▁is ▁usually ▁worked ▁on ▁an ▁even - we ave ▁fabric ▁where ▁the ▁threads ▁can ▁be ▁counted ▁to ▁ensure ▁perfect ▁regular ity ▁and ▁is ▁worked ▁in ▁two ▁stages . ▁First ly , ▁ ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁even ly ▁spac ed ▁running ▁st itch es ▁is ▁worked ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁be ▁covered . ▁Then ▁the ▁return ▁journey ▁is ▁completed , ▁filling ▁in ▁the ▁spaces ▁between ▁ ▁st itch es ▁made ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁journey ▁and ▁sharing ▁the ▁same ▁holes : ▁ ▁Modern ▁Hol be in ▁techniques ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁Hol be in ▁st itch ▁has ▁become ▁fashion able ▁again , ▁along ▁with ▁modern ▁black work ▁and ▁modern ▁Ass isi ▁emb roid ery . ▁F ormal ity ▁has ▁given ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁light - heart ed ▁approach , ▁and ▁mot ifs ▁include ▁c ute ▁c ats ▁and ▁other ▁cart oon - style ▁animals . ▁Classic ▁map ▁sam pl ers ▁and ▁ch ess board ▁designs ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁updated , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁colours ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁imag in ative ▁and ▁d aring . ▁ ▁Ph oto ▁gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ass isi ▁emb roid ery ▁ ▁Black work ▁emb roid ery ▁ ▁Count ed - thread ▁emb roid ery ▁ ▁Emb roid ery ▁st itch es ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁E aton , ▁Jan . ▁Mary ▁Thomas ' s ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Emb roid ery ▁St itch es , ▁Re vised ▁by ▁Jan ▁E aton . ▁London : ▁H od der & St ought on , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁▁ ▁Category