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In sewing
Sewing

Sewing or stitching is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using Sewing needle and yarn. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times ....
 and embroidery
Embroidery

File:Kazakh rug chain stitch embroidery.jpgEmbroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating Textile or other materials with sewing needle and yarn....
, a satin stitch or damask stitch is a series of flat stitches that are used to completely cover a section of the background fabric. Narrow rows of satin stitch can be executed on a standard sewing machine
Sewing machine

A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric or other material together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies....
 using a zigzag
Zigzag

A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular....
 stitch or a special satin stitch foot.

In order to maintain a smooth edge, shapes can be outlined with back, split
Backstitch

Backstitch or back stitch and its variants stem stitch, outline stitch and split stitch are a class of embroidery and sewing stitches in which individual stitches are made backward to the general direction of sewing....
 or chain stitch
Chain stitch

Chain stitch is a sewing and embroidery technique in which a series of looped stitches form a chain-like pattern. Chain stitch is an ancient craft - examples of surviving China chain stitch embroidery worked in silk yarn have been dated to the Warring States period ....
 before the entire shape including the outline is covered with satin stitch.

Machine-made satin stitch is often used to outline and attach applique
Applique

In its broadest sense, an applique or appliqu? is a smaller ornament or device applied to another surface. In the context of ceramics, for example, an appliqu? is a separate piece of clay added to the primary work, generally for the purpose of decoration....
s to the ground fabric.

Thread Satin stitch is frequently made with embroidery thread, which has less twist than standard sewing thread.






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In sewing
Sewing

Sewing or stitching is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using Sewing needle and yarn. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times ....
 and embroidery
Embroidery

File:Kazakh rug chain stitch embroidery.jpgEmbroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating Textile or other materials with sewing needle and yarn....
, a satin stitch or damask stitch is a series of flat stitches that are used to completely cover a section of the background fabric. Narrow rows of satin stitch can be executed on a standard sewing machine
Sewing machine

A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric or other material together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies....
 using a zigzag
Zigzag

A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular....
 stitch or a special satin stitch foot.

In order to maintain a smooth edge, shapes can be outlined with back, split
Backstitch

Backstitch or back stitch and its variants stem stitch, outline stitch and split stitch are a class of embroidery and sewing stitches in which individual stitches are made backward to the general direction of sewing....
 or chain stitch
Chain stitch

Chain stitch is a sewing and embroidery technique in which a series of looped stitches form a chain-like pattern. Chain stitch is an ancient craft - examples of surviving China chain stitch embroidery worked in silk yarn have been dated to the Warring States period ....
 before the entire shape including the outline is covered with satin stitch.

Machine-made satin stitch is often used to outline and attach applique
Applique

In its broadest sense, an applique or appliqu? is a smaller ornament or device applied to another surface. In the context of ceramics, for example, an appliqu? is a separate piece of clay added to the primary work, generally for the purpose of decoration....
s to the ground fabric.

Variants


Variants of the satin stitch include:

  • Brick stitch, in which alternate rows of satin stitches are offset by half the stitch length. Worked in several related colors, brick stitch allows stepped shading. (Brick stitch
    Brick Stitch

    Brick Stitch is a vertical or horizontal stitch, like a Goblin Stitch used in needlepoint. The staggered nature of the end points makes the pattern appear like a brick wall....
     is also the name of a beadwork
    Beadwork

    Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another or to cloth using a Sewing needle and thread. Most beadwork takes the form of jewellery or other personal adornment, but beads are also used in wall hangings and sculpture....
     technique.)


  • Encroaching satin stitch, in which the top of each row of stitches is set between the bottom of the stitches on the previous row.


  • Long-and-short stitch, used for fine shading; in the first row of satin stitches, every other stitch is half the length of its neighbors. Subsequent rows in related colors are all of the same length.


  • Padded satin stitch, in which shapes are filled with rows of small running stitch
    Running stitch

    The running stitch or straight stitch is the basic stitch in hand-sewing and embroidery, on which all other forms of sewing are based. The stitch is worked by passing the Sewing needle in and out of the textile....
    es which are then covered with satin stitches.


Thread

Satin stitch is frequently made with embroidery thread, which has less twist than standard sewing thread. This gives a more uniform effect, with the individual threads' filaments merging together.

While good sewing threads produce acceptable satin stitch, low quality threads do not sit straight, and produce a poor uneven result.

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See also

  • Embroidery stitch
    Embroidery stitch

    In everyday language, a stitch in the context of embroidery or hand-sewing is defined as the movement of the embroidery Sewing needle from the backside of the fabric to the front side and back to the back side....