The Stitch Vault
Open Woven Stitch
Open Woven Stitch is an easy open background stitch that provides a light and simple texture.
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.
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.
Woven Trellis Stitch
Woven Trellis Stitch is a tried and true stitch. It is used frequently for backgrounds.
Bullet Stitch
Try this stitch in a fine thread like Silk Lamé Braid for a night sky. It will resemble stars!
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.
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.
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.
Double Nobuko Stitch
Double Nobuko Stitch is a variation on Nobuko Stitch where stitches over one and over three are doubled.