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See open chain stitch.

The open chain stitch is a form of chain stitch, but with a wide, ladder-like loop, rather than the normal oval shaped one. It is also known as the ladder stitch, Roman chain stitch, or the square chain stitch.

Petit point is a term sometimes used for canvas embroidery stitches that are worked on single thread canvas over one or two horizontal threads of the ground. In particular it refers to the use of tent stitch, half cross stitch and rep stitch. The term can be used to describe both the stitch used and the end product, such as a petit point bag.

A Byzantine stitch is a canvas embroidery stitch used to create the effect of brocaded or woven material. It consists of a satin stitchworked diagonally over four vertical and four horizontal threads of the canvas, thus creating a stepped pattern. It is often used to cover large surfaces.

The trammed half cross stitch is a canvas embroidery stitch worked on double-mesh (double thread) canvas.

The long-armed cross stitch is a canvas embroidery stitch, where one arm of the cross is much longer than the other. On the reverse side of the ground material the stitches form a series of short lines set at a right angle to the direction of the cross stitches on the obverse. The same stitch is sometimes called a long-legged cross stitch, twist stitch or plaited Slav stitch.

See long-armed cross stitch.

The open Cretan stitch is closely related to the feather stitch, and is worked with the needle at right angles to the line of the embroidery.

The buttonhole stitch (also known as button stitch) is a technique used in embroidery and for embroidered lace. It is very similar to the blanket stitch. It is called buttonhole stitch when the stitches are packed closely together and blanket stitch (USA: blanket edge) when they are more evenly spaced out.

The blanket stitch is a technique used in various forms of embroidery. It is very similar to the buttenhole stitch and it also uses two levels. It is called buttonhole stitch when the stitches are packed closely together, and blanket stitch (USA: blanket edge) when they are more evenly spaced out.