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See extended tabby.

See extended tabby.

See Italian cross stitch.

See Kloster stitch.

Cord couching is a technique whereby a cord is sewn down to a ground material using a second thread. Cord couching is a form of passementerie, whereby the main design is created using a cord or a braid. The patterns produced in cord couching are usually stylised floral motifs with space in between the cords, so that the ground material can be seen.

An embroidered kerchief from the small town of Stadskanaal in the northeast of The Netherlands is an example of a commemorative embroidery, albeit on a small scale and of a somewhat unexpected character, a reminder of unsavoury aspects of recent Dutch history.

The rep stitch is a counted thread technique for double thread (Penelope) canvas, whereby simple stitches are worked diagonally over the intersection of the canvas threads.

The half cross stitch is exactly what it says: it is half of the cross stitch.

See tent stitch.

See economy stitch.