Straight Stitch

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Straight Stitch is also known as

Punto recto[ES], Point lance [FR], Spannstich [DE], Punto lanciato [IT], Ponto lançado [PT].


About the Straight Stitch

The Straight Stitch is the most basic of the stitches. To know how to bring the needle in and out through the fabric is perhaps the most essential necessity of learning how to stitch.


How to do the Straight Stitch

This is an easy tutorial for any novice. Straight stitch can be used in a variety of ways to create different effects.

Fig 1: Bring the needle out from the fabric, at a pint A.Fig 2: Put the needle in through point B, as shown. This creates a single straight stitch.

Related Projects

Do you want to know where and how to use this stitch? Check out the projects below and learn more. Make something beautiful!


Video on how to do this stitch using the 3SAT Birch pattern

Learn Hand Embroidery Stitches | Outline Stitch, Straight Stitch, Lazy Daisy

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More stitches from the Straight Stitch Family

 


 

Learn the Straight Stitch along with 305 other stitches from our 600-page eBook. 

83 Responses

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    Jennifer says:

    Hello

    I have just purchased the embroidery for everyone book. How or where do I go to download?

    • Sarah says:

      Hi Jennifer,

      Thank you for purchasing our eBook. You must have received an email with the invoice and the link to download the eBook. Please check your junk/ spam folder in case it is not found in the inbox. Please let me know if worked.

      Regards,
      Sarah

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    Sheila Matthews says:

    Sarah, I have been trying to figure out this stitch. It is on some work a great Aunt did. My Mother used it also. They are both gone so I can’t ask. Does it look familiar? It’s the short straight stitches in black. It looks like they have a twist in the. Firstpicture is the back. BTW, love your site!

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    khoo hooi bin says:

    Hi. Sarah.
    I love your work. I have to learn the correct way right from the beginning. You are my true teacher. good to redone from the very basic. What i have learn before don have the proper step. Jump about. Thank you Lord Jesus sent you to me. Amen.

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    Clive Simmons says:

    Hi Sarah
    Thank you so much. I am loving my new found interest and your site is a wonderful place for support along the way. When finished, I will of course share my first of many efforts!

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    Clive Simmons says:

    Sarah. Using a straight stitch for a straight line (as a beginner) do you re-enter the pattern at the same point that you ended the previous stitch?

    • Sarah says:

      Hi Clive,
      Thank you for writing. Are you trying to use the straight stitch to make a single continuous straight line? If so, there are stitches like the Holbein Stitch and the Back Stitch that are easy and better. Here are the links to these pages:
      Holbein Stitch : https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/running-stitch/holbein-stitch/
      Back Stitch : https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/back-stitch/back-stitch/

      Straight Stitch is a single stitch used to make different patterns of stitches. If used on a straight line, you need to go into the fabric and come out at a point ahead in the line, and you end up making a row of Running Stitch.

      Please let me know if I understood your query correctly and if my answer helped.

      Sarah

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        Clive Simmons says:

        Sarah. Many thanks for your kind and helpful advice. I am attempting a flower pattern and the guidance suggests a straight stitch for the unbroken stem. I think the back stitch that you suggest seems easier and just right. I am looking forward to developing my interest in embroidery with the help of your wonderful tutorials. Clive

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          Clive Simmons says:

          Sarah. Please ignore my previous reply as, with a little more concentration, I am now making sense of the pattern (the stem is not a continuous line) and the stitching guidance. With the additional support of your tutorials, I will take my first steps! Many thanks again for your help and wonderful site. Clive.

          • Sarah says:

            Hi Clive,
            Thanks.
            I am glad you figured out the pattern. Enjoy learning and stitching. Once done, you are welcome to share your work here. I am sure it will inspire many new learners.
            ❤️ Sarah

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    Anitha says:

    Dear Sarah
    I found your site just now and it is really amazing..Thank you so much ..

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    Barbara Pampel says:

    This is just an incredible site and I get lost in it every time I visit. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise.

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    Hope says:


    I’ve been making samplers based on your tutorials! Here’s my sampler for this family!

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    shameema says:

    Hi,
    I am not good in drawing. Can u tell me how can i draw pattern in cloth. Need help plz. I will start styin differnt stichs frm u. I just find ur site now.
    Thank you, ur site is very helpful.

    • Sarah says:

      Shameema, you don’t have to very good in drawing to create beautiful patterns. You can practice the stitches using straight lines and geometric shapes. Once you had enough of that, just make simple leaves and flowers. Try it, and let me know if it works.
      The other way for you would be to print out patterns available on the internet and trace it using carbon sheet.
      Enjoy!

    • Jane says:

      I know this is an old comment, but….. a very fresh print from a laser printer can be ironed onto light coloured fabric. Another method is to tape the pattern to a window, tape the fabric over it, and trace the pattern with a pencil.

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    shameema says:

    Hi,
    I am not good in drawing. Can u tell me how can i draw pattern in clth.

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    Adrienne says:

    Great site, great instructions. A question: what is the best way to finish the stitches on the reverse side? I’m just learning some of these for the first time. And thank you!

    • Sarah says:

      It is something which is better shown than to just explain, yet, I will try my best. When you finish with stitching, bring out the needle on the reverse side and pass it under the nearest stitch. Then, loop it around and pass the needle through the loop. This creates a knot. Repeat again. You stitch is super secure. Cut off the excess thread. That’s it!

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    Shruthi says:

    Hi Sarah,

    I am planning on following your website to learn embroidery. What is the name of the fabric that you have used in the pictures.

    Looking forward for all your support.

    Thank you

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