Knotted Loop Stitch

Knotted Loop Stitch also known as the caterpillar stitch or centipede stitch is worked with three rows of square grid.

Bring the needle up at 'a' go down at 'b' and come up at 'c'. 

Slide the needle under the stitch a-b and pull through to create a knot. 

Go down at 'd' and come up at 'e', slide the needle under the previous stitch and pull through.

Continue the pattern till the end of the row.

In a variation, one can vary the lengths of every other loop stitch to create long and short loop stitch face.

 

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Closed Blanket Stitch

Closed Blanket Stitch is a version of Blanket Stitch which is worked horizontally using two rows of diamond grid. This stitch is used for decorative edgings and borders around necklines and hemlines and also filling rows.

Bring the needle up at 'a' go down at 'b' and come back up at 'a' bringing the tip of the needle over the thread to form a loop.

Go back down at 'b' come up at 'c' bringing the needle point over the thread to create the loop.

Repeat and continue till the end of the row placing each new stitch beside the preceding stitch.

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Offset Backstitch

Offsetting is an embroidery technique that can be created with most of the stitches by working multiple passes. In Offset Backstitch two rows of backstitch is worked simultaneously across two parallel lines. The stitch appears as a formation resembling brick pattern.

Come up at 'a', go down at 'b' and come up at 'c', go down at 'd' continue this pattern till the end of the row.

Double Braid Stitch

The double braid stitch is also called as Gordian Knot because for making two loops for each stitch and is normally done perpendicularly across two rows of square grid. The braid stitch forms a decorative line of loose round knots and can also be worked horizontally.

Bring the needle up at 'a' from a thread loop around the needle, go down at 'b' and come up at 'c' tighten the thread around needle and create a second loop by placing the needle's point over the thread as you pull through.

Form next loop around the needle and continue the pattern till the end.

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Diamond Zigzag Stitch

The diamond zigzag stitch is worked with diamond shaped grid. It is also called as Horizontal Arrowhead Stitch. It can be worked in a single pass or in a variation with two passes. This decorative stitch can be used to create borders, lines or even to fill areas. The angled stitches can be overlapped to create a denser effect.

Bring the needle up at 'a', go back down at 'b'.

Come up at 'c' and go back down at 'a' and come up at 'd'.

Repeat this pattern till the end of the row.

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Double Chain Stitch

Double Chain Stitch is also called as Turkmen Stitch and is done by working the stitches across two parallel lines. It is a variation of chain stitch where each chain is pulled into alternating triangles.

Bring the needle up at 'a' go back down at 'b' and come up at 'c', placing the needle's point over the thread and pull through.

Next, go back down at 'a' and come up at 'd', placing needle's point over thread and pulling thread through.

Go back down at 'c' and come up at 'e', continue alternating the stitches from top to bottom edges till the end of the row.

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Threaded Running Stitch

The Threaded Running Stitch is a hand embroidery stitch that is a decorative variation of the Running Stitch. First create a line of closely and equally spaced running stitch. Then in the second pass (effective when a different color thread is used) slide the needle up and down through the line of running stitch, without piercing the fabric till the end. Finish off on the wrong side of the fabric. This stitch differs from Whipped Running Stitch where the needle is slided through each running stitch in one direction only.

Double Running Steps

Double running steps are stepped stitches that are created in two passes. Vertical running stitches fill the gaps between the horizontal stitches in the second pass. The stitches are placed at perfect right angles to each other and must be of equal length.

Bosnian Stitch

The Bosnian stitch looks similar to Zig-Zag Stitch, but the difference is that it is worked in two passes. It is also called by the names Barrier Stitch or Fence Stitch. It can be used as a row or border stitch or to fill the space.

On the first pass create a row of parallel whipstitches and then work back in the opposite direction filling in with a row of slanted parallel whipstitches. Different color threads can be used for each pass to create a variation of the stitch.

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Zig-Zag Stitch

The Zig-Zag Stitch is an easy stitch which is sewn in single pass. It is used on outlines and in closed rows as filling.

Bring the needle up at 'a' and go down at 'b', then again come back up at 'a'.

Go down at 'c' to create a diagonal stitch and come up at 'd'.

Go back down at 'c' and come up at 'd', then go down at 'e' to create a diagonal stitch.

Continue this pattern till the end of the row.

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Fern Stitch

Fern Stitch Also known as Fly Stitch has a connecting straight stitch between each V-shape. It is an easy stitch which can be used on leaf veins and delicate foliage sprays. It is worked across three parallel lines.

Bring the needle up at 'a' go down at 'b', come up at 'c'.

Next, send the needle down at 'b' and come back up at 'd'.

Go back down at 'b' and come up at 'e'.

Repeat this pattern till the end of the row.

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Cable Stitch

Cable stitch is also called as Alternating Stem Stitch or Side-to-Side Stem Stitch. It is an easy stitch used for curved outlines and for narrow borders. The stitch creates a line with a bricked appearance.

Bring the needle up at 'a'. Insert it at 'b' and bring it up in the center at 'c' and pull through so that the thread loop lies below the needle.

Insert the needle at 'd' and bring it back up at 'b' keeping the thread loop above the needle.

Next, keeping the thread loop below the needle insert at 'e' and come up at 'd'.

Repeat this pattern till the end of the row.

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