Just to keep you up to date on the embroidery stitch videos that have been updated recently on Needle ‘n Thread, here’s the list from the past week. On each video page, I’ve done my best to show you a picture of the completed stitch, sometimes in context on a finished piece, where possible.

The woven picot is a dimensional embroidery stitch, often used in Brazilian embroidery and stumpwork.

The raised stem stitch band is also a dimensional stitch, involving the stem stitch worked over a foundation of parallel stitches.

The checkered or alternating chain stitch is a simple chain stitch, using two colors of thread. The key is working with both threads in the needle at one time. It looks complicated, but it’s really very simple!

The fly stitch, worked vertically, can be used for a filling stitch (the large green leaves in the photo above, for example), or used to create decorative lines, branches, and twiggy things.

The raised fishbone stitch works great for leaf or petal shapes, when you want a bit of lift to them.

The fly stitch worked horizontally creates a scalloped-like line that can be used for borders or decorative lines. It can also be mirrored and worked in multiple rows, as an open filling in larger areas.