Basic Embroidery Stitches : Straight Stitch and Variations

Straight stitch is the most basic stitch of the hundreds of stitches used for embroidery.

Running stitch is orderly placed straight stitches in a row

Want to know the difference between Running Stitch and Darning Stitch? Check here.

A stitch that one need not 'learn', but, comes automatically when given a needle and thread. Probably, the foundation of most of the stitches

And, if one thinks out of the box, Stem stitch, Back stitch and even the Fish bone Stitch would seem to be variations of Straight Stitch.

Variations of Straight stitch are :

1. Running Stitch
2. Satin Stitch
3. Granitos
4. Bundle Stitch
5. Holbein Stitch
6. Fern Stitch
7. Thorn Stitch
8. Seeding stitch,
9. Seed stitch
10. Eyelet Stitch
11. Diamond Eyelet Stitch
12. Spoke stitch
13. Algerian Stitch
14. Zig zag Stitch
15. Arrowhead Stitch
16. Bosnian Stitch
17. Paris Stitch
18. Four Sided Stitch
19. Lantern Stitch
20. Fan Stitch
21. Radiating Stitch

Where all Straight Stitch is exclusively used:

• Straight Stitch used in Chicken Scratch Embroidery 
• Straight Stitch  used in Bargello Needlepoint (gobelin stitch, tent stitch)
• Straight Stitch used in Pulled thread Work - Four Sided Stitch

Here are eight pictures of Embroideries using straight stitch. Look how a small difference in strokes gives varied appearance. Click on the pictures to Go to the respective websites.

 

Source: Pinterest.com

Source: Pinterest.com

Source: Pinterest.com

Source: Pinterest.com

And last but not the least

Source: Pinterest 

Upcoming posts

1. Bundle Stitch

2. Fern Stitch Vs. Thorn Stitch

3. Seed Stitch Vs. Seeding Stitch

4. Eyelet Stitch, Diamond Eyelet Stitch, Algerian Stitch and Spoke Stitch

5. Zig Zag Stitch, Arrowhead Stitch and Bosnian Stitch

6. Paris Stitch Vs. Four Sided Stitch

7. Lantern Stitch, Fan Stitch and Radiating Stitch

Happy Stitching!