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HISTORY OF EMBROIDERY BACKSTITCH

Embroidery
The word embroidery comes Backstitch or back stitch
from the French word Embroidery is the art or and its variants stem stitch ,
“broderie” meaning process of forming
outline stitch , and split
embellishment. This textile decorative designs with
stitch are a class of
art is the process of hand or machine
needlework. embroidery and sewing
decorating fabric with a stitches in which individual
needle and either thread or stitches are made backward
thicker yarn. The origin of to the general direction of
embroidery is hard to find as sewing
each source differs slightly
but is thought to be back in
30,000 BC; with the Cro-
Magnons

Running Stitch Fishbone Stitch Herringbone Stitch


The running stitch or straight The fishbone stitch is often A herringbone stitch is a
stitch is the basic stitch in to create and fill a leaf needlework stitch used in
hand sewing and embroidery, design or comparable shape. embroidery, knitting, and
on which all other forms of In order to work the motif, crochet. It is so named as it
sewing are based. The stitch first a line. resembles the bones
is worked by passing the extending from the spine of
needle in and out of the fabric a herring fish. It is stitch
that creates a fabric pattern
closely resembling a
herringbone pattern or
herring cloth.

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Satin Stitch Seed Stitch Feather stitch
In sewing and embroidery, a The stitch uses simple Feather Stitch or Cretan
satin stitch or damask stitch straight in a single direction stitch are the
is a series of flat stitches to fill in patterns. It is more embroidery techniques
that are used to completely or less like the darning made of open, looped
cover a section of the stitch, but there isa slightly stitches worked
background. difference. alternately to the right
and left of a central rib.

Blanket Stitch Lazy Daisy Stitch


The stitch is simple and This is often used to give
easy, yet beauty. It is used petal design and small
to stitch the edges of floral patterns. It consists
blankets. It not only gives of a single loop of chain
the blanket edges a nice than the continuous pattern.
look but secures it. This Lazy Daisy is one of the
stitch is now used in many extremely easy stitches.
other crafting projects as
well.

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