Stitch Uses
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Border stitches are used to create decorative borders around a design or an element of a design.
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Holbein stitch navigate_next
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Hem stitch (Drawn Thread) navigate_next
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Threaded herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Open chain stitch navigate_next
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Feather stitch navigate_next
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Diagonal hem stitch navigate_next
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Whipped back stitch navigate_next
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Herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Knotted buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Wrapped bars (drawn thread) navigate_next
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Braid stitch navigate_next
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Double twist stitch navigate_next
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Chequered chain stitch navigate_next
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Back-stitched chain stitch navigate_next
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Closed buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Raised stem band stitch navigate_next
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Raised chain band stitch navigate_next
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Couched herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Cretan stitch (closed) navigate_next
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Fern stitch navigate_next
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Chain stitch (drawn thread) navigate_next
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Reverse chain stitch navigate_next
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Heavy chain stitch navigate_next
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Shell stitch navigate_next
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Crossed buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Interlaced herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Interlaced herringbone band navigate_next
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Double herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Drawn thread preparation navigate_next
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Diamond stitch navigate_next
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Loop stitch navigate_next
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Van Dyke stitch navigate_next
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Herringbone ladder filling stitch navigate_next
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Mountmellick stitch navigate_next
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Feathered chain stitch navigate_next
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Laced herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Cable chain stitch navigate_next
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Whipped chain stitch navigate_next
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Chevron stitch navigate_next
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Four-sided stitch navigate_next
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Double back stitch navigate_next
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Up and down blanket stitch navigate_next
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Ladder stitch (surface) navigate_next
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Closed herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Woven wheel corner navigate_next
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Whipped blanket stitch navigate_next
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Chain stitch navigate_next
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Double chain stitch navigate_next
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Three-sided stitch navigate_next
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Couching around a right-angle navigate_next
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Whipped stem stitch navigate_next
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Knotted border navigate_next
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Outline stitch navigate_next
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Tied herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Couching navigate_next
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Double feather stitch navigate_next
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Long and short blanket stitch navigate_next
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Threaded chain stitch navigate_next
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Closed fly stitch navigate_next
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Greek stitch navigate_next
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Oblong cross stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Cross stitch navigate_next
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Plait stitch navigate_next
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Portuguese knotted stem stitch navigate_next
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Thorn stitch navigate_next
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Ladder stitch (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Threaded back stitch navigate_next
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Drawn thread preparation with buttonhole edges navigate_next
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Closed feather stitch navigate_next
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Dot stitch navigate_next
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Fly stitch navigate_next
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Long-armed cross stitch navigate_next
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Arrowhead stitch navigate_next
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Pekinese stitch navigate_next
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Single feather stitch navigate_next
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Blanket stitch navigate_next
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Turning metal thread couching navigate_next
Border Stitches -
Construction stitches are those used when constructing fabric articles; they are functional rather than decorative.
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Slip stitch navigate_next
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Plunging navigate_next
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Stab stitch navigate_next
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Back stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole edging (variation) navigate_next
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Finishing stitch navigate_next
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Holding stitch navigate_next
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Double running stitch navigate_next
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Running stitch navigate_next
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Long and short blanket stitch navigate_next
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Blanket stitch navigate_next
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Whip stitch navigate_next
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Holbein stitch navigate_next
Construction Stitches -
A decorative stitch applied to the edge of a fabric.
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Bullion picot navigate_next
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Overcast edging navigate_next
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Picot navigate_next
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Long and short blanket stitch navigate_next
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Blanket stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole edging (variation) navigate_next
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Whipped blanket stitch navigate_next
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Hollie stitch navigate_next
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Up and down blanket stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole edging navigate_next
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Buttonhole scallops navigate_next
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Crossed buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Knotted buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Single feather stitch navigate_next
Edging Stitches -
Textured stitches are used to create either raised or flat decoration.
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Ladder stitch (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Straight stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole bars (cutwork) navigate_next
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Diagonal drawn filling navigate_next
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Single faggot stitch navigate_next
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Marking cross stitch navigate_next
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Hollie stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole couronne navigate_next
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Chipping navigate_next
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Double corded Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Whipped wheel navigate_next
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Diamond Eyelet (single) navigate_next
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Turkey rug stitch navigate_next
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Star eyelet stitch navigate_next
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Point a la Minute navigate_next
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Shisha stitch (variation 2) navigate_next
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Overcast hem stitch navigate_next
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Cutwork purls over soft string navigate_next
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Fly stitch navigate_next
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Shisha stitch (variation 1) navigate_next
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Double faggot filling stitch navigate_next
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Tete-de-boeuf stitch navigate_next
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Plate application navigate_next
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French knot navigate_next
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Detached woven picot navigate_next
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Buttonhole bars navigate_next
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Festoon filling stitch navigate_next
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Dot stitch navigate_next
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Raised leaf stitch navigate_next
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Pistil stitch navigate_next
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Woven wheel navigate_next
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Buttonhole scallops navigate_next
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Detached chain stitch navigate_next
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Spangles held on with purls navigate_next
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Closed feather stitch navigate_next
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S-ing (goldwork) navigate_next
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Detached wheatear stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole wheels navigate_next
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Shisha stitch (variation 3) navigate_next
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Point russe navigate_next
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Cobbler filling stitch navigate_next
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Honeycomb filling navigate_next
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Algerian eye stitch variation navigate_next
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Round eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Bullion knot navigate_next
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Square eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Woven picot navigate_next
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Detached buttonhole bars navigate_next
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Closed fly stitch navigate_next
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Coil filling stitch navigate_next
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Honeycomb darning navigate_next
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Diagonal cross filling navigate_next
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Whip stitch navigate_next
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Basketweave (goldwork) navigate_next
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Small round eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Two-sided cross stitch navigate_next
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Diagonal chevron stitch navigate_next
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Wave stitch filling (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Barred buttonhole wheel navigate_next
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Thorn stitch navigate_next
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Whipped stem stitch navigate_next
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Laced herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Flat cutwork (goldwork) navigate_next
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Ladder stitch (surface) navigate_next
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Coral stitch navigate_next
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Picot navigate_next
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Single Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Treble Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Threaded herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Treble corded Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Couching in a circle (goldwork) navigate_next
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Feather stitch navigate_next
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Tapered trailing navigate_next
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Whipped chain stitch navigate_next
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Cretan open filling stitch navigate_next
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Double chain stitch navigate_next
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Feathered chain stitch navigate_next
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Single corded Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Interlaced herringbone band navigate_next
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Ceylon stitch navigate_next
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Four-sided stitch navigate_next
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Couched herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Braid stitch navigate_next
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Woven wheel corner navigate_next
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Algerian eye stitch navigate_next
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Double herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Tied herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Turning metal thread couching navigate_next
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Perspective stitch navigate_next
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Diamond stitch navigate_next
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Stab stitch navigate_next
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Loop stitch navigate_next
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Bullion picot navigate_next
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Interlaced herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Double feather stitch navigate_next
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Herringbone ladder filling stitch navigate_next
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Turkey rug knot navigate_next
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Fern stitch navigate_next
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Threaded back stitch navigate_next
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Whipped blanket stitch navigate_next
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Closed herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Threaded chain stitch navigate_next
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Raised fishbone stitch navigate_next
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Fishbone stitch navigate_next
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Back-stitched chain stitch navigate_next
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Trailing navigate_next
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Holbein stitch navigate_next
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Reverse chain stitch navigate_next
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Chain stitch navigate_next
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Single feather stitch navigate_next
Embellishment Stitches -
A stitch used to embellish or create an eyelet hole which has been pierced or cut into the ground material.
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Diamond eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Small eyelet navigate_next
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Buttonhole edging navigate_next
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Large eyelet navigate_next
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Overcast edging navigate_next
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Square eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Star eyelet stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole wheels navigate_next
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Round eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Barred buttonhole wheel navigate_next
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Small round eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Eyelet stitch navigate_next
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Algerian eye stitch navigate_next
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Algerian eye stitch variation navigate_next
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Diamond Eyelet (single) navigate_next
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Buttonhole stitch navigate_next
Eyelet Stitches -
Filling stitches are used to fill specific parts of a design so there is no ground fabric showing. The areas filled are normally relatively large.
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Block shading navigate_next
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Moorish stitch navigate_next
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Double straight cross stitch navigate_next
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Stepped fishbone stitch navigate_next
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Encroaching oblique Gobelin stitch navigate_next
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Condensed Scotch stitch navigate_next
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Closed herringbone darning (pattern) navigate_next
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Raised fishbone stitch navigate_next
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Parisian stitch navigate_next
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Harlequin (pattern) navigate_next
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Turkey rug knot navigate_next
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Wave stitch navigate_next
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Byzantine stitch navigate_next
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Rice stitch (canvaswork) navigate_next
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Chain stitch (canvaswork) navigate_next
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Continental tent stitch navigate_next
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Tied Gobelin stitch navigate_next
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Buttonhole corner (drawn thread) navigate_next
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Padded satin stitch (laid work padding) navigate_next
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Cushion stitch navigate_next
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Reversed cushion stitch navigate_next
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Cashmere stitch navigate_next
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Chevron stem stitch navigate_next
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Long-armed cross stitch navigate_next
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Chevron (pattern) navigate_next
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Small diamond (pattern) navigate_next
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Brick stitch navigate_next
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Broad cross stitch navigate_next
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Flying cross stitch navigate_next
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Raised spot stitch navigate_next
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Treble Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Interlocking ‘Y’s (pattern) navigate_next
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Chinese knot navigate_next
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Rhodes stitch navigate_next
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Straight Gobelin stitch navigate_next
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Stem stitch navigate_next
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Oatmeal stitch navigate_next
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Greek stitch navigate_next
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Mosaic stitch navigate_next
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Hungarian stitch navigate_next
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Bricking navigate_next
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Tied pavilion stitch navigate_next
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Double linked cross stitch navigate_next
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Hexagonal lozenge (pattern) navigate_next
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Alternating cross stitch navigate_next
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Romanian couching navigate_next
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Treble corded Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Turned satin stitch navigate_next
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Double cross stitch navigate_next
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Chequer stitch navigate_next
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Florentine stitch navigate_next
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Montenegrin stitch navigate_next
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Flat stitch navigate_next
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Double Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Tulip (pattern) navigate_next
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Cretan stitch (open) navigate_next
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Fan (pattern) navigate_next
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Compressed lace (pattern) navigate_next
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T-blocks (pattern) navigate_next
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Crossed cushion stitch navigate_next
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Oblong double-tied cross stitch navigate_next
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Encroaching straight Gobelin stitch navigate_next
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Pineapple half drop stitch navigate_next
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Interlocking ‘Z’s (pattern) navigate_next
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Buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Tent stitch navigate_next
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Jacquard stitch navigate_next
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Two-sided Italian cross stitch navigate_next
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Chessboard filling (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Perspective stitch navigate_next
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Waffle (pattern) navigate_next
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Fan stitch navigate_next
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Barred square stitch navigate_next
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Underside couching navigate_next
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Half Rhodes stitch navigate_next
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Maltese cross stitch navigate_next
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Norwich stitch navigate_next
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Fishbone stitch navigate_next
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Arrowhead stitch navigate_next
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Condensed cashmere stitch navigate_next
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Single corded Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Upright cross stitch navigate_next
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Ceylon stitch navigate_next
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Burden stitch navigate_next
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Diagonal wave (pattern) navigate_next
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Fern stitch (canvaswork) navigate_next
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Leaf stitch (canvaswork) navigate_next
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Wild goose chase stitch navigate_next
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Flat cutwork (goldwork) navigate_next
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John stitch navigate_next
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Oblique Gobelin stitch navigate_next
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Leaf stitch (surface) navigate_next
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Hungarian grounding stitch navigate_next
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Bricked wave (pattern) navigate_next
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Slanted satin stitch navigate_next
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Victorian step stitch navigate_next
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Interlocking ‘I’s (pattern) navigate_next
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Rococo stitch navigate_next
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Staggered cashmere stitch navigate_next
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Single Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Algerian eye stitch navigate_next
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Long and short stitch navigate_next
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Diagonal weave (pattern) navigate_next
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Diamond eyelet (pattern) navigate_next
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French stitch navigate_next
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Milanese stitch navigate_next
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Half cross tent stitch navigate_next
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Dutch stitch navigate_next
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Basketweave tent stitch navigate_next
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Laid work navigate_next
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Closed diagonal darning (pattern) navigate_next
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Plait stitch navigate_next
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Web stitch navigate_next
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Satin stitch navigate_next
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Perspective stitch variation navigate_next
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Cross stitch navigate_next
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Drawn thread preparation with buttonhole edges navigate_next
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Oblong cross stitch navigate_next
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Eyelet stitch navigate_next
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Algerian eye stitch variation navigate_next
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Large eyelet navigate_next
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Hard string padding (goldwork) navigate_next
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Split stitch navigate_next
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Turkey rug stitch navigate_next
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Holbein stitch navigate_next
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Outline stitch navigate_next
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Chain stitch navigate_next
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Padded satin stitch (split stitch padding) navigate_next
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Basketweave (goldwork) navigate_next
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Chipping navigate_next
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French knot navigate_next
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Bullion knot navigate_next
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Shell stitch navigate_next
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Trellis navigate_next
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Single feather stitch navigate_next
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Cretan stitch (closed) navigate_next
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Elizabethan twist application navigate_next
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Scattered triangle (pattern) navigate_next
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Double corded Brussels stitch navigate_next
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Pekinese stitch navigate_next
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Battlement couching navigate_next
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Cutwork purls over soft string navigate_next
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Reverse chain stitch navigate_next
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Pistil stitch navigate_next
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Small eyelet navigate_next
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Hollie stitch navigate_next
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Turning metal thread couching navigate_next
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Crossed buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Ladder stitch (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Couching in a circle (goldwork) navigate_next
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Square eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Closed fly stitch navigate_next
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Closed herringbone stitch navigate_next
Filling Stitches -
These are stitches which lend themselves to depicting grass.
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A repeated stitch that is used prior to starting embroidery to anchor the thread in place, and again once the end of the thread is reached.
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Finishing stitch navigate_next
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Holding stitch navigate_next
Holding Stitches -
An insertion stitch is used to join two pieces of cloth together or to fill an area of cutwork.
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These are stitches which lend themselves to depicting leaf veins.
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Elizabethan twist application navigate_next
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Cable stitch navigate_next
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Open chain stitch navigate_next
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Overcast stitch navigate_next
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Pearl Stitch navigate_next
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Braid stitch navigate_next
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Reverse chain stitch navigate_next
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Whipped chain stitch navigate_next
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Whipped back stitch navigate_next
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Outline stitch navigate_next
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Whipped stem stitch navigate_next
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Stem stitch navigate_next
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Whipped blanket stitch navigate_next
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Tapered trailing navigate_next
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Back-stitched chain stitch navigate_next
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Chain stitch navigate_next
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Turning metal thread couching navigate_next
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Straight stitch navigate_next
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Closed fly stitch navigate_next
Leaf veins Stitches -
These are stitches which lend themselves to depicting leaves.
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Colonial knot navigate_next
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Fishbone stitch navigate_next
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Turned satin stitch navigate_next
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Leaf stitch (surface) navigate_next
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Detached woven picot navigate_next
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Chinese knot navigate_next
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Long-tailed daisy stitch navigate_next
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Leaf stitch (canvaswork) navigate_next
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Raised leaf stitch navigate_next
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Raised fishbone stitch navigate_next
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Ermine stitch navigate_next
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Feathered chain stitch navigate_next
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Slanted satin stitch navigate_next
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Point russe navigate_next
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Straight stitch navigate_next
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Double feather stitch navigate_next
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Feather stitch navigate_next
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Fan (pattern) navigate_next
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Satin stitch navigate_next
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Cretan stitch (closed) navigate_next
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Thorn stitch navigate_next
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Closed fly stitch navigate_next
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Fly stitch navigate_next
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Fern stitch navigate_next
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French knot navigate_next
Leaves Stitches -
Open filling stitches are used to partially fill parts of a design resulting in an area where the ground fabric shows between the stitches. The areas filled are normally relatively large.
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Cloud filling stitch navigate_next
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Zigzag (pattern) navigate_next
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Cross bar filling trellis navigate_next
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Back stitch trellis navigate_next
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Greek cross filling stitch navigate_next
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Long-tailed daisy stitch navigate_next
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Cretan open filling stitch navigate_next
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Fly stitch filling navigate_next
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Cross bar with link trellis navigate_next
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Trellis navigate_next
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Ermine stitch navigate_next
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Interlaced cross bar navigate_next
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Battlement couching navigate_next
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Detached buttonhole bars navigate_next
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Octagon star (pattern) navigate_next
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Festoon filling stitch navigate_next
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Cobbler filling stitch navigate_next
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Seeding stitch navigate_next
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Coil filling stitch navigate_next
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Honeycomb filling navigate_next
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Diagonal cross filling navigate_next
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Detached chain stitch navigate_next
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Diagonal chevron stitch navigate_next
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Honeycomb darning navigate_next
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Detached wheatear stitch navigate_next
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Diamond trellis (pattern) navigate_next
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Lace (pattern) navigate_next
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Diagonal drawn filling navigate_next
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Wave stitch filling (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Point a la Minute navigate_next
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Diagonal trellis (pattern) navigate_next
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Honeycomb (pattern) navigate_next
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Diamond Eyelet (single) navigate_next
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Three-sided stitch navigate_next
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Tete-de-boeuf stitch navigate_next
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Diamond eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Single faggot stitch navigate_next
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Octagonal square (pattern) navigate_next
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Two-sided cross stitch navigate_next
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Double faggot filling stitch navigate_next
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Marking cross stitch navigate_next
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Pistil stitch navigate_next
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Star eyelet stitch navigate_next
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Four-sided stitch navigate_next
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Chipping navigate_next
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Large eyelet navigate_next
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Small eyelet navigate_next
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Round eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Square eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Small round eyelet (pulled thread) navigate_next
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Dot stitch navigate_next
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Point russe navigate_next
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French knot navigate_next
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Fern stitch navigate_next
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Fly stitch navigate_next
Open Filling Stitches -
Outline stitches are used to outline a particular area of a design, which may then be decorated with a filling stitch.
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Quaker stitch navigate_next
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Threaded back stitch navigate_next
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Whipped running stitch navigate_next
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Running stitch navigate_next
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Threaded chain stitch navigate_next
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Coral stitch navigate_next
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Portuguese knotted stem stitch navigate_next
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Overcast stitch navigate_next
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Knotted pearl stitch navigate_next
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Back stitch navigate_next
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Pearl stitch (variation) navigate_next
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Double running stitch navigate_next
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Pearl Stitch navigate_next
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Pearl purl application navigate_next
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Pekinese stitch navigate_next
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Split stitch navigate_next
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Whip stitch navigate_next
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Whipped back stitch navigate_next
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Heavy chain stitch navigate_next
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Couching navigate_next
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Cretan stitch (open) navigate_next
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Chequered chain stitch navigate_next
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Knotted buttonhole stitch navigate_next
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Stem stitch navigate_next
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Raised stem band stitch navigate_next
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Cable stitch navigate_next
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Fern stitch navigate_next
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Cable chain stitch navigate_next
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Mountmellick stitch navigate_next
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Back-stitched chain stitch navigate_next
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Closed herringbone stitch navigate_next
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Chevron stitch navigate_next
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Raised chain band stitch navigate_next
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Double back stitch navigate_next
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Arrowhead stitch navigate_next
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Trailing navigate_next
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Couching around a right-angle navigate_next
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Chain stitch navigate_next
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Cross stitch navigate_next
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Long-armed cross stitch navigate_next
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Up and down blanket stitch navigate_next
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Open chain stitch navigate_next
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Single feather stitch navigate_next
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Tapered trailing navigate_next
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Whipped chain stitch navigate_next
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Double feather stitch navigate_next
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Outline stitch navigate_next
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Feathered chain stitch navigate_next
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Whipped stem stitch navigate_next
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Long and short blanket stitch navigate_next
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Blanket stitch navigate_next
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Dot stitch navigate_next
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Feather stitch navigate_next
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Turning metal thread couching navigate_next
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Reverse chain stitch navigate_next
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Whipped blanket stitch navigate_next
Outline Stitches -
Padding stitches are those which are raised from the fabric by layer(s) of either fabric or thread.
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Shading stitches are used to fill areas of a design with graduating colour or spacing.
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Octagonal square (pattern) navigate_next
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Seeding stitch navigate_next
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Octagon star (pattern) navigate_next
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Lace (pattern) navigate_next
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Honeycomb (pattern) navigate_next
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Diamond trellis (pattern) navigate_next
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Scattered triangle (pattern) navigate_next
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Diagonal trellis (pattern) navigate_next
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Fan (pattern) navigate_next
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Brick stitch navigate_next
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Bricked wave (pattern) navigate_next
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Reversed cushion stitch navigate_next
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Oatmeal stitch navigate_next
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Jacquard stitch navigate_next
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Fan stitch navigate_next
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Crossed cushion stitch navigate_next
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Oblique Gobelin stitch navigate_next
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Interlocking ‘Y’s (pattern) navigate_next
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Closed diagonal darning (pattern) navigate_next
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Rhodes stitch navigate_next
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Pearl stitch (variation) navigate_next
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Tulip (pattern) navigate_next
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Block shading navigate_next
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Oblong double-tied cross stitch navigate_next
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Basketweave tent stitch navigate_next
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Hexagonal lozenge (pattern) navigate_next
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Closed herringbone darning (pattern) navigate_next
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Diagonal wave (pattern) navigate_next
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Waffle (pattern) navigate_next
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Byzantine stitch navigate_next
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Maltese cross stitch navigate_next
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Stepped fishbone stitch navigate_next
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Interlocking ‘Z’s (pattern) navigate_next
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Slanted satin stitch navigate_next
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Tent stitch navigate_next
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Diagonal weave (pattern) navigate_next
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Chevron (pattern) navigate_next
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John stitch navigate_next
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Continental tent stitch navigate_next
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Colonial knot navigate_next
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Straight Gobelin stitch navigate_next
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Satin stitch navigate_next
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Harlequin (pattern) navigate_next
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Zigzag (pattern) navigate_next
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Compressed lace (pattern) navigate_next
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Dutch stitch navigate_next
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Raised spot stitch navigate_next
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Padded satin stitch (laid work padding) navigate_next
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Condensed cashmere stitch navigate_next
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Victorian step stitch navigate_next
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Florentine stitch navigate_next
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Wave stitch navigate_next
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Small diamond (pattern) navigate_next
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Double straight cross stitch navigate_next
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Double linked cross stitch navigate_next
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Web stitch navigate_next
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Burden stitch navigate_next
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Diamond eyelet (pattern) navigate_next
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T-blocks (pattern) navigate_next
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Flying cross stitch navigate_next
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Laid work navigate_next
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Interlocking ‘I’s (pattern) navigate_next
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Long and short stitch navigate_next
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Encroaching straight Gobelin stitch navigate_next
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French knot navigate_next
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Chinese knot navigate_next
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Padded satin stitch (split stitch padding) navigate_next
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Pekinese stitch navigate_next
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Bullion knot navigate_next
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Plait stitch navigate_next
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Ermine stitch navigate_next
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Turkey rug knot navigate_next
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Cross stitch navigate_next
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Pistil stitch navigate_next
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Fly stitch navigate_next
Shading Stitches -
Smocking stitches are used to gather fabric. Smocking was commonly used to allow stretch in the cuffs, bodices, and necklines of garments before the introduction of elastic.