About the Straight Stitch Family
The Straight Stitch is the first stitch you need to know before learning any other embroidery stitches or sewing. It is a simple single stitch done by taking the needle in and out of the fabric. There is no looping or crossing of the stitches here, making it pretty easy to learn and do. Many other stitches, including advanced stitches, begin by making a single straight stitch. So, if you are a beginner, this is where you should start. A straight stitch is one that is straight irrespective of its length.
Straight Stitch Family in Embroidery
Straight stitches can be combined in various patterns to come up with a variety of beautiful stitches as you will see in this family. They can be used to create fillings, straight-line stitches, geometric shapes, or motifs. The stitches in this family are easily adaptable as needlepoint stitches. In fact, some stitches like the Algerian Eyelet Stitch and the Lantern Stitch have been taken from needlepoint. A continuous series of Straight Stitches form the Running Stitch, a stitch of the Running Stitch Family.
Straight Stitch Family
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Sarah has been researching and sharing hand embroidery lessons for over 17 years, making it accessible to everyone around the globe.
hello sarah and friends, how are you? sarah im sending you a link, kindly tell me whta chinese double sided embroidery…. as im writing a book on hand embroidery and its stitches. if someone also also know about this style of embroidery kindly send me in detail.
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Thanks for sharing all tour knowledge. Here’s my stitch chart. 🖤
Wow, Ana! This is great to see! I love the Arrowhead Threaded Stitch- the colors are striking.😍
Sara done a design in straight stitch family stitches.
Wow, what a beautiful mandala you have made! I love the colors and the way you have used the Rice Stitch. Thank you for sharing! 😍
Sarah,
Thank you very much for the tutorials, you have become my go-to site for embroidery, and it has helped, hugely.
One suggestion. I know it would be a bit more work, but if the “family” entry had image links to the individual stitches, it would make it much easier for people who are bad at remembering names (such as myself) to find a we want to use again.
Again, thanks very much for the extremely useful page.
Dan
Dear Dan,
http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/reference/picture-dictionary
Check this link. It is a page with images of the stitches, all given on a page. You can find it in the `picture dictionary` option under `reference` tab on the top of the website.
Hope this helps! 🙂
Thank you, yes that is exactly what I was looking for, and I had missed it.
Dan
i like this site
Dear Sarah,
I am much impressed on seeing your tutorials. Awesome !! Great work !! I got the interest to learn embroidery. Do you offer online classes on Embroidery. If yes can you provide me the details. It would be of much help to me.
Regards,
Devasena
thank you Sarah for sharing about stitching, i really love that, inspiration of new idea, hope the best for you
Hi Sarah, I am working on long stitch. I want to know how should back side of the canvas look like. Is it ok if I take a back stitch at the reverse and front is a long stitch. That looks more neater to me. Please give your suggestion.
Hi, i’m looking for a book that shows all types of embroidery.Can you recommend such book?.Or do you have one for sale.
This website is great but I have to go to your site and time consuming.
Thank you for your help.
hi Eileen,
You can wait for our Ebook which should be out in a few months.
hi sarah,
i am new to embroidery,i want to learn and do it as buissness can u help me wat are the prossess i have to do
hiii sarah,
ur designs r really gr8,i havent done anything like this before but i want to learn all the designes from u.
Thanks very much for the prompt and helpful reply!
Very best regards,
Janet
Hi again,
Also, could you tell me where I can view the entire image of which the image I sent you is a part? I love these interlaced stitches and would like to see the whole picture —
Thanks again,
Janet
Dear Janet,
This stitching is not mine. Most probably it should belong to an online student of mine, ‘coz she has used even the same colored thread for interlaced running stitch.
You can check these links for the tutorials:
https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/herringbone-stitch/threaded-herringbone-stitch/
https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/herringbone-stitch/tacked-herringbone-stitch/
https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/running-stitch/interlaced-running-stitch/
The first and the third stitching belongs to the herringbone family.
My pictures can be found only here, in my website. You can check the picture dictionary to spot any stitch:
https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/reference/picture-dictionary/
Hi Sarah,
I’m working on a project that uses only straight and running stitches (I’m a beginning stitcher.) Somewhere I came across this image — I recognize your stitching, but I can’t find it on your site!
Specifically, can you tell me if the top and bottom lines of stitching are considered to be in the straight stitch family? And if so, if they have particular names, or if they’re just interlaced variations….
Thanks so much!
With much gratitude for your wonderful site,
Janet
