{"id":20350,"date":"2017-09-06T11:01:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T05:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/?page_id=20350"},"modified":"2024-04-30T19:43:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:13:08","slug":"embroidery-filling-stitches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/embroidery-filling-stitches\/","title":{"rendered":"6 of my favourite FILLING STITCHES in Embroidery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Hand embroidery is a wonderful thing. Simple one-dimensional outlines drawn on fabric are filled with some colorful threads, and you have a beautiful work of art that delights and rejuvenates your mind and comes alive in different dimensions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/embroidery-filling-stitches.jpg\" alt=\"embroidery filling stitches.\" class=\"wp-image-11085953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/embroidery-filling-stitches.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/embroidery-filling-stitches-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/embroidery-filling-stitches-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Most of the stitches in hand embroidery can be used to fill these design outlines. Even the stitches used to outline the designs can fill embroidery designs. But most of us have favorites &#8211; like for whatever it is in life. These are my favorite filling stitches<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/embroidery-filling-stitches\/#Types_of_filling_stitches\" >Types of filling stitches<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/embroidery-filling-stitches\/#1_Satin_stitch\" >1. Satin stitch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/embroidery-filling-stitches\/#2_Chain_stitch\" >2. Chain stitch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/embroidery-filling-stitches\/#3_Long_and_short_stitch\" >3. Long and short stitch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/embroidery-filling-stitches\/#4_Blanket_stitch\" >4. Blanket stitch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/embroidery-filling-stitches\/#5_French_knot_filling\" >5. French&nbsp;knot&nbsp;filling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/embroidery-filling-stitches\/#6_Cross_stitch\" >6. Cross stitch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_filling_stitches\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #33cccc;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Types of filling stitches<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Satin_stitch\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">1. Satin stitch<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fillingstitches3.jpg\" alt=\"filling stitch satin stitch\" class=\"wp-image-20739\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This stitch is what comes to my mind &nbsp;the first time any design outline has&nbsp;to be&nbsp;filled &#8211; the satin stitch. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Smooth as satin &#8211; the stitch sounds easy but this is also the most difficult stitch to fill outlines, especially&nbsp;If you are particular about the outline of the stitch and the even stitches.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"adthrive-content-specific-playlist\" data-playlist-id=\"FZdGqDP5\"><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">To get all the satin stitches&nbsp;starting&nbsp;and ending in the same outline and also to get all the stitches lying even and very smooth is a bit&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;and needs careful&nbsp;attention ( a good eyesight) . <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you have a more than 1\/2 inch wide design, it won&#8217;t be easy to adequately and evenly cover with satin stitches. In this case, you will have to make rows of 1\/2-inch satin stitches inside the design area and fill the in-between areas smoothly and evenly with straight stitches. Check out more on the&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/satin-stitch\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">satin stitch here.&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">A slanting&nbsp;satin&nbsp;stitch and padded satin stitch are also favourite filling stitches. A different effect&nbsp;can be&nbsp;given by making satin stitches and weaving through the thread ( as in laid work)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Chain_stitch\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">2. Chain stitch<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fillingstitches4.jpg\" alt=\"filling stitch chain stitch\" class=\"wp-image-20738\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Chain stitch is&nbsp;a very&nbsp;versatile stitch. There are&nbsp;about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/chain-stitch\/\">20+ variations to chain stitch,<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;as such&nbsp;can be&nbsp;used as an outline stitch and a filling&nbsp;stitch; Chain stitch embroidery is a technique in which it is solely used to fill the designs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> You will have to thread your needle with all the 6 strands of the embroidery thread and make small chain stitch line starting&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;outline&nbsp;and then filling the&nbsp;whole&nbsp;design<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Long_and_short_stitch\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">3. Long and short stitch<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fillingstitch1.2-e1556975676136.jpg\" alt=\"filling stitch long and short\" class=\"wp-image-20736\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This stitch goes without saying is the favourite filling stitch of most. Long and short stitches are the best filling stitches when you have a big design area to fill. Another advantage of this stitch is that it is quite forgiving. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">You can go back and fill the designs even after you have finished the work &#8211; if you see that some area is not completely filled.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/needle-painting.jpg\" alt=\"needle painting\" class=\"wp-image-20748\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Needle&nbsp;painting<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;(Needle painting is a technique of filling the whole design with many different coloured<a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/needle-painting\/\"> thread like strokes of a paint brush<\/a> blending colours) can be used to fill designs in the most brilliant and realistic way.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Read more on <a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/long-short-stitch\/\">long and short stitch here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Blanket_stitch\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">4. Blanket stitch<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fillingstitches2.jpg\" alt=\"filling stitches buttonhole stitch\" class=\"wp-image-20740\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Another beautiful stitch which can look as pretty and smooth as satin stitch when used to full designs. The advantage of blanket stitch is that it gives you an outline on one side which can make the design stand out. You can make this stitch as close as you want to &nbsp;&#8211; which can almost mimic the look of satin stitches.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Read more on <a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/blanket-stitch\/\">different types of blanket stitch here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_French_knot_filling\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">5. French&nbsp;knot&nbsp;filling<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fillingstitches1.jpg\" alt=\"filling stitch french knot\" class=\"wp-image-20741\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">French knots can give &nbsp;a&nbsp;three dimensional&nbsp;look to the design. You will have to make several french knots and cover&nbsp;the whole&nbsp;area with small french knots. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It looks difficult, but for some, this is the easiest filling stitch because one single french knot can cover some area. The texture of the french knot is beautiful. You can give an outline stitch with a split stitch or stem stitch before filling the design with french knots. Other knot stitches like bullion knot stitch can also be used to fill designs depending on the effect you are looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Read more on<a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/french-knot-stitch\/\"> french knot embroidery stitches here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Cross_stitch\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">6. Cross stitch<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fillingstitches45.jpg\" alt=\"filling stitch cross stitch\" class=\"wp-image-20743\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Cross stitch is a favorite embroidery stitch for many, and it can fill embroidery designs quite satisfactorily. The cross stitch-filled design&#8217;s effect is different from the other filling stitches.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It is not only the x shape that you can make with the cross stitch. Cross stitch can have many variations &#8211; I have a post on the&nbsp; 10<a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/cross-stitch-types\/\"> types of cross stitch<\/a> here, out of which the Italian cross stitch, as well as the Hungarian cross stitch, are favorites of mine for filling a large area.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fillingstitches12.jpg\" alt=\"filling stitches\" class=\"wp-image-20750\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">You can also check out the post on <a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/background-stitches\/\">EMBROIDERY TEXTURE stitches<\/a> for more beautiful filling stitches; These can be used when you have a large area to fill.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/background-stitches\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/background-stitches.png\" alt=\"background stithes\" class=\"wp-image-27984\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Other filling stitches<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/drawn-thread-embroidery\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Drawn thread embroidery<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/pulled-thread-work\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pulled thread embroidery<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/make-embroidery-flowers\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">24 Different embroidery stitches for flowers<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/make-embroidery-flowers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/embroider-flowers.jpg\" alt=\"embroidery stitches for flowers\" class=\"wp-image-9601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/embroider-flowers.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/embroider-flowers-300x107.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/leaf-embroidery\/\">Embroidering leaves<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/leaf-embroidery\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/leaf-embroidery-2.jpg\" alt=\"leaf embroidery\" class=\"wp-image-30869\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/how-to-embroidery\/\">Beginner level Embroidery questions answered\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/hand-embroidery-motifs\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/embroidery-motifs.jpg\" alt=\"easy to make embroidery motifs\" class=\"wp-image-20082\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hand embroidery is a wonderful thing. Simple one-dimensional outlines drawn on fabric are filled with some colorful threads, and you have a beautiful work of art that delights and rejuvenates your mind and comes alive in different dimensions. Most of the stitches in hand embroidery can be used to fill these design outlines. Even the &#8230; <a title=\"6 of my favourite FILLING STITCHES in Embroidery\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/embroidery-filling-stitches\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 6 of my favourite FILLING STITCHES in Embroidery\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11085953,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20350","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"category-embroidery"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11085953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}