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Niku-ire-nui is a Japanese embroidery technique that creates a raised look by the use of a cotton padding. Generally called the padded satin stitch.

Kiri-osae-nui (lit. cut-and-anchor stitch') is a laid work technique, in which a larger thread is fixed to the ground material by a series of small diagonal stitches.

Suga-nui is the Japanese term for the horizontal satin stitch. This technique is regarded as being part of the Kyo-nui ('Kyoto embroidery') tradition. WV

Nui-kiri is the Japanese term for a free-style embroidery technique that is being used for smaller designs, such as petals or leaves.

The wari-tsuke-mon'yo-nui ('allocated pattern stitch') is the Japanese term for an embroidery technique that gives an overall design more complexity.

Wari-nui is the Japanese term for an embroidery technique used to make bird's feathers, leaves or petals. The technique is generally known as the split stitch.

Keshi-nui is the Japanese term for an embroidery technique that creates work small dots, as for instance for a family crest. WV

Matsuri-nui is the Japanese term for a common embroidery technique to express lines.

Koma-nui is the Japanese term for a form of couching, whereby the couching metal (gold or sliver) thread is fixed to the ground material with thin silk thread.

Tome-nui is the Japanese term used for the couching stitch that fixes the couching thread to the ground material. The term is particularly used for watashi-nui. WV