▁and ▁Michael ▁Fall on . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Class ics ▁for ▁All ▁website ▁ ▁Category : E du c ational ▁char ities ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom <0x0A> </s> ▁Hol be in ▁st itch ▁is ▁a ▁simple , ▁revers ible ▁line ▁emb roid ery ▁st itch ▁most ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁Black work ▁emb roid ery ▁and ▁Ass isi ▁emb roid ery . ▁The ▁st itch ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Hans ▁Hol be in ▁the ▁Young er ▁( 1 4 9 7 - 1 5 4 3 ), ▁a ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁portrait ▁painter ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁and ▁his ▁children , ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁dep icted ▁we aring ▁cl othing ▁decor ated ▁with ▁black work ▁emb roid ery . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁super f icial ly ▁similar ▁to ▁Back ▁St itch ▁the ▁Hol be in ▁st itch ▁produces ▁a ▁sm o other ▁line ▁and ▁a ▁pattern ▁that ▁is ▁identical ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁fabric . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁worked ▁in ▁straight ▁lines , ▁diag on ally , ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁stepped ▁fashion ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁z ig z ag ▁line ▁and ▁is ▁well ▁su ited ▁to ▁creating ▁out lines ▁or ▁intr icate ▁filling ▁patterns . ▁ ▁Hol be in ▁st itch ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁double ▁running ▁st itch , ▁line ▁st itch , ▁Spanish ▁st itch , ▁Chi ara ▁st itch ▁and ▁two - s ided ▁line ▁st itch . ▁ ▁Description ▁of ▁the ▁technique ▁ ▁Hol be in ▁st itch