The Stitch Library
A visual directory of needlepoint stitches, explained from the very first one. Every stitch gets a portrait, a plain-English walkthrough, and honest notes on what yours should look like.
Start with your first canvas
The complete walkthrough — from opening the kit to a finished piece ready for the finisher. Then come back here for the stitches.
Read the first-canvas guide →Browse the library
See every stitch at a glance and pick by look, difficulty, or what you’re making.
See every stitch ↓Solve a problem
Find the fix by symptom — puckering, thin coverage, a pattern that won’t line up.
Coming soonSatin & Brick
Satin and Brick are two real needlepoint stitches. Start here — they’re where our name comes from.
Satin stitch
Long, smooth, parallel stitches with a soft sheen — the "Satin" in our name.
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Brick stitch
Short upright stitches that lock together like a little brick wall — the "Brick" in our name.
Show me how →Every stitch, from your very first
The core stitches every beginner should know — each with its own framed portrait, a plain-English walkthrough, and honest notes on what yours should look like.
Tent stitch
The small even diagonal every canvas starts with. If you learn one stitch, learn this.
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Continental stitch
Tent stitch worked in rows — smooth, solid coverage for lines and lettering.
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Basketweave stitch
The kindest stitch to your canvas — a woven back that lies flat and never warps.
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Mosaic stitch
Tiny woven squares — your first patterned filling stitch, and a satisfying one.
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Scotch stitch
Slanted blocks that read like little woven tiles across the canvas.
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Straight Gobelin stitch
Straight upright rows — fast, elegant coverage for borders and bands.
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Cross stitch
Two little diagonals crossed into an X — a bold, textured stitch worked in even rows.
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Half-cross tent stitch
The quickest way to work tent — the same face, the least thread on the back.
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Upright cross stitch
A little plus sign worked in offset rows — a firm, pebbly texture.
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Smyrna cross stitch
A raised double cross — an X with a plus on top, like little boxed jewels.
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Rice stitch
A big cross with its arms tied down at the corners — rich worked in two colors.
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Slanted Gobelin stitch
The slanted cousin of Straight Gobelin — even oblique rows that cover fast.
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Hungarian stitch
Little short-long-short diamonds that interlock into a neat field.
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Parisian stitch
Alternating long and short uprights that nest into a soft, woven surface.
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Cashmere stitch
Mosaic’s taller cousin — slanted rectangles lined up in an even grid.
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Byzantine stitch
Long slanted stitches in five-stitch legs that stair-step across the canvas.
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Milanese stitch
Graduated triangles that reverse row to row into a bold arrowhead pattern.
Show me how →Every stitch gets its own framed portrait, a plain-English walkthrough, and honest notes on what yours should look like. We add new stitches as they’re ready.