About the Fishbone Stitch Family
The Fishbone Stitch family deals with filling patterns by dividing them into two parts. The stitch is then done on each part of the pattern alternately. The final effect of the stitch would be a rib-like formation in the center of the pattern. This formation is especially helpful when we are making leaves or feathers. The effect it gives is more realistic. Depending on the pattern to be made, there are various ways to go about executing these stitches. Though all of them might look essentially alike, they differ slightly in their execution. These stitches might appear to be a distant cousin of the Herringbone Stitch Family, only, it is worked vertically.
Fishbone Stitch in Embroidery
Fishbone Stitch is one of the favorites for those who love to stitch botanical patterns. Any leaf would turn out gorgeous with one of these stitches. Some of the stitches are great to work on Visible Mending as they can cover an area without going through the center exactly.
Fishbone Stitch Family
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I’m having trouble identifying a stitch I used. I thought it was the fishbone stitch, but it might be a variation with a different name. The first step is the same as the fishbone with a small stitch from A to B, but the rib is formed by making another center stitch on Y wich holds down a larger stitch passing directly from X to Z. It’s not pressing, I’m just curious if anyone is familiar with the name of this variation?
Hey Reuben!
This stitch looks like the Closed Fly Stitch to me. Check out this link for the tutorial: https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/fly-stitch/closed-fly-stitch/
It’s a shame none of the links to the tutorials works anymore. There were quite a few broken links in the previous 3 stitch families too ☹️
Hi Cate,
I will try to check why the links are not working. Thanks for bringing ot to our notice. Give me a day and I will update you on it.
– Sarah
Dear Cate,
I have corrected the links not working in this family of stitches. I will update the others, too. Please note that some of the tutorials are yet to be uploaded to the website, the reason why they are not linked, even though they show in the stitch family list. Once the stitches are posted, they will be linked and updated.
Thank you so much for letting me know! I’m waiting to start my very first attempt at embroidery and I’m really enjoying reading all about the different stitches and how to do them on your site. It’s, without doubt, the most informative site I’ve come across. Xx
Hey Sarah. Thanks so much for the valuable information on your website. Easy to read and follow! I have been searching for a while how to complete a particular stitch I have seen in a video elsewhere and hoping you can help me as I have been unable to recreate this (video is short and very fast). Do you know the name of this stitch?
Thanks in advance!
Hannah
Hi Hannah. Thanks for writing. You did not give any reference to the video you have seen. Send me the link so that I can check and try to figure out!
Hi sarah how much u charge for embroidery classes
Hi,
I am interested in joining the embroidery classes.
Please send the details ASAP.
hi
sara i want to learn embroidery from you. i’m a student of fashion designing could you please tell when shall i need to come to learn these things.
thanking you in advance
Dear Priya,
I hold my classes in Pune. Right now, of course, am on a break. But hoping to resume soon. So, if you stay somewhere near Pashan in Pune, you can drop an email to me for details.