

25 new stitches SPRING 2022
25 new stitches have been added to the RSN Stitch Bank, bringing the total number to 225. Each stitch entry contains information about its history, use and structure as well as a step-by-step method with photographs, illustrations and video.
The Royal School of Needlework has created the RSN Stitch Bank to mark its 150th anniversary and continue its founding mission to preserve the art of hand embroidery. The RSN Stitch Bank aims to digitally conserve and showcase the wide variety of the world’s embroidery stitches and the ways in which they have been used in different cultures and times.
The RSN Stitch Bank is an ongoing project. More stitches will be added regularly and the RSN will be working with partners around the world to include stitches from different traditions.
Explore the New stitches
Back-stitched chain stitch

Buttonhole wheels

Cashmere stitch

Closed herringbone stitch

Cushion stitch

Diagonal cross filling

Diamond stitch

Double back stitch

Festoon filling stitch

Hexagonal lozenge (pattern)

Interlaced herringbone stitch

Interlocking 'Y's (pattern)

Interlocking 'Z's (pattern)

Laced herringbone stitch

Ladder stitch (surface)

Long and short blanket stitch

Loop stitch

Raised fishbone stitch

Reverse chain stitch

Single faggot stitch

Single feather stitch

Staggered cashmere stitch

Thorn stitch

Threaded back stitch

Threaded herringbone stitch
