This is a simple form of woven stitch technique. It is used in drawn or pulled thread embroideries commonly. Woven bar consists of weaving between two sets of laid threads.

Fig 1: Make straight stitches horizontally.		Fig 2: Bring the needle out through A, a point on the side, to begin the weaving. Now, take the needle over and under three laid threads at a time, as shown. Then, turn around and repeat the process. Do not pluck the fabric underneath. The only time the needle goes through the fabric is at the strat and end of the whole process.
		Fig 3: A finished portion of woven bar loks like this.

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This is a rich looking stitch, used especially to make flower petals. The weaving done to make this stitch gives a dimensional effect. It is a common stitch used in needle weaving style of embroidery and kamal kadai from India.

This stitch is done between three straight stitches.

Fig 1: Make three straight stitches of equal length, or with the middle stitch slightly longer. Try to give them a common centre point, as illustrated.		Fig 2: Bring the needle out from the common centre point. Start weaving by taking the needle under the first and last laid threads.
Fig 3: Then, turn around and this time, take the needle under the middle laid thread.		Fig 4: Repeat the process. Do not pluck the fabric underneath. The only time you take the needle through the fabric is when you start and when you end.
		Fig 5: A finished woven trellis would look like this. Since the middle stitch was a little too long, the top looks a bit clumped.

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Also known as: the queen anne stitch

This stitch is a kind of darning stitch. It is a good filling stitch, which can , probably, be used instead of the satin stitch. Layers of parallel stitches are laid horizontally. Then, stitches are made vertically, weaving through these horizontal laid stitches, going up and down alternately. The stitches will cross each other at right angles. The tutorial will make this clearer. The space between each stitch is subject to the person embroidering. They can be laid very close to each other or even spaced out sufficiently. While using this technique to fill spaces, it is generally done with a little of the background shown through the spaces.

I will work with sufficient spaces between the stitches to make the technique of the stitch clearer. This stitch can be done with single colored thread instead of two, as in the illustrations.

Fig 1: Lay down stitches horizontally, as illustrated. Follow the sequence marked on the picture to understand how they were laid.		Fig 2: Now, we start the vertical stitches. Begin from the top side of the laid stitches, as shown. Take the needle under every alternate stitch. Do not pluck the fabric. When the end is reached, take the needle into the fabric, bring it up again from a little distance on the side, and take a return journey. Continue this process.
		Fig 3: The completed block of weaving stitch would look like this when spaced sufficiently.

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Also known as: ribbed spider wheel, raised spider’s web wheel, back stitched spider’s web

This stitch will, definitely, remind you of a spider’s web. It has a raised effect and can be used as a very decorative piece in your embroidery.

This stitch can be worked on any number of straight stitches, that is, even or uneven. While going around the staright stitches, each stitch is whipped, which in turn gives a final raised or ribbed effect.

I will work between five straight stitches with a common central point. You can also leave a gap in the centre to bring a different effect.

Fig 1: First, make straight stitches with a common centre as shown. Bring out the needle through the centre and go under the first straight stitch.  Note that if you are leaving a gap in the centre, you need to bring the needle out from the inner point of one of the straight stitches.		Fig 2: Now, whip around the straight stitch, as shown. Do not pluck the fabric underneath. Move to the next straight stitch and whip around it.
Fig 3: Continue this process by going around, each time, whipping the straight straight stitch before movign to the next.		Fig 4: A completed whipped spider wheel would look like this.

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This is a very easy, decorative and interesting stitch. The final effect resembles a spider web, thus, the name. It can be used as an embellishment stitch.

I will work between five straight stitches, though  more numbers of straight stitches can be used. Just remember to keep odd or uneven numbers of straight stitches. Usually, five or seven straight stitches are preferred.  I have not left any space in the centre, but you can do so to bring about another effect.

Fig 1: First, use five straight stitches to make a star shape, as shown.		Fig 2: Bring the needle out from the centre. Now, start weaving the circle around the straight stitches, by taking the needle under every alternate straight stitch.
Fig 3: Keep going around the straight stitches without plucking the fabric underneath. You will notice that you will be going above the stitches you went under, the last time.		Fig 4: A finished woven spider wheel would look like this. The number of times you want to go around the straight stitches depends on how you want it. Each time, it will give a different effect. Here, I have almost finished going around the straight stitches.

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