Stitch consisting of overlapping rows of long and short stitches to cover a surface.
fishbone stitch
Oblique stitch alternately arranged on the left and right of an imaginary axis.
loop stitches
Stitches forming an open or closed loop.
chain stitch
Stitch created by forming closed loops that are repeated like the links in a chain.
feather stitch
Stitch created by forming successive open loops, linked or unlinked.
knot stitches
Stitches created by winding the thread around the needle.
bullion stitch
Stitch created by rolling the thread several times around the needle and reinserting the needle a little farther on to create a line of thread.
French knot stitch
Stitch created by rolling the thread two or three times around the needle and reinserting it very close to the original point of insertion to create a cluster.
couched stitches
Stitches used to fill in and give relief to a design.
Romanian couching stitch
A stitch forms the base of the embroidery over the entire width of the line, and an angled or vertical stitch covers the center.
Oriental couching stitch
Vertical stitches are crossed with horizontal lines held together by isolated stitches staggered from one row to the next.
cross stitches
Stitches made up of a succession of diagonal straight stitches that meet and then change direction.
herringbone stitch
Stitch composed of intersecting diagonal straight stitches following two parallel lines.
chevron stitch
Stitch consisting of diagonal straight stitches that meet at the top and bottom of two parallel rows.
