What Are Your Favourite Stitches?

[Marie Alton]

Although we're always trying to diversify our stitch repertoires...which stitches do you gravitate to?

[Shelley]

I don't think any of my stitch books have all of them but that's not to say that there isn't one out there. Sharon has some ie. cast on & drizzle stitches in her stitch dictionary and a tutorial for needlewoven picots . There is a good clear tutorial for raised cup stitch here

Hope this helps

[Lorelei Terry Halley]

Thanks for the links.

[Thymedremr]

I love trying out new stitches. I try to put a lot of texture and dimension in my work. I like the stem and outline stitches in all their variations. The knotted stitches, back and running stitches, button hole and it's varitions. I think my least favorite in the long and short. I don't do it often so am uncomfortable with it and the upshot is to give it more practice. My truely all time favorite is the bullion stitch. I learned something new about it from brazilian embroidery in that it can be used as padding or a part of needleweaving. I almost forgot about the chain stitch in all of its wonderful forms. Have also lately been trying out various forms of the not so humble cross stitch. It is like having a painters palette and the stitches are a medium to mix with the paint(fibers). The stitches can change everything, bring it altogether or make it pop.(or all 3)

[DIANNE NUNN]

My favourite (today) is the french knot. I also use chain stitch a lot and of course stem stitch and back stitch.
Really I find it hard to dislike any stitch, although some are more challenging than others. Thanks for all the links etc.

[worksofhands]

At the moment, the stitches of goldwork embroidery and crewel(surface) embroidery, because of the difficulty in execution and the intricate look of the finished projects.

I believe I have not tried enough stitches. I had my favorite stitches at different times too.

Vincent

[Elsie]

Since I've learned Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery I gravitate to bullions and cast-on stitches.

[Jeanne Gagnaux]

I think my favorite stitches are bullion knots, feather stitch, stem stitch and buttonhole stitch. But I try other stitches as an exercise in each block .