Fishbone and Feather Stitch

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Using Basic
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Embroidery
Feather and Fish bone
Embroidery Stitches
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What is embroidery?
• Embroidery is an art or process of
decorating fabric or other materials
with a wide variety of thread or yarn
color using needle.
• The term embroidery is an English
word derived from the old French
embroiders meaning edge and border.
Brief background of embroidery
• In the Philippines, embroidery started
during the Spanish regime. Aside from
reading, writing and doing household
chores and crafts , they also taught
young women how to do simple
embroidery like decorating linens with
attractive designs with the use of
needle and thread.
The finished product was usually used for

priest’ vestment, altar tables, and clothes of
statues and saints. Soon after, they applied
embroidery on other article likes handkerchiefs,
blouses, dresses, shirts and table linens such as
tablecloths, table napkins and placemats. With
the great aptitude and skill in producing beautiful
embroidered articles showing their patience ,
dedication and good taste, Filipino women were
regarded as one of the most skillful embroiderer
in the world.
Do you know that LUMBAN, LAGUNA is known as
the “ Embroidery Capital of the Philippines”?
LUMBAN became known as the “ Embroidery Capital of the
Philippines” because it is where fine Jusi and Pina cloth are
embroidered by hand. The finished products typically worn by men
are known as “ Barong Tagalog” while women use the “ Saya”
( Filipina). These products are available not only in our country but
also exported in other foreign countries.
Feather stitch is a
decorative stitch,
usually, used to
accompany it with
embellishments or
other forms of stitches
like the French knot.
This stitch can be used
liberally to make
beautiful borders,
horizontal or vertical
fillings, or even designs
with curves. It looks
like a series of
interconnected ‘V’s.
Steps in Making a
Feather Stitch

1. Mark your fabric with four

parallel guidelines.
2. To start bring your thread

to the front on the first line.
Holding the thread down
with your left thumb, insert
your needle on the third line
even with where the thread
emerges. Then, working
downward and diagonally,
come up on the second line.

3. Keeping the
thread under
the needle
point pull the
thread through
to make the
first stitch.
4. Now insert
your needle on
the fourth line
and parallel to
where your
needle emerged
on the last
stitch. Come up
again on the
third line.
5. Do the same thing
again with the
needle down on the
first line and back up
on the second.
Continue working
back and forth across
the lines. You’re
essentially making a
series of scallops
that are held in place
by the beginning of
the next stitch.
6. To finish,
take a tiny
stitch over
the last loop.
And here’s
what it looks
like finished.
The fishbone is
another stitch with
a plaited center
that's perfect for
embroidering
leaves, feathers, or
wings. The stitches
cross slightly at the
center and the
resulting plaited
effect forms the
central rib.
Steps in making a
Fishbone Stitch
1. Draw a fat leaf
shape with a center
line that you will fill
with stitches.

2. To begin with,
bring the needle out
through point A,
which is the top tip
of line Y. Put it in
through B, to make a
single straight stitch.
3. Now, bring the

needle out from a
point very close to
A on the line X.
Put it in through a
point very close to
B on line Y. Again
pull out the needle
through a point
very close to A on
line Z.
4. This
procedure of
putting in the
needle through
X and Z
alternatively will
follow. Each
time we will be
connecting X-Y
and Y-Z.
5. Make sure
all the stitch
points lie
close to each
other to avoid
any visible
spaces.
6. Half way
through, our
leaf would
look like this.
You can see
the rib being
formed.
7. Once
finished,
the filled
leaf would
look like
this.
RUBRIC PERFORMANCE
DESIGN IDEAL ACTUAL

15% SCORE SCORE
Simple and Appropriate design 10
Properly placed design 5
MATERIAL
15%
Availability of Materials. 5
Materials are economically used. 5
Properly and adequately processed. 5
WORKMANSHIP
40%
Good working habits. 30
Used appropriate tools. 10
NEATNESS
10%
No stain or dirt. 5
Starting and closing stitches not noticeable, no ravels or hanging 5
threads.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
20%
Beautiful finished article. 10
Worthy of the time, effort and material used. 10
Assignment
1. What are the steps in making a
herringbone and lazy daisy chain stitch?
2. Bring the following materials for
embroidery stitches: aida cloth, tapestry
needle, thread, scissor, masking tape and
long bond paper or long construction
paper for mounting of your output.
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The finished product was usually used for

1. Mark your fabric with four

2. To start bring your thread

3. Now, bring the

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