch and 10. Looped stitch- a very decorative stitch and
can be experimented with threads for various can be experimented with threads for various
colors over borders. Close layers of this stitch colors over borders. Close layers of this stitch
can create wonderful effects to a pattern. can create wonderful effects to a pattern.

11. Running stitch- considered being the easiest 11. Running stitch- considered being the easiest
stitch for outlining. It is perfect to make dashed stitch for outlining. It is perfect to make dashed
outlines, and it is used to give a smoother finish. outlines, and it is used to give a smoother finish.

12. Satin stitch- a solid filling stitch that is used 12. Satin stitch- a solid filling stitch that is used
to cover a design area with long, straight stitches to cover a design area with long, straight stitches
worked very close together. worked very close together.

13. Split stitch- is done using quite thick threads 13. Split stitch- is done using quite thick threads
such as wool. It is used as an outlining stitch or such as wool. It is used as an outlining stitch or
as a filling stitch. as a filling stitch.

14. Seed- also known as rice grain stitch. It uses 14. Seed- also known as rice grain stitch. It uses
simple straight stitches in a single direction to simple straight stitches in a single direction to
fill in patterns. It has shorter stitches above the fill in patterns. It has shorter stitches above the
fabric and longer stitches on the reverse side. fabric and longer stitches on the reverse side.
They remind of strawberry seeds, probably, which inspired its They remind of strawberry seeds, probably, which inspired its
name. name.

15. Stem Stitch-is basically an outline stitch 15. Stem Stitch-is basically an outline stitch
that is usually used for flower stems, and that is usually used for flower stems, and
outlines. It can only be used as filling, rows of outlines. It can only be used as filling, rows of
stem stitch worked closely together within a stem stitch worked closely together within a
shape until it is filled completely. shape until it is filled completely.