- Satin stitch
In
sewing andembroidery , a satin stitch or damask stitch is a series of flat stitches that are used to completely cover a section of the background fabric. [Reader's Digest "Complete Guide to Needlework". The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0-89577-059-8, p. 48] Narrow rows of satin stitch can be executed on a standardsewing machine using azigzag stitch or a special satin stitch foot.In order to maintain a smooth edge, shapes can be outlined with back, split or
chain stitch before the entire shape including the outline is covered with satin stitch.Machine-made satin stitch is often used to outline and attach
applique s to the ground fabric. ["Complete Guide to Needlework", p. 196-197]Variants
Variants of the satin stitch include:
* Brick stitch, in which alternate rows of satin stitches are offset by half the stitch length. Worked in several related colors, brick stitch allows stepped shading. (
Brick stitch is also the name of abeadwork technique.)* Encroaching satin stitch, in which the top of each row of stitches is set between the bottom of the stitches on the previous row.
* Long-and-short stitch, used for fine shading; in the first row of satin stitches, every other stitch is half the length of its neighbors. Subsequent rows in related colors are all of the same length. [Christie, Grace (Mrs. Archibald H.): "Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving", London, John Hogg, 1912, Chapter V.]
* Padded satin stitch, in which shapes are filled with rows of small
running stitch es which are then covered with satin stitches. ["Complete Guide to Needlework", p. 49]Thread
Satin stitch is frequently made with embroidery thread, which has less twist than standard sewing thread. This gives a more uniform effect, with the individual threads' filaments merging together.
While good sewing threads produce acceptable satin stitch, low quality threads do not sit straight, and produce a poor uneven result.
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Embroidery stitch Notes
References
* Caulfield, S.F.A., and B.C. Saward, "The Dictionary of Needlework", 1885.
* Christie, Grace (Mrs. Archibald H.): "Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving", London, John Hogg, 1912; e-text at [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20386/20386-h/20386-h.htm Project Gutenberg]*Reader's Digest. "Complete Guide to Needlework". The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0-89577-059-8
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