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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 Cloud filling stitch Cobbler filling stitch Coil filling stitch Cretan open filling stitch Cross bar filling trellis Cross bar with link trellis Diagonal chevron stitch Diagonal cross filling Diagonal drawn filling Diagonal trellis (pattern) Diamond eyelet (pulled thread) Diamond trellis (pattern) Dot stitch Double faggot filling stitch Festoon filling stitch Fly stitch filling Four-sided stitch Framed cross filling Greek cross filling stitch Honeycomb (pattern) Honeycomb darning Honeycomb filling Interlaced cross bar Lace (pattern) Marking cross stitch Octagon star (pattern) Octagonal square (pattern) Open basket filling stitch Open fishbone stitch Round eyelet (pulled thread) Single faggot stitch Small round eyelet (pulled thread) Square eyelet (pulled thread) Three-sided stitch Trellis Two-sided cross stitch Wave stitch filling (pulled thread) Zigzag (pattern)