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Needlepoint Stitches At a Glance

Popular Needlepoint Stitches for You to Learn

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41. Wicker Stitch

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This pretty filling stitch resembles a woven wicker basket, and is worked in blocks of alternating vertical and horizontal long stitches.

42. Upright Gobelin Stitch

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A long, vertical filling stitch.

43. Slanted Gobelin Stitch

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Similar to Upright Gobelin, but worked with a slant.

44. Crossed Gobelin Stitch

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A vertical gobelin stitch topped with a cross stitch.

45. Knotted Gobelin Stitch

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The Knotted Gobelin Stitch belongs to the Gobelin stitch family of longer needlepoint stitches. It can be used as a pretty filling stitch, or can be worked in borders and rows.

46. Encroaching or Interlocking Gobelin Stitch

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Rows of Slanted Gobelin encroach on one another to "interlock, forming a dense filling stitch.

47. Oblique Slav Stitch

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A heavily-slanted Gobelin Stitch.

48. Brick Stitch

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This stitch resembles bricks and can be worked vertically or horizontally. It is often used as a filler or background stitch.

49. Parisian Stitch

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A vertical filling stitch worked in horizontal rows while alternating the length of the stitches.

50. Double Parisian Stitch

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Similar to standard Parisian, but worked in double groups of stitches.
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