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Visual Dictionary of Hand embroidery stitches

This visual embroidery stitch dictionary is a library of hand embroidery stitches with images. Get inspired, learn new hand embroidery stitches and add them to your hand embroidery projects!

A

Algerian eyelet hand embroidery stitch
Algerian Eyelet stitch
Alternating Twisted Chain stitch front view
Alternating Twisted Chain stitch
Anklet stitch embroidery with red thread small image
Anklet Stitch
Antwerp edging front view
Antwerp Edging

B

Backstitch
Backstitch
Backstitched Chain stitch front side
Backstitched Chain stitch
Barb stitch front side - embroidery in blue and yellow thread on white fabric
Barb stitch
Basket stitch embroidery with green floss
Basket Stitch
Basque Knot hand embroidery stitch
Basque Knot
Basque Stitch embroidery
Basque Stitch
Berwick stitch front view - hand embroidery with green pearl cotton on white cotton fabric
Berwick stitch
Blanket stitch front side
Blanket stitch
Blanket stitch filling with red threads on white fabric
Blanket stitch filling
Blanket stitch filling in circles
Blanket stitch filling in circles
Small white felt heart
Blanket stitch for sewing
Bokhara Couching with blue threads Small
Bokhara Couching
Brick stitch embroidery with orange pearl cotton on white fabric
Brick stitch
Bullion knot stitch
Bullion Knot stitch
Bulls head stitch embroidery small image
Bulls Head stitch
Butterfly Chain Stitch
Butterfly Chain stitch
Buttonhole bar embroidery with dark red pearl cotton
Buttonhole bar
Buttonhole shading stitch in various shades of blue embroidery floss
Buttonhole Shading stitch
Stitch hand embroidered with dark red thread on white background
Buttonhole stitch
Buttonhole wheel embroidery stitch on white fabric with blue floss
Buttonhole Wheel

C

Cable Chain Stitch
Cable Chain Stitch
Ceylon Stitch embroidery
Ceylon Stitch
Chain Stitch with green threads small image
Chain Stitch
Chevron stitch embroidery - three rows of stitches in red and yellow
Chevron stitch
Closed blanket stitch embroidered with light blue thread on white fabric
Closed Blanket stitch
Closed Cretan stitch green small
Closed Cretan stitch
Closed fly stitch small image
Closed Fly stitch
Closed herringbone stitch 1x1
Closed Herringbone stitch
Colonial knots embroidered with orange pearl cotton
Colonial Knots
Connected Fly stitch embroidery small
Connected Fly stitch
Coral stitch small image
Coral stitch
Couching stitch embroidery with green threads
Couching stitch
Cretan Stitch
Cretan Stitch
Crossed blanket stitch front side
Crossed Blanket stitch
Crossed Fly Stitch filling small image
Crossed Fly Stitch filling
Crown Stitch embroidery Small
Crown Stitch

D

Darning stitch with red thread on natural linen
Darning Stitch
Single Chain Stitch Small
Detached Chain Stitch
Double blanket stitch embroidered with red and green embroidery floss
Double Blanket stitch
Double Feather Stitch embroidery small image
Double Feather Stitch
Lazy daisy stitch embroidery with red and pink floss
Double Lazy Daisy stitch
Double threaded backstitch embroidered with yellow and red embroidery floss
Double Threaded Backstitch
Double threaded running stitch embroidery in yellow and green threads on white fabric
Double Threaded Running stitch
Duplicate stitch front side - yellow thread embroidery on grey knitwear
Duplicate stitch

E

Eastern Stitch embroidery with purple pearl cotton small image
Eastern Stitch
Ermine Stitch embroidery small image
Ermine Stitch
Eskimo lace edging embroidered with pink and green thread
Eskimo Lace Edging
Eyelet Star Stitch Ray stitch
Eyelet Star Stitch
Eyelet Wheel Stitch small image
Eyelet Wheel Stitch

F

Fairy lights stitch embroidery in two colors
Fairy Lights Stitch
Fan Stitch embroidery small image
Fan Stitch
Feather Stitch embroidery small image
Feather Stitch
Feathered Chain Stitch small image
Feathered Chain Stitch
Fern stitch embroidery on white fabric
Fern Stitch
Fishbone stitch bar with green threads on white canvas
Fishbone Stitch
Fly Stitch small image
Fly Stitch
Autumn leave embroidered with French knots in brown and light orange colors
French knot

G

German knotted blanket stitch embroidered with orange thread - front side
German Knotted Blanket stitch
Granitos Stitch embroidery small image
Granitos Stitch

H

Half Chevron stitch small image
Half Chevron Stitch
Herringbone Ladder Stitch embroidery with pink and green thread
Herringbone Ladder Stitch
Herringbone stitch embroidery with red floss on white fabric
Herringbone Stitch
Holbein Stitch embroidery
Holbein Stitch
Honeycomb stitch embroidery with dark red thread on white fabric
Honeycomb Filling
hungarian braided chain stitch embroidery with red and teal green floss1x1
Hungarian Braided Chain Stitch

I

Interlaced Chain Stitch Small image
Interlaced Chain Stitch

J

Jacobean Couching Small
Jacobean Couching
Japanese Darning Stitch with blue embroidery floss
Japanese Darning Stitch

K

Knotted Cable Chain Stitch small image
Knotted Cable Chain Stitch

L

Laced Herringbone Stitch positioned diagonally
Laced Herringbone Stitch
Lazy daisy stitch Pink small
Lazy Daisy Stitch
Green leave embroidered with leaf stitch
Leaf Stitch
Long and short stitch sampler from 2024
Long and Short Stitch
Looped Running Stitch small image
Looped Running Stitch

M

Magic stitch embroidery pink and blue
Magic Chain Stitch
Meandering Stitch (Parallel Running Stitch)
Meandering Stitch
Mirrored Blanket Stitch embroidery with pink floss small image
Mirrored Blanket Stitch

O

Open Chain Stitch embroidery with lilac pearl cotton thread
Open Chain Stitch
Overlock stitch embroidery with purple thread small image
Overlock Stitch
Outline embroidery stitch made with red thread on white canvas
Outline Stitch

P

Padded Satin Stitch embroidery
Padded Satin Stitch
Palestrina stitch pink and purple small image
Palestrina Stitch
Parallel Running stitch aka Fairy lights stitch
Parallel Running Stitch
Pekinese stitch embroidery with pink floss
Pekinese Stitch
Pistil stitch embroidery
Pistil Stitch
Plaited Fly Stitch small image
Plaited Fly Stitch

Q

Queen Stitch embroidery tutorial
Queen Stitch

R

Radiating Stitch Small
Radiating Stitch
Raised Fishbone Stitch leaf
Raised Fishbone Stitch
Reverse Chain stitch with blue Pearl cotton
Reverse Chain Stitch
Rice stitch Small
Rice Stitch
Rosette of Thorns embroidery with red and green floss
Rosette of Thorns
Running stitch 1x1
Running Stitch

S

Satin Stitch embroidery with green threads
Satin Stitch
Scallop Stitch Edge with pearl cotton thread
Scallop Stitch
Scotch Darning Stitch embroidery for mending
Scotch Darning Stitch
Scottish Cretan Stitch embroidery with yellow threads
Scottish Cretan Stitch
Scroll Stitch embroidery small image
Scroll Stitch
Sorbello knot Stitch embroidery
Sorbello Stitch
Split Backstitch embroidery with purple thread small image
Split Backstitch
Split Stitch small image
Split Stitch
Start stitch small
Star Stitch
Stem Stitch Embroidery small image
Stem Stitch
Stepped Running Stitch embroidery in two colors
Stepped Running Stitch
Straight Stitch small image
Straight Stitch
Sun Wheel Stitch embroidery with pearl cotton small image
Sun Wheel Stitch
Surface Satin stitch embroidery with brown threads
Surface Satin Stitch

T

Tacked Herringbone Stitch Small
Tacked Herringbone Stitch
Threaded Backstitch with two colors of threads
Threaded Backstitch
Threaded Running Stitch with yellow and blue threads
Threaded Running Stitch
Triangular Turkish Stitch
Triangular Turkish Stitch
Tulip Stitch small image
Tulip Stitch
Turkey Work embroidery with three colors of threads
Turkey Work
Twisted Chain Stitch Small image
Twisted Chain Stitch
Twisted Fly Stitch small image
Twisted Fly Stitch

U

Underside Couching embroidery with light blue pearl cotton
Underside Couching

V

Vandyke stitch embroidery
Vandyke Stitch

W

Weave Stitch embroidery in two colors
Weave Stitch
Wheatear Stitch small image
Wheatear Stitch
Whip stitch embroidery with pink pearl cotton
Whip stitch
Whipped backstitch W letter
Whipped Backstitch
Whipped blanket stitch with white and red floss
Whipped Blanket Stitch
Whipped Chain Stitch Small image
Whipped Chain Stitch
Whipped Running Stitch with pink and green floss
Whipped Running Stitch
Whipped Satin Stitch small image
Whipped Satin Stitch
Spider wheel whipped purple
Whipped Spider Wheel
Woven spider wheel flower embroidered with pink variegated floss
Woven Spider Wheel
Woven Star stitch filled orange
Woven Star Stitch

Z

Zig Zag Chain Stitch embroidery with blue thread small image
Zig Zag Chain Stitch
ZigZag Stitch small image
ZigZag Stitch

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