The Stitch Vault

All 21 in 21 Stitch Challenge Architectural Stitches Background Stitches Bargello Stitches Binding Stitch Brick Stitch Composite Stitches Cross Stitches Diagonal Stitches Gobelin Stitches horizontal stitches Knotted Stitches Multidirectional Stitches Open Stitches Rhodes Stitches Square and Rectangular Stitches Stand out Stitches Stitch of the Season Stitches for Animals Stitches for Clothing Stitches for Plants Stitches for Skies Stitches for snow Stitches with movement Tiny Stitches Vertical Stitches
Open Woven Stitch

Open Woven Stitch

Open Woven Stitch is an easy open background stitch that provides a light and simple texture. 

— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches Open Stitches
Trellis Crosses Stitch

Trellis Crosses Stitch

Trellis Crosses Stitch is a very open background stitch that leaves lots of canvas exposed. It works very well for the background of floral canvases. 

— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches
Shooting Stars Stitch

Shooting Stars Stitch

Shooting Stars Stitch is a beautiful background stitch for skies and water. This stitch will show some painted canvas through, even when stitched in its entirety.

— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches
Brick Trellis Stitch

Brick Trellis Stitch

This is a beautiful background stitch. 

— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches
Woven Trellis Stitch

Woven Trellis Stitch

Woven Trellis Stitch is a tried and true stitch. It is used frequently for backgrounds. 

— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches
Parisian Stitch

Parisian Stitch

Parisian Stitch is a fun vertical stitch
— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches
Bullet Stitch

Bullet Stitch

Try this stitch in a fine thread like Silk Lamé Braid for a night sky. It will resemble stars! 
— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches Multidirectional Stitches Stitches for Skies
Old Florentine Stitch

Old Florentine Stitch

Old Florentine Stitch is a great background stitch. It is made up of pairs of vertical straight stitches that span over two and over six canvas threads. 
— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: 21 in 21 Stitch Challenge Background Stitches
Skip Tent Variation

Skip Tent Variation

Skip Tent Variation Stitch is a great light coverage background stitch. 
— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches Open Stitches
Brick Stitch- Vertical Single

Brick Stitch- Vertical Single

There are so many variations on Brick Stitches. This version of the stitch is worked as a vertical straight stitch that spans over two canvas threads. 
— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: 21 in 21 Stitch Challenge Background Stitches Brick Stitch Tiny Stitches
Double Nobuko Stitch- Reverse

Double Nobuko Stitch- Reverse

Reverse Double Nobuko Stitch is a variation on Nobuko Stitch where stitches over one and over three are doubled and worked in pairs. 
— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches Diagonal Stitches
Double Nobuko Stitch

Double Nobuko Stitch

Double Nobuko Stitch is a variation on Nobuko Stitch where stitches over one and over three are doubled. 
— KC Needlepoint
Tagged: Background Stitches Diagonal Stitches