Embroidery Stitches

- Are the smallest units in

embroidery.
Embroidery Stitches

1. Running Stitch
2. Back Stitch
3. Seed Stitch
4. Cross Stitch
5. Satin Stitch
 1. Running stitch

Is considered being the

easiest stitch for
outlining.
 Step of the Running Stitch

a. First bring the needle out at point 1 and

then insert the needle down at point 2.
 2. Back stitch

The most often used to

outlined a design.
 Steps of the Back stitch
a. Bring the thread through point A and take it
in through B. This create one stitch

b. Bring the thread through C and take it in

through B.

c. Bring the thread through D and take it in

through point C.
 3. Seed stitch
Also known as rice grain stitch.
Stitch uses simple straight stitches
in a single direction to fill in
patterns.
Step of the Seed Stitch

a. Make a row of running stitch.

 4. Cross Stitch
Stitch form by two crossing arms and
maybe used for outlining, as a boarder or
to fill in an entire area
 Steps of the Cross Stitch
a. Bring the needle out through A and take
it diagonally across to B. Bring it back
again through C, which line vertically
below A.

b. Now put the needle in through D, which

lies vertically above B.
 5. Satin Stitch
A solid filling stitch that is used to
cover a design area with long
straight stitches, worked very
closed together.
Steps of the Satin stitch
a. Bring the needle out through A and put it
in through B. So that we will make a stitch
which will cover a small area between the
stitch Libes.

b. Now, bring the needle back through C, a

point that very close to A.
Score Criteria
20 Stitches done correctly, very
neat, uniform space, and even
tension.

15 Stitches done correctly except

for 1, moderately neat, uniform
space and even tension.

10 Stitches done correctly except

for 2, neat, uniform space and
even tension.

5 Stitches fine correctly except for

3 to 4 neat, spacing and
tension uneven.

1 Stitches done correctly except for 5,

spacing and tension uneven.
Assignments:
What are the steps in making
the following embroidery
stitches:
- Herring bone
- Chain Stitch
- Lazy daisy chain stitch
- French Knot
- Split Stitch