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Mechlin lace (Dutch: Mechelse kant) is one of the oldest and most delicate forms of bobbin lace produced in Flanders, Belgium. It is made without pins. Its name derives from that of the town of Mechelen. This type of lace was used mainly to decorate (women's) clothing, and remained popular until the beginning of the twentieth century, mainly being worn, because of its open appearance, over clothing of a different colour.  

See beading needle.

See beading needle.

See beading needle and twisted beading needle.

See beading needle.

See beading needle.

See beading needle.

The term Algerian filling stitch is sometimes, in the case of free-style embroidery, used as a synonym for the long and short stitch. In canvas work, the term is often used for blocks of two or more vertically worked stitches over four threads, and with a second block being worked two threads up (or down), thus creating a staggered pattern.

A spider's web is a composite stitch that creates a raised, circular shape. First a foundation of straight stitches is made, working outwards from one point, creating a spoked wheel-like design. Then another thread, sometimes of a different colour, is threaded in a circle, under and over the spokes of the wheel, starting from the centre and working outwards. There are various variants of making the spoked wheel.

Various styles of decorative needlework from Europe and North America use a narrow ribbon rather than a thread to create the required stitches and/or pattern. Ribbon work may be worked in combination with embroidery thread, such as floss silk, perlé cotton and/or mercerised 6-stranded thread.