Also known as: Point de riz, Seeding stitch

This stitch is just a chaos of single straight stitches used to fill patterns. Unlike the seed stitch, it does not follow any straight line or pattern, rather its speciality lies in it not having a pattern. It looks like strewn rice grains over the ground, which contributed to its name.

I will work on a paisley pattern to demonstrate this stitch.

Make a single straight stitch at any angle, preferably from one end of the pattern. Keep making such single stitches randomly at different angles till the entire pattern is filled. A finished sample would look like the pattern above.

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Also known as: Rice grain stitch

This stitch uses simple straight stitches in a single direction to fill in patterns. Visually, it is more or less like the darning stitch, but there is a slight difference: It has shorter stitches above the fabric and longer stitches on the reverse side. They remind of strawberry seeds, probably, which inspired its name. 

Often seed stitch is confused with the seeding stitch due to the similarity in its nature and name.

I am going to work inside a leaf like pattern to demonstrate this stitch and its use. Seed stitch adds texture to the fabric while adding strength to it.

Fig 1: Make rows of short running stitch as illustrated. You need not do row after row, as long as the strawberry seed pattern is more or less maintained.		Fig 2:  Try not bend with the curves of the pattern. The rows of running stitch should essentially be done in straight lines.

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