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Simple decorative stitches
Decorative stitches is the art or work of ornamenting fabrics with needle work such as chain, blanket, herring-borne, satin, feather, French knot, fly, cross, stem etc. decorative stitches are used for decorating clothes. Decorative stitches are classified under permanent stitches.
Types of decorative stitches
- Chain
- Blanket
- Satin
- French knot
- Fly
- Cross
- Stem
Practical work: simple decorative stitches on brown paper.
Chain stitch
- Bring needle out of the line to be stitched
- Hold the thread to the left
- Put the needle back to where it has just come out
- Bring it out in short space further down.
- Pass the thread under the needle from left to right.
- Put the needle back into the material just inside the link.
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