DEFINITIONS

• Back stitch

  Often used in outlining a design
• Bullion stitch

  Single detached stitch used for filling
• Chain stitch

  Popular stitches used for outlining
• Cross stitch

  Stitched formed by two crossing arms
• Split stitch

  Done using thick threads
• Seed stitch

  also known as rice grain stitch. Stitch uses simple straight stitches in a single direction to fill in patterns. It has shorter stitches above the fabric and longer stitches on the reverse side. They remind of strawberry seeds, probably, which inspired its name.
• Stem stitch

  basically an outline stitch, this stitch is usually used for flower stems, and outlines. It can only be used as filling, rows of Stem stitch worked closely together within a shape until it is filled completely .
• FEATHER STITCH a stitch with a loop and stitches evenly worked on both left and right sides of a design area
• FISH BONE STITCH is a kind of filling stitch which is ideal for making leaves or feathers. It requires us to divide the pattern into two and each side is filled, alternately giving it a plaited effect in the center, thus ideal to make leaves or feathers
• FRENCH KNOT is a single detached stitched used primarily to fill in a design area. It is a popular stitch among embroiderers in that it can be used to create the eyes on an embroidered face or the center of a flower
• HERRINGBONE STITCH is a basic overlapping stitch popular for its use in borders.
• LOOPED STITCH a very decorative stitch and can be experimented with threads for various colors over borders. Close layers of this stitch can create wonderful effects on a pattern.
• LAZY DAISY CHAIN STITCH is also called detached chain stitch, this stitch is work in a circle to resemble the petals of a flower
• SATIN STITCH - a solid filling stitch that is used to cover a design area with long, straight stitches worked very close together.
• RUNNING STITCH - considered being the easiest stitch for outlining.