Kinds of Stitches

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KINDS OF STITCHES

1. Running stitch

The running stitch is good for outlining an emroider! design and is a "er! #uic$ stitch to

do. There are t%o %a!s to do the running stitch& the first method is similar to hand se%ingand can e com'leted ! 'ushing the needle and floss in and o"er the faric in one

continuous motion( the second method can e literall! 'ushing the needle through the

faric and 'ulling it ac$ u'. I ha"e heard this called the )'unch and 'o$e* or )staing*

method.


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+. ,ac$stitch

-nli$e the running stitch the ac$stitch creates a solid line and is good for hand

emroidering te/t or outlining a design. ,egin ! 'ulling the needle and floss u' through

the faric and do one stitch for%ard. From underneath s'ace the needle out the length of

!our desired stitch 'ull u' through the faric and ring the needle and floss ac$ do%n

through the end of the 're"ious stitch.


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0. S'lit stitch

Similar to the ac$stitch the s'lit stitch creates a solid line %ith an added te/ture to it.

This stitch is a''ro'riate for te/t and outline as %ell ut it also %or$s to fill designs and

create "ariation from the running or ac$stitch. To egin 'ull !our needle and floss u'

through the faric and create one straight stitch. our needle and floss should e on the

underside of !our hoo'. ,ring the needle u' through the center of the stitch !ou 2ust

created and stitch for%ard the same length as !our initial stitch. Re'eat ! ringing the

needle u' through the center of each stitch.


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3. Stem stitch

The stem stitch got its name from eing the common stitch used for the stems of flo%ers

or "ines. I li$e to use this stitch for te/t ecause it can cur"e nicel! %ith letters. Similar

to the s'lit stitch !ou create one straight stitch for%ard and ring the needle and floss

u' underneath the faric ut instead of going through the center of this initial stitch !ou

%ill ring the needle u' 2ust to the side of the stitch.


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4. Satin stitch

5 good filler stitch the satin stitch creates a smooth a''earance. I li$e to use this stitch

to fill in hearts or the lea"es of flo%ers. Ta$e !our needle and floss and create one stitch.

,ring the needle u' again 2ust ne/t to the o''osite side of the initial stitch. Kee' the

stitches close to one another as re#uired to fill the 'attern or design !ou are %or$ing

%ith.


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6. French Knots

This is a fa"orite decorati"e stitch for almost e"er!one that I $no%. French Knots can e

used to accent designs or create fun fillers for most designs. ou7ll ha"e to use t%o handsto create the French Knot ! ringing the needle and floss u' through the faric and

%ra''ing the floss around the needle t%ice. Hold the end of the floss taut and ring the

needle do%n 2ust ne/t to the s'ace %here it came out through. Kee' holding the floss taut

as !ou 'ull the needle through. ou can "ar! the si8e of !our French $nots ! %ra''ing the

floss around the needle an!%here et%een one and three times.


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9. Chain stitch

I used to thin$ I %ould ne"er learn to do this stitch then I tried it and no% I lo"e using

the chain stitch. It ma$es for a great outline stitch as %ell as a frame for a 'attern or

design. Ta$e !our needle and floss and create a stitch ut efore !ou 'ull the floss all the

%a! through the faric allo% it to form a loo'. ,ring the needle u' through that loo' in

order to tether it from eing 'ulled all the %a! through the faric and 'ull. :lace the

needle either directl! in the hole !ou 2ust stitched or close to it and 'ull through creating

another loo' ! not 'ulling the floss com'letel! through the faric. :ull the needle u'

through the loo' to tether it and 'ull. Re'eat the ste's to continue the chain. ;hen !ou

reach the end of the chain sim'l! create a small stitch o"er the loo'.


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ust li$e the chain stitch ta$e !our

needle and floss and create a stitch ut efore !ou 'ull the floss all the %a! through the

faric allo% it to form a loo'. ,ring the needle u' through that loo' in order to tether it

from eing 'ulled all the %a! through the faric and create a small stitch o"er the to' of

the loo'. S'ace out the ne/t loo' or use the stitch to create a dais!.


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?.Feather stitch

5nother "ariation of a chain stitch is the feather stitch. This stitch loo$s great as a frame or

order to an emroidered 'iece. Similar to the chain stitch !ou %ill use the second stitch to anchor

the loo' of the 're"ious stitch ut this stitch co"ers more s'ace. ,ring the needle and floss u'

through the faric and create a straight stitch ut don7t 'ull the floss all the %a! through. 5llo% aloo' to form and ring the needle u' through that loo'. S'ace the ne/t stitch o"er in the o''osite

direction from the 're"ious stitch. Create another loo' ! not allo%ing the floss to go com'letel!

through the faric. :ull the needle u' through the loo' and re'eat on the o''osite side.


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1@. Seed stitch

This is a good filler stitch. De'ending ho% close or far !ou s'ace out !our seed stitch !ou

can create a %ide fill or la!ers of floss that a''ear to ha"e dimension. Imagine tossing the

contents of a seed 'ac$et into the air and %atching the seeds fall randoml! on the ground.

That same conce't a''lies here. ,ring the needle and floss u' through the faric and

create a straight stitch. ,ring the needle and floss u' through the faric again in a

different angle. Continue until !ou ha"e a filled area.


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Hand Stitches

Runnin

g

Stitch

:erha

's the

sim'le

st of

stitch

es

the

threa

d runs

straig

ht

throu

gh the

faric%ithou

t

douli

ng

ac$

on

itself.

-sed

to 2oin

faric

for

gathe

ring

and


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mendi

ng.

,asting

Stitch

Similar

to a

running

stitch

%ith

"er!

long

stitche

s. -sed

as a

fle/il

e

alterna

ti"e

for

'inning

and forgatheri

ng it

can e

'ulled

out

easil!.


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,ac$

Stitch

5

strong

stitch

the

ac$

stitch

is

forme

d !

'ulling

theneedle

throu

gh the

faric

then

douli

ng it

ac$

on

itself.

The

needle

emerg

es

e!on

d the

stitch

2ust m

ade

and

doule

s ac$

again


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for

the

ne/t

stitch.

;hi'

Stitch

5 asic

o"erA

andA

o"er

stitch

can e

used to

form a

hem or

seam.

O"erc

ast

Stitch

,asicall! a

%hi'

stitch

on the

ra%

edge

of

faric

used

to

finish

the

edges

neatl!


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and

're"e

nt

fra!in

g.

Cross

stitch

a.$.a.

Catch

stitch

-sed

to

finish

a hem

or tac$

facings

. The

thread

catche

s a

threador t%o

on the

hem

then

on the

garmen

t

crossi

ngitself

on

each

half

stitch.


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Create

s a

fle/il

e hem

%ithsome

gi"e.

,utto

nAhole

Stitch

a.$.a

,lan$e

tStitch

The

threa

d

'asses

under

itself

oneach

stitch

Bformi

ng a

halfA

hitch

indin

g the

edgeof the

faric

. If

the

threa


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ds are

$e't

tight

toget

her itis a

,utto

nAhole

stitch

( if

s'ace

d out

a it

B13

to

1+

a'art

it is a

,lan$e

t

stitch.

Sli'stitch

a.$.a.

,lind

Hem

5

stitch

that is

almostin"isil

e from

the

oth

sides.


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The

needle

'asses

inside

thefold of

the

hem

then

emerge

s to

catch

one or

t%o

thread

s then

ac$

into

the

folded

hem

for thene/t

stitch.

S%ing

Tac$

5

stitch

that

connects

t%o

'ieces

of a

garme


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nt

%hile

still

allo%in

gmo"e

ment

et%e

en

them.

The

threa

d is

tac$e

d to

one

'iece

of

faric

then

a

chain$not

is

made

%ith

the

thead

similar

to a

crochet

chain.

The

needle

is


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'asse

d

throu

gh the

lastloo'

of the

chain

$not

to

loc$

it and

that

end is

then

tac$e

d to

the

other

'iece

of

faric.

ertic

al Hem

Stitch

a.$.a.

Couch

Stitch

5stitch

that is

nearl!

in"isil

e from


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the

front

side.

The

needlecatche

s t%o

thread

s in

the

garmen

t then

'asses

ehind

the

folded

hem to

emerge

for the

ne/t

stitch.

It thenrises

"ertica

ll! to

catch

t%o

thread

s in

the

garment for

the

ne/t

stitch


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Sli' Stitch

This t!'e of stitch is used to attach a folded edge to another la!er of faric ! ta$ing

long stitch through it.

,lindstitch

,lindstitch is done in such a %a! that it is in"isile on the right side of the faric. To use a

lindstitch on a hem !ou %ill ha"e to turn ac$ the hemGs edge and stitch or hem %ith a

single stitch that %ill not sho% on either side. Sli' stitch is used as a long stitch and lind

stitch on the hem.


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Darning Stitch

Darning is done ! mending holes or re'airing clothe ! re%ea"ing threads into the torn

holes. ou should not $not the thread onl! lea"e a short end of thread and cut it %hen !ou

ha"e finished mending the clothe hole. This $ind of 'lain stitch can e used on stoc$ings

and other clothes such as $nit farics.

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