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Lace Stitch Filling 
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Laced Herringbone Stitch
Alternate Name: German Interlacing Stitch
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Laced Insertion Stitch
Two edges are finished with Braid Edging Stitch and the loops then laced together.
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Ladder Hem Stitch
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Ladder Stitch
Worked from the top down, using a hoop.
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Lazy Daisy
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Leaf Stitch
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Link Powdering Stitch
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Long & Short Stitch
Alternate Name: Embroidery Stitch, Feather Stitch, Plumage Stitch, Shading Stitch
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Long Stem Stitch
Related:
Stem Stitch
A variation of Stem Stitch in which the stitches are spaced further apart.
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Long-armed Cross Stitch
Alternate Name: Long-legged Cross Stitch, Plaited Slav Stitch, Portuguese Stitch, Slav Cross Stitch, Twist Stitch Related:
Montenegrin Cross Stitch, Plait Stitch
One variation of Long-armed Cross Stitch begins the row with an ordinary Cross Stitch which squares off the end. When worked close together, with little or no ground showing, it is called Plait Stitch.
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Long-armed Feather Stitch
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Long-tailed Daisy Stitch
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Loop Picot
Alternate Name: Pinned Picot Used in Richelieu and Italian cutwork. A straight pin is used as a gauge for the picot loop and then removed.
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Loop Stitch
Alternate Name: Centipede Stitch, Sienese Stitch
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Looped Edging Stitch
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Lozenge Filling
A drawn fabric technique.
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Maiden Hair Stitch
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Maltese Cross Filling Stitch
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Maltese Cross Stitch
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Maltese Filling
A drawn fabric technique that has nothing in common with Maltese Cross Stitch or Maltese Cross Filling Stitch.
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Marking Cross Stitch
A stitch that, at one time, was used for marking linens. When worked properly (and neatly) the stitch creates Cross Stitches on the front, and squares on the reverse side. It requires that some stitches must be covered twice.
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Milanese Stitch
A canvas stitch that creates the effect of brocade or woven fabric.
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Montenegrin Cross Stitch
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Moorish Stitch
A canvas fill stitch.
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Mosaic Diamond Filling
A drawn fabric technique.
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Mosaic Filling
A drawn fabric technique that combines Satin Stitch and Four-sided Stitch.
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Often used in needlelace and stumpwork.
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Net Filling
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Net Stitch
A foundation thread is couched at the top of the area to be filled. Blanket Stitch is then used to fill the space, completely detached from the fabric.
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Oblique Filling
A drawn fabric stitch consisting of a six-pointed star, worked with two stitches to each point.
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Oblong Cross Stitch
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One-sided Insertion Stitch
A drawn fabric stitch.
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Needlewoven lace-making technique used in stumpwork.
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Open Basket Filling Stitch
Related:
Basket Filling Stitch
A drawn fabric stitch made up of rows of Satin Stitch that have the appearance of being overlapped or woven. It is best to work one complete row at at time.
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Open Buttonhole Filling
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Open Chain Stitch
Alternate Name: Ladder Stitch, Ladder Hemstitch, Roman Chain Stitch, Square Chain Stitch, Step Stitch
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Open Cretan Stitch
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Open Fishbone Stitch
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Open Trellis Filling
A drawn fabric technique consisting of rows of Diagonal Raised Band worked across each other.
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Open Wave Stitch
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Open Window Filling
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Openwork Insertion Stitch
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Outline Stitch
Related:
Stem Stitch
A primary embroidery stitch. Similar to Stem Stitch, except the needle comes up from below the previous stitch rather than at the top.
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Outlined Chain Stitch
Alternate Name: Interlaced Chain Stitch
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Overcast Bar
Alternate Name: Corded Bar, Twisted Bar Related:
Buttonholed Bar, Woven Bar
Overcast Stitch is worked over two or more fabric threads exposed after removing the surrounding warp and weft. Used in Italian Cut Work.
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Overcast Stitch
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Overhand Stitch
Related:
Overcast Stitch
A hand stitch used in plain sewing to connect two finished edges, such as attaching ribbon or lace edging to a hem.
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Overlapping Herringbone Stitch
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A combination of Twisted Chain and Chain Stitch.
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Padded Satin Stitch
Padding methods vary, from Satin Stitch to Seeding, but they are always stitched in the opposite direction of the finished Satin Stitch to ensure they won't show through.
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Parisian Stitch
A canvas stitch.
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Pattern Darning
Groups of stitches of varying lengths, stitched repeating patterns. Best suited for evenweave fabrics to ensure uniform stitches. Known in Japan as Kogin Embroidery, often worked with white cotton on heavy indigo linen.
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Pearl Stitch
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Pekinese Stitch
Alternate Name: Chinese Stitch Can be used as a line or border, or, as is commonly seen in Chinese embroideries, as filling. A more open variation of this stitch, Spaced Pekinese Stitch, has uses Back Stitches with gaps between (although Running Stitch would be just as effective).
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Petal Stitch
Alternate Name: Pendant Chain Stitch A combination of Stem Stitch and Chain Stitch.
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Piecing Stitch
Related:
Back Stitch, Running Stitch
A hand-sewing stitch that is a combination of Running Stitch and Back Stitch, used to create strong seams. Often used for hand-piecing of quilts. A small Back Stitch is taken at the beginning of a series of Running Stitches.
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Pin Stitching
Alternate Name: Point de Paris A delicate hemstitch.
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Pistil Stitch
French Knot at the end of Straight Stitch.
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Plaid Filling Stitch
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Plait Stitch
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Plaited Algerian Stitch
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Plaited Braid Stitch
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Plaited Edge Stitch
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Plaited Gobelin Stitch
A canvas stitch.
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Plaited Insertion Stitch
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Plaited Stitch
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Plaited Stitch on Canvas
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Portuguese Border Stitch
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Portuguese Knotted Stem Stitch
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Portuguese Stem Stitch
Alternate Name: Chain of Grain, Portuguese Knotted Stem Stitch
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Punch Stitch
A drawn fabric technique.
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