A canvas, or needlepoint stitch, that can be worked diagonally or horizontally. When worked horizontally a frame is required to avoid excessive distortion of the canvas.

Two variations: the first (sometimes called Detached Wheatear Stitch) looks more like a bull's head and is worked with a loose horizontal stitch that is held down in the middle with a Detached Chain Stitch; the second consists of a Detached Chain Stitch and two angled Straight Stitches on either side.

A loose central thread is couched along the line to be stitched with long Straight Stitches that intersect over the foundation thread.

A Back Stitch variation.

A Herringbone Stitch variation. The lacing can be worked from left to right, or right to left.

Drawn fabric stitch that creates a triangular band.

Several variations: 1. Tacked down with small Straight Stitches, 2. Tacked down with Detached Chain Stitches, 3. Zigzag Coral Stitch worked over the Herringbone Stitch. The same methods of tying down can be used as well with Closed Herringbone.

Two mirrored rows of Bosnian Stitch.

A drawn fabric technique.

Detached Chain Stitch with a secondary stitch looped through the chain's anchor stitch.

A simple Chain Stitch variation. Worked downwards.

A threaded Herringbone Stitch variation.

Reversible.

A drawn fabric stitch -- not technically an Insertion Stitch. Reverses to a diamond pattern.

Reversible.