Filling embroidery stitches

Burden stitch is a lovely stitch for filling areas of your embroidery. It creates a good texture and can be stitched in different ways to mix this up.

My default stitch for when I need to fill an area in an embroidery pattern is satin stitch but I don’t particularly enjoy stitching it so I’ve been enjoying trying out a range of different filling stitches.

Once you’ve mastered the fundamental outline stitches, it’s time to move on to the fill stitches! Satin stitch is the most basic and widely used stitch, whereas long and short stitch is…

Learn how to fill the parts of embroidery design with texture and color with these six embroidery stitches: Seed stitch, French knots, Long and short stitch, Satin stitch, Weave stitch and Chain stitch filling. Click to watch video tutorial now or Pin for later.

Learn how to stitch fly stitch. A stitch that can be used as a filling stitch, a decorative line and a stand alone stitch. Pretty versatile!

Here are 9 of my go-to hand embroidery stitches for filling in spaces, step-by-step instructions, and examples.

Whether you’ve just begun your embroidery journey, or whether you’re a seasoned stitcher, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What stitch should I use to fill this area?” at some point. To help you answer that question, I’ve rounded up 16 different filling techniques that can be effectively used in embroidery, with links to articles and tutorials. ...

Fishbone stitch is a favorite for leaves but it is a fairly versatile stitch that can be used for filling other shapes. Before getting into some fun variations here is a little refresher diagram and video. Begin with a straight stitch down the center of the leaf, reaching about 1/3 of the way down the shape. Use diago