The document outlines various embroidery stitches, each with specific uses and techniques. Key stitches mentioned include back stitch for outlining, bullion stitch for filling, and cross-stitch for borders, among others. It provides a brief description of the characteristics and applications of each stitch in embroidery.

1. EMBROIDERY
STITCHES

3. Back stitch
- the most often used
to outline a design. This
stitch also forms the
base line for other
embroidery stitches

5. Bullion stitch
- a single detached stitch
that is used for filling in a
design area. Rows of bullion
stitches may also be used to
outline a design. It is
recommended that one uses
a needle with a small eye for
ease in pulling

8. Cross-stitch- stitched
formed by two
crossing arms and
may be used for
outlining, as borders
or to fill in an entire
area.

10. Feather stitch- a
stitch with a loop
and stitches evenly
worked on both left
and right sides of a
design area.

12. Fish Bone- 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 centre, thus ideal to

14. French knot- 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.

15. HERRINGBONE

16. Herringbone stitch-
a basic
overlapping stitch
popular for its use
in borders.

18. Lazy daisy chain
stitch- also called
detached chain
stitch, this stitch is work
in a circle to resemble
the petals of a flower.

20. 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.

22. Running stitch-
considered
being the
easiest stitch for
outlining.

24. Satin stitch- a solid
filling stitch that is
used to cover a
design area with long,
straight stitches
worked very close
together

26. Split- done using
quite thick threads,
such as wool. It was
used as an outlining
stitch or as a filling
stitch

28. Seed- also known
as rice grain stitch.
Stitch uses simple
straight stitches in a
single direction to
fill in patterns.