5 Easy straight stitches for filling shapes
These five straight stitches are perfect for filling in shapes.
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5 Embroidery Stitches
These stitches are great choices for filling in all kinds of shapes.
The sample stitches are done with one strand of embroidery floss, but you can change the look by using different thicknesses of thread or more dense stitching.
1. Straight stitch
Basic straight stitch is a fun and easy stitch that looks like sprinkles.
See a detailed straight stitch tutorial here.
2. Seeding stitch
This stitch is made with pairs of parallel lines. It is often called seeding stitch or double seeding stitch.
3. Arrowhead stitch
Arrowhead stitch is just like it sounds. It is made up of two lines that join at one point to make an arrow or “v” shape.
4. Fern stitch
Fern stitch looks like little bird tracks.
5. Eyelets
Eyelets in surface embroidery are similar to eyelets in counted thread embroidery, but they don’t need to be as exact. You can make them different sizes and with different numbers of spokes.
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