Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials

filling stitch

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Open Cretan Stitch

This stitch is an open variation of the Cretan stitch. It gives a very spaced out look and defines the features of the Cretan stitch clearly. It can be used imaginatively as a motif stitch or otherwise. You need to know the Cretan stitch to be able to do this...

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Closed Cretan Stitch

This stitch is used to fill in simple patterns like leaves. It uses the same technique as the Cretan stitch with each stitch close to each other to fill in gaps. If you know the Cretan stitch, it will be an advantage. I will work between four stitch lines to...

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Cretan Stitch

Cretan Stitch is also known as Persian Stitch / Long-Armed Feather Stitch/ Alternating Buttonhole Stitch/ Long Armed Feather Stitch/ Quill Stitch/ Spaced Cretan Stitch [EN], Punto de Creta [ES], Point d’Arête [FR], Kretischer Stich [DE],  Punto Greco / Punto Cretese [IT], Ponto de Creta [PT], Snärjd Kråkspark [SV]. How to...

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Closed Fly Stitch

Fly Stitch is also known as Punto de Hoja Cerrado [ES], Point Fongère Fermé [FR], Geschlossener Fliegenstich [DE], Ponto de Mosca Fechado [PT]. How to do the Closed Fly Stitch This a ‘closed’ version of the Fly Stitch. To enable this ‘closed’ or gathered look, the Fly Stitch is given...

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Double Cross Stitch

Double Cross Stitch is also known as Leviathan stitch, Smyrna cross stitch [EN], Punto de cruz doble [ES], Point croix double [FR], Doppelter Kreuzstich [DE],  Punto croce doppio [IT], dobbelt korssting [NO]. How to do the Double Cross Stitch Double cross stitches are generally used as filler stitches. It is...

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Japanese Stitch

This variation of stem stitch family looks like the satin stitch. The technique used is that of outline stitch, the only difference being that every successive stitch is made within a short gap difference. The tutorial will make it clearer to you. I will work on an open space to...

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Rice Stitch

Rice Stitch is also known as Seeding Stitch / Seed Stitch [EN], Point de Sable [FR], Reisstich [DE], Punto Seme [IT], Ponto de Areia [PT]. How to do the Rice Stitch This stitch is just a chaos of single straight stitches used to fill patterns. Unlike how I show in...

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Seed Stitch

Seed Stitch is also known as Rice grain stitch / Rice Stitch [EN], Puntada de semillas [ES], Point de sable [FR], Samenstich [DE],  Punto seme [IT], Ponto de semente [PT]. How to do the Seed Stitch This stitch uses simple Running Stitches in a single direction to fill in patterns....

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Cross Stitch

Cross Stitch is also known as Punto de cruz [ES], Point de croix [FR], Kreuzstich [DE],  Punto croce [IT], Ponto cruz [PT], Korsstygn [SV]. How to do the Cross Stitch A row of crosses can be done in two ways: The traditional style, and The Danish style. While the traditional...

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Cross Stitch Family

About the Cross Stitch Family Cross stitch is probably one of the simplest and the oldest surviving stitches. This very popular stitch has given rise to many traditional embroidery styles across different cultures around the world. Usually, cross stitch is done over countable even counted fabric (aida fabric) to produce...