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Parallel

Parallel stitches are parallel, straight stitches worked closely together in the same direction.  They are used to fill a shape with a smooth, solid surface. Stitches can be worked diagonally or straight across the shape.

Parallel Stitches

Block shading Brick stitch Byzantine stitch Cashmere stitch Chequer stitch Chessboard filling (pulled thread) Closed fly stitch Condensed cashmere stitch Condensed Scotch stitch Cushion stitch Encroaching oblique Gobelin stitch Encroaching straight Gobelin stitch Fishbone stitch Florentine stitch Half cross tent stitch Hungarian grounding stitch Hungarian stitch Milanese stitch Moorish stitch Mosaic stitch Oatmeal stitch Oblique Gobelin stitch Padded satin stitch (laid work padding) Padded satin stitch (split stitch padding) Parisian stitch Raised fishbone stitch Raised spot stitch Satin stitch Slanted satin stitch Staggered cashmere stitch Tent stitch Wild goose chase stitch