Ineverydaylanguage,astitchinthecontextofembroideryorhand-sewingisdefinedasthemovementoftheembroideryneedlefromthebacksideofthefabrictothefrontsideandbacktothebackside.Thethreadstrokeonthefrontsideproducedbythisisalsocalledstich.Inthecontextofembroidery,anembroiderystitchmeansoneormorestitchesthatarealwaysexecutedinthesameway,formingafigureofrecognisablelook.Embroiderystitchesarealsocalledstitchesforshort.
Embroiderystitchesarethesmallestunitsinembroidery,embroiderypatternsareformedbydoingmanyembroiderystitches,eitherallthesameordifferentones,eitherfollowingacountingchartonpaper,followingadesignpaintedonthefabricorevenworkingfreehand
Embroideryusesvariousstitchesandcombinationsofstitches.Eachembroiderystitchhasaspecialnametohelpidentifyit,andalthoughtheyaremostlysimpletoexecute,whenyouputthemtogethertheresultscanbeextremelycomplex.
foroutliningshapes
asthenameimplies,anedgingstitchtopreventfraying,butalsodecorative.
Attachingathreadtoapieceoffabricbysewingiton.Specialistcouchingstitches:Pendantcouching,Bokharacouching,Squarelaidwork.
Loopedstitch,suitableforeitherrepeatorrandompatterns.
Usedasfillingstitchorinaline.Workedbytwistingthreadaroundtheneedle.
2.Frenchknots
Usedforlinesandstems,butalsousedasaninfillingstitch.