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Commonly Used Embroidery Stitches


BRICK STITCH

Work a row of straight stitches, leaving the width of a stitch between every adjoining stitch. Make a second row of stitches in the same manner but interlock them with the first row of stitches. If you turn your work on its side, you will see how the stitches look like a brick surface.
 

buttonhole stitch

BUTTON HOLE STITCH

Bring the thread out on the lower line, insert the needle in the position in the upper line and take a straight downward stitch, keeping the working thread under the point of the needle.   Pull up the stitch to form a loop and repeat.

 

chain stitch

CHAIN STITCH

Bring the thread up at the top of the line and hold it down with the left thumb.  Insert the needle where it last emerged and bring the needle point out a short distance away.  Pull the thread through, keeping the working thread under the needle point.

 

couching
COUCHING

Lay down the thread to be couched, and with another thread catch it down with small stitches worked over the top.


FRENCH KNOT

Bring the needle up, wrap the thread around point of needle, then insert needle close to where needle emerged. Just be sure that it is not in the exact spot where thread emerged or knot will pull through. Draw the thread to wrong side, holding knot in place with left thumb.

 

 

Herringbone Stitch Diagram 1

HERRINGBONE STITCH

This stitch is used for borders and is worked from left to right. Bring the thread out at left end of lower guide line. Make a small stitch from right to left on the upper guide line. Now make a similar stitch from right to left on the lower guide line. Keep stitches very even wit correct spacing.

 

 

satin stitch
SATIN STITCH

Bring needle up on one side of the design line and then insert on the opposite side of the design line. Carry the stitch behind your work and come up again on first design line. Stitches should be very smooth and close together. Make sure each stitch is parallel to the preceding one.  For a puffy effect, try padding the area with a layer of spilt stitch, chain stitch or satin stitch, then work the final layer of satin stitch over it.
 

 

stem  stitch

STEM STITCH

Working from left to right, take regular small stitches along the line of the design.  The thread always emerges on the left side of the previous stitch.  This stitch is used for the flower stems, outlines, etc.  If worked closely together, it can also be worked as a filling stitch within a shape until it is completely filled.