stitch, the tops of the stitch cross Buttonhole stitches combined with knots: Top Knotted Buttonhole stitch German Knotted Buttonhole stitch Tailor's buttonhole stitch Feather stitches Feather stitches can be used for a wide variety of purposes, including foliage, and branches borders, smocking, and crazy quilting. Most are looped stitches, worked alternatively from left to right. They can be worked on plain or even-weave fabrics. Feather stitch Closed feather stitch Maidenhair stitch Chained feather stitch Cretan stitch Cross stitches Cross stitches or cross-stitch might be the oldest ornamental stitch, and has been found in ancient Egyptian and Hebrew embroideries. It is found in the decorative needlework of many cultures. This stitch has come to represent an entire industry of pattern production and material supply for the craft person. The stitch is done by creating a line of diagonal stitches going in one direction, usually using the warp and weft of the fabric as a guide, then on the return journey crossing the diagonal in the other direction, creating an "x". True cross stitch has legs of equal length that cross in the center. Also included in this class of stitches are: Herringbone stitches, including the hem stitch Breton stitch, here the threads of the "x" are twisted together Sprat's Head stitch Crow's Foot stitch, these last two stitches are often used in tailoring to strengthen a garment at a point of strain such as a pocket corner or the top of a kick pleat. Many examples of cross stitches can be found here Knotted stitches Knotted stitches are formed by wrapping the thread around the needle, once or several times, before passing it back to the back of the fabric ground. This is a predominant stitch in Brazilian embroidery, used to create flowers. Another form of embroidery that uses knots is Candlewicking, where the knots are created by forming a figure 8 around the needle. Examples of knotted stitches are: French knot, or twisted knot stitch Chinese knot, which varies from the French knot in that it takes a tiny stitch in the background fabric while creating the knot Bullion knots Coral stitch There are also more complex knotted stitches such as: Knotted Loop stitch Plaited Braid stitch Sorbello stitch Diamond stitch Knotted edgings based on buttonhole stitches include: Antwerp edging stitch Armenian edging stitch Couching and laid work Couching or laid stitches involve two sets of threads: the set that