About the Running Stitch Family
The Running Stitch is created by taking the needle up and down the fabric at a consistent distance. You can say it is the placing of Straight Stitches linearly. Running Stitch is used in hand stitching for sewing the seams and gathering fabric. It is a ‘light’ stitch often applied as a temporary stitch to hold layers of fabric together before working a permanent stitch. The Running Stitch is a simple stitch and one of the first basic stitches to be learned by anyone who holds a needle. Even children are taught this stitch first. No wonder it has been adapted so well into hand embroidery!
Running Stitch Family in Embroidery
Running Stitch is the basic stitch in many embroideries and stitch works like the Sashiko, Redwork, Pattern Darning, Indian Kantha work, and the Chikankari work. Running Stitch makes a foundation for a variety of weaving, some of which I have created tutorials for. It will give you an idea of the different ways you can make a variation out of. Then, the rest is up to your imagination!
Running Stitch Family
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