Embroidery Stitches Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• fish bone : a kind of filling stitch which is ideal for making leaves or feathers. it requires us to divide the pattern into two and each side is filled alternately giving it a plaited effect in the center, thus ideal to make leaves or feathers.
• back : the most often used to outline a design. this stitch also forms the baseline for other embroidery stitches.
• looped : a very decorative stitch and can experiment with threads for various colors over borders.
• chain : one of the more popular stitches used for outlining. when worked in close rows, chain stitches make good stitches for filling the design area.
• split : done using quite thick threads, such as wool. it was used as an outlining stitch or as a filling stitch.
• lazy daisy chain : also called detached chain stitch, this stitch is work in a circle to resemble the petals of a flower.
• running : considered being the easiest stitch for outlining.
• stem : basically an outline stitch, this stitch is usually used for flower stems, and outlines. it can only be used as a filling, rows of stem stitch worked closely together within a shape until it is filled.
• herringbone : a basic overlapping stitch popular for its use in borders.
• seed : also known as rice grain stitch. stitch uses simple straight stitches in a single direction to fill in patterns. it has shorter stitches above the fabric and longer stitches on the reverse side.
• cross : stitched formed by two crossing arms and may be used for outlining, as borders, or to fill in an entire area.
• satin : a solid filling stitch that is used to cover a design area with long, straight stitches worked very close together.
• bullion : a single detached stitch that is used for filling in a design area. it is recommended that one uses a needle with a small eye for ease in pulling.