running stitch

Small, even stitches that run in and out through the cloth without overlapping

backstitch

A tight, secure stitch made by doubling the thread backwards on part of the previous stitch

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french knots

A decorative stitch made by winding the thread around the needle and drawing the needle back through the entrance point

lazy daisy

A stitch formed by an elongated loop held down at the free end by a small stitch

blanket stitch

A stitch traditionally used to finish the edges of unhemmed blankets

feather stitch

an embroidery stitch consisting of a line of diagonal blanket stitches worked alternately to the left and right

threaded running stitch

Threaded stitches (aka laced stitches) are a group of stitches made up of a foundation stitch and a second thread

double threaded back stitch

A threaded running stitch with another thread woven underneath