Embroidery Stitch Guide

3 2
Backstitch Fern Stitch Oblong Cross Stitch
4 4 2
Up at 1, down at 2, Make three straight stitches of 5 1 Up at odd, down at even
312
up at 3, down at 1, 5 6
equal length radiating from numbers, working in
stitching back to the same central point. Up numerical sequence.
1 3
meet previous stitch. at 1, down at 2, up at 1,
down at 3, up at 1 down at 4, up at 5 to
begin next group of stitches.
Open Cretan Stitch
Blanket Stitch
2 Up at 1, then holding thread 4
Down at 1, up at 2, French Knot above the needle, down
1
with thread 1 at 2 and up at 3. Holding 3
below needle; Up at 1, wrap thread once thread below the needle,
2
pull through. around needle, down at 1. down at 4 and up at 5.
1

8
Blanket Stitch (Inverted) Herringbone Stitch Smyrna Cross 4 2

Up at 1, around fabric edge 3 2 5 6

2 Up at 1, down at 2, up Up at odd, down at even
at 2, up at 3 with at 3, down at 4; numbers, working in
3 5 4 1 3
thread below completes stitch. Up at 1 numerical sequence. 7
needle; pull through. 1 5 to work next stitch

3
Stem Stitch
Blanket Stitch (Corner) Lazy Daisy Stitch 12
Up at 1, down at 2,
Make a diagonal blanket stitch Up at 1, make loop, down at 1. up at 3 keeping thread to left of needle
at 1. Tack stitch on the wrong Up at 2, down at 3 to 1 and working slightly slanted stitches along
2 2
side at corner, leaving loop. tack loop the line of design.
Insert needle through
loop at 2; pull taut. 3
Continue stitching. 1

Whipstitch Embroidery
Long/Straight Stitch (Diagonal)
Use a whipping
Chain Stitch 1 2
Up at 1, down at 2. motion over the raw
2 1
edges to finish.
Up at 1, make loop,
down at 1; up at 2 with
thread looped under needle; pull needle
through. Point 2 is now 1 for the next stitch.
Long/Straight Stitch (horizon-

tal) 1 2

Up at 1, down at 2.
Cross Stitch

Stitch from lower left to upper right corner,

then cross back.thread looped Long/Straight Stitch (vertical)
under needle; pull needle 2
through. Point 2 is now 1 Up at 1, down at 2.
for the next stitch. 1

Feather Stitch 4 1 Long/Straight Stitch

32 2 2 2
Up at 1, down at 2, up at 3
pulling through with thread 1 2 1 1 1
under the needle. Up at 4 to
make next even stitch, alternating Up at 1, down at 2.
stitches to right and left of 1. Work stitches for specified length.