Loop stitch
- centipede stitch
- knotted loop stitch
- Double buttonhole stitch

Loop stitch is a line stitch with a raised, plaited centre. It is often worked in straight or gently curved lines, but it can be used for an open filling.
Method
1
Bring the needle up at the centre between the two guidelines, then insert it on the top guideline to make a diagonal stitch. Come up at the lower guideline. Work a buttonhole stitch over the first stitch.
2
Take the needle down on the top line to work the next diagonal stitch.
3
Bring the needle up at the lower guideline and work a buttonhole stitch over the previous diagonal stitch.
4
Continue in the same manner as required. To finish, take the needle down at the centre between the two guidelines.
5
A completed row of loop stitch

Structure of stitch
Common uses
Embroidery Techniques
Related Stitches
References
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Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (1934) , p.146–7