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<p><b>Backstitch</b> or <i>back stitch</i> and its variants <i>stem stitch</i>, <i>outline stitch</i> and <i>split stitch</i> are a class of <a href="/wiki/Embroidery" title="Embroidery">embroidery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sewing" title="Sewing">sewing</a> <a href="/wiki/Stitch_(textile_arts)" title="Stitch (textile arts)">stitches</a> in which individual stitches are made backward to the general direction of <a href="/wiki/Sewing" title="Sewing">sewing</a>. In embroidery, these stitches form lines and are most often used to outline shapes and to add fine detail to an embroidered picture. It is also used to embroider lettering. In hand sewing, it is a utility stitch which strongly and permanently attaches two pieces of <a href="/wiki/Fabric" class="mw-redirect" title="Fabric">fabric</a>. The small stitches done back-and-forth makes the back stitch the strongest stitch among the basic stitches.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hence it can be used to sew strong seams by hand, without a sewing machine.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description_of_the_technique">Description of the technique</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backstitch&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description of the technique"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A versatile stitch which is easy to work, backstitch is ideal for following both simple and intricate outlines and as a foundation row for more complex embroidery stitches such as <i>herringbone ladder filling stitch</i>. Although superficially similar to the <a href="/wiki/Holbein_stitch" title="Holbein stitch">Holbein stitch</a>, which is commonly used in <a href="/wiki/Blackwork_embroidery" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackwork embroidery">blackwork embroidery</a>, backstitch differs in the way it is worked, requiring only a single journey to complete a line of stitching. </p><p>Basic backstitch is the stitch used to outline shapes in modern <a href="/wiki/Cross-stitch" title="Cross-stitch">cross-stitch</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Assisi_embroidery" title="Assisi embroidery">Assisi embroidery</a> and occasionally in <a href="/wiki/Blackwork_embroidery" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackwork embroidery">blackwork</a>. </p><p>Stem stitch is an ancient technique; surviving mantles embroidered with stem stitch by the <a href="/wiki/Paracas_culture" title="Paracas culture">Paracas</a> people of <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> are dated to the first century BCE.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stem stitch is used in the <a href="/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry" title="Bayeux Tapestry">Bayeux Tapestry</a>, an embroidered cloth probably dating to the later 1070s, for lettering and to outline areas filled with <a href="/wiki/Couching_(embroidery)" class="mw-redirect" title="Couching (embroidery)">couching or laid-work</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Levey,_S._M_1993_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levey,_S._M_1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Split stitch in silk is characteristic of <a href="/wiki/Opus_Anglicanum" title="Opus Anglicanum">Opus Anglicanum</a>, an embroidery style of <a href="/wiki/Medieval_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval England">Medieval England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Levey,_S._M_1993_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levey,_S._M_1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Backstitch1.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Backstitch1.png/220px-Backstitch1.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Backstitch1.png 1.5x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="60" /></a><figcaption>Stitch diagram for working Back stitch</figcaption></figure> <p>Backstitch is most easily worked on an <a href="/wiki/Even-weave" class="mw-redirect" title="Even-weave">even-weave</a> fabric, where the threads can be counted to ensure regularity, and is generally executed from right to left.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stitches are worked in a 'two steps forward, one step back' fashion, along the line to be filled, as shown in the diagram. </p><p>Neatly worked in a straight line this stitch resembles <a href="/wiki/Chain_stitch" title="Chain stitch">chain stitching</a> produced by a sewing machine. </p><p>The back stitch can also be used as a hand sewing utility stitch to attach two pieces of fabric together.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backstitch&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Variants of backstitch include: </p> <ul><li><b>Basic backstitch</b> or <i>point de sable</i>.</li> <li><b>Threaded backstitch</b></li> <li><b>Pekinese stitch</b>, a looped interlaced backstitch</li> <li><b>Stem stitch</b>, in which each stitch overlaps the previous stitch to one side, forming a twisted line of stitching, with the thread passing below the needle. It is generally used for outlining shapes and for stitching flower stems<sup id="cite_ref-RD_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RD-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and tendrils.</li> <li><b>Whipped back stitch</b> using thread of a different color than the original stitch, the needle is passed under the stitch without piercing the fabric, repeated to create a colorful twisted effect</li> <li><b>Outline stitch</b>, sometimes distinguished from stem stitch in that the thread passes above rather than below the needle.</li> <li><b>Split stitch</b>, in which the needle pierces the thread rather than returning to one side.</li> <li><b>Ringed back stitch</b>, back stitches are worked to create half rings, these are completed by a second row of stitches to form ring outlines</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stitch_gallery">Stitch gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backstitch&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Stitch gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pekinese_stitch.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Pekinese stitch"><img alt="Pekinese stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Pekinese_stitch.gif/120px-Pekinese_stitch.gif" decoding="async" width="120" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Pekinese_stitch.gif/180px-Pekinese_stitch.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Pekinese_stitch.gif 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Pekinese stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stem_stitch.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Stem stitch"><img alt="Stem stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Stem_stitch.gif/87px-Stem_stitch.gif" decoding="async" width="87" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Stem_stitch.gif/131px-Stem_stitch.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Stem_stitch.gif/174px-Stem_stitch.gif 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="344" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Stem stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Whipped_stem_stitch.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Whipped stem stitch"><img alt="Whipped stem stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Whipped_stem_stitch.gif/105px-Whipped_stem_stitch.gif" decoding="async" width="105" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Whipped_stem_stitch.gif/157px-Whipped_stem_stitch.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Whipped_stem_stitch.gif/209px-Whipped_stem_stitch.gif 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Whipped stem stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Split_stitch.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Split stitch"><img alt="Split stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Split_stitch.gif/104px-Split_stitch.gif" decoding="async" width="104" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Split_stitch.gif/156px-Split_stitch.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Split_stitch.gif/209px-Split_stitch.gif 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="253" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Split stitch</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backstitch&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 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href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stem_stitch" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:stem stitch">stem stitch</a></b></i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assisi_embroidery" title="Assisi embroidery">Assisi embroidery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackwork_embroidery" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackwork embroidery">Blackwork embroidery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-stitch" title="Cross-stitch">Cross-stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_stitch" title="Embroidery stitch">Embroidery stitches</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backstitch&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/back-stitch/back-stitch/">"Back Stitch"</a>. <i>Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-06-22</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sarah%27s+Hand+Embroidery+Tutorials&rft.atitle=Back+Stitch&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.embroidery.rocksea.org%2Fstitch%2Fback-stitch%2Fback-stitch%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABackstitch" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHllCRKwSCM"><i>How to do the Back Stitch</i></a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/YHllCRKwSCM">archived</a> from the original on 2021-12-13<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-06-22</span></span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=How+to+do+the+Back+Stitch&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DYHllCRKwSCM&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABackstitch" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Enthoven, Jacqueline: <i>The Creative Stitches of Embroidery</i>, Van Norstrand Rheinhold, 1964, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-442-22318-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-442-22318-8">0-442-22318-8</a>, p. 65</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Levey,_S._M_1993-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Levey,_S._M_1993_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Levey,_S._M_1993_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Levey, S. M. and D. King, <i>The Victoria and Albert Museum's Textile Collection Vol. 3: Embroidery in Britain from 1200 to 1750</i>, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1993, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85177-126-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-85177-126-3">1-85177-126-3</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://teachyoutosew.com/understanding-the-backstitch/">"Understanding the Backstitch"</a>. <i>Teach You To Sew</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-02-17</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Teach+You+To+Sew&rft.atitle=Understanding+the+Backstitch&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fteachyoutosew.com%2Funderstanding-the-backstitch%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABackstitch" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RD-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-RD_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Reader's Digest <i>Complete Guide to Needlework</i>. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89577-059-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-89577-059-8">0-89577-059-8</a>, p. 48</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backstitch&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Caulfield, S.F.A., and B.C. Saward, <i>The Dictionary of Needlework</i>, 1885.</li> <li>Eaton, Jan. <i>Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches</i>, Revised by Jan Eaton. London: Hodder&Stoughton, 1989. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-340-51075-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-340-51075-7">0-340-51075-7</a></li> <li>Enthoven, Jacqueline: <i>The Creative Stitches of Embroidery</i>, Van Norstrand Rheinhold, 1964, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-442-22318-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-442-22318-8">0-442-22318-8</a></li> <li>Reader's Digest, <i>Complete Guide to Needlework</i>. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89577-059-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-89577-059-8">0-89577-059-8</a></li> <li>Levey, S. M. and D. 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style="width:1%">Stitches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Backstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blanket_stitch" title="Blanket stitch">Blanket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Box_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Box stitch">Box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buttonhole_stitch" title="Buttonhole stitch">Buttonhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chain_stitch" title="Chain stitch">Chain stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Couching" title="Couching">Couching and laid work</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_stitches" title="Cross stitches">Cross stitches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_stitch" title="Embroidery stitch">Embroidery stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Featherstitch" title="Featherstitch">Featherstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holbein_stitch" title="Holbein stitch">Holbein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parisian_stitch" title="Parisian 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href="/wiki/Mountmellick_embroidery" title="Mountmellick embroidery">Mountmellick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakshi_kantha" title="Nakshi kantha">Nakshi kantha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persian_embroidery" title="Persian embroidery">Persian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rasht_embroidery" title="Rasht embroidery">Rasht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sermeh_embroidery" title="Sermeh embroidery">Sermeh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sistan_embroidery" title="Sistan embroidery">Sistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zardozi" title="Zardozi">Zardozi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opus_Anglicanum" title="Opus Anglicanum">Opus Anglicanum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rushnyk" title="Rushnyk">Rushnyk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sewed_muslin" title="Sewed muslin">Sewed muslin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_embroidery" title="Ukrainian embroidery">Ukrainian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_embroidery" title="Vietnamese embroidery">Vietnamese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyshyvanka" 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href="/wiki/Needlework" title="Needlework">Needlework</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quilting" title="Quilting">Quilting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sewing" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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href="/wiki/Ease_(sewing)" title="Ease (sewing)">Ease</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embellishment" title="Embellishment">Embellishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabric_tube_turning" title="Fabric tube turning">Fabric tube turning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floating_canvas" title="Floating canvas">Floating canvas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gather_(sewing)" title="Gather (sewing)">Gather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godet_(sewing)" title="Godet (sewing)">Godet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gore_(fabrics)" title="Gore (fabrics)">Gore (fabrics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gusset" title="Gusset">Gusset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heirloom_sewing" title="Heirloom sewing">Heirloom sewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleat" title="Pleat">Pleat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirring" title="Shirring">Shirring</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Stitch_(textile_arts)" title="Stitch (textile arts)">Stitches</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/List_of_sewing_stitches" title="List of sewing stitches">list</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Backstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bar_tack" title="Bar tack">Bar tack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blanket_stitch" title="Blanket stitch">Blanket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blind_stitch" title="Blind stitch">Blind stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buttonhole_stitch" title="Buttonhole stitch">Buttonhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_stitches" title="Cross stitches">Catch stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chain_stitch" title="Chain stitch">Chain stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coverstitch" title="Coverstitch">Coverstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-stitch" title="Cross-stitch">Cross-stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_stitch" title="Embroidery stitch">Embroidery stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemstitch" title="Hemstitch">Hemstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockstitch" title="Lockstitch">Lockstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overlock" title="Overlock">Overlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pad_stitch" title="Pad stitch">Pad stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pick_stitch" title="Pick stitch">Pick stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rantering" title="Rantering">Rantering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Running_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Running stitch">Running</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashiko" title="Sashiko">Sashiko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoating" title="Stoating">Stoating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tack_(sewing)" title="Tack (sewing)">Tack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topstitch" title="Topstitch">Topstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zigzag_stitch" title="Zigzag stitch">Zigzag</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seam_(sewing)" title="Seam (sewing)">Seams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neckline" title="Neckline">Neckline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felled_seam" title="Felled seam">Felled seam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seam_allowance" title="Seam allowance">Seam allowance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Style_line" title="Style line">Style line</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Notions_(sewing)" title="Notions (sewing)">Notions</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Trim_(sewing)" title="Trim (sewing)">Trim</a></li></ul></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bias_tape" title="Bias tape">Bias tape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collar_stay" title="Collar stay">Collar stay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elastic_(notion)" title="Elastic (notion)">Elastic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galloon" 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