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Open Filling

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.

Open Filling Stitches

Back stitch trellis Battlement couching Chipping Cloud filling stitch Cobbler filling stitch Coil filling stitch Cretan open filling stitch Cross bar filling trellis Cross bar with link trellis Detached buttonhole bars Detached chain stitch Detached wheatear stitch Diagonal chevron stitch Diagonal cross filling Diagonal drawn filling Diagonal trellis (pattern) Diamond eyelet (pulled thread) Diamond Eyelet (single) Diamond trellis (pattern) Dot stitch Double faggot filling stitch Ermine stitch Fern stitch Festoon filling stitch Fly stitch Fly stitch filling Four-sided stitch French knot Greek cross filling stitch Honeycomb (pattern) Honeycomb darning Honeycomb filling Interlaced cross bar Lace (pattern) Large eyelet Long-tailed daisy stitch Marking cross stitch Octagon star (pattern) Octagonal square (pattern) Pistil stitch Point a la Minute Point russe Round eyelet (pulled thread) Seeding stitch Single faggot stitch Small eyelet Small round eyelet (pulled thread) Square eyelet (pulled thread) Star eyelet stitch Tete-de-boeuf stitch Three-sided stitch Trellis Two-sided cross stitch Wave stitch filling (pulled thread) Zigzag (pattern)