Filling stitches embroidery

Brick Stitch This is one of the simplest ways to fill a space. Brick stitch is done by stitching staggered lines of back stitch side by side. So once you know your back stitch you're good to go! Similarly, many line stitches (stem, chain, split) can be placed side by side to fill a space.Satin Stitch Another simple but very effective way to fill a small area. Long straight stitches are laid side by side to give a cohesive block of colour. The fewer threads used here the better, as they lie…

Split back stitch, although typically used to follow lines and curves, can also be used to fill in all sorts of shapes in hand embroidery. This simple and fun technique allows for so much flexibility, provides a unique texture to your finished work, and is one of my very favorite alternatives to satin stitch. In this beginner friendly tutorial, I've provided instruction in written, photo, and video format for how to use split back stitch to fill in all sorts of shapes in hand embroidery.

Filling stitches to try

Once you’ve mastered the fundamental outline stitches, it’s time to move on to the fill stitches! Satin stitch is the most basic and widely used stitch, whereas long and short stitch is…

Learn how to fill the parts of embroidery design with texture and color with these six embroidery stitches: Seed stitch, French knots, Long and short stitch,...

Master 10 essential embroidery stitches! Perfect for filling any space, big or small. Learn easy techniques for beautiful projects. #embroidery #embroiderytutorial #stitches #needlecraft #crafts #handmade #DIY

Burden stitch is a lovely stitch for filling areas of your embroidery. It creates a good texture and can be stitched in different ways to mix this up.

My default stitch for when I need to fill an area in an embroidery pattern is satin stitch but I don’t particularly enjoy stitching it so I’ve been enjoying trying out a range of different filling stitches.

Learn how to stitch fly stitch. A stitch that can be used as a filling stitch, a decorative line and a stand alone stitch. Pretty versatile!

Here are 9 of my go-to hand embroidery stitches for filling in spaces, step-by-step instructions, and examples.