This Embroidery Stitch Picture Dictionary will help you to identify the stitches even if you don’t know the names! Dig through our embroidery stitch library of 300 stitches below—click over a picture and go directly to the stitch tutorial page.
When I started researching and documenting hand embroidery stitches way back in 2007, many stitches looked similar in their basic technique. To make identifying easier, I started categorizing them into different groups. I call each group a Stitch Family. This categorization should help you in easy reference, and for identifying and selecting the stitches. The Stitch Families are placed in alphabetical order. 🙂 Hover over the images for the alternate names in different popular languages.
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Back Stitch Family
Blanket Stitch Family
Raised Blanket Stitch | ||
Knotted Blanket | ||
Chain Stitch Family
Chevron Stitch Family
Couching Stitch Family
Honeycomb Filling | ||
Cretan Stitch Family
Plaited Insertion | ||
Cross Stitch Family
Fishbone Stitch Family
Feather Stitch Family
Fly Stitch Family
Crown Stitch |
Reversed Fly | |
Whipped Reversed |
Threaded Reversed |
Anklet Stitch |
Herringbone Stitch Family
Laced Herringbone | ||
Indian H’bone | ||
Closed H’bone |
Otomi |
Shadow Stitch |
Maltese Cross |
Double Maltese | |
Interlaced Maltese |
Int’ced d’ble Maltese | |
Persian Star |
Ermine | |
Vertical H’bone |
Vandyke |
H’bone Ladder |
Half Herringbone |
Raised Herringbone | |
Knot Stitch Family
Palestrina Stitch Family
Mountmellick |
Eastern Stitch |
Running Stitch Family
Satin Stitch Family
Surface Satin |
Back Stitched Satin | |
Trailing Stitch |
Double Satin |
Stem Stitch Family
Double Lock Stitch | ||
Straight Stitch Family
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Weave Stitch Family
Stripped Woven Band | ||
Raised Needle Wea |
Broad Woven Picot | |
Portuguese Border |
Knit Stitch Family
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