How Do You Stitch An Encroaching Satin Stitch?
The encroaching satin stitch can fill in shapes and cover an entire area of fabric. It’s common in fine embroidery, especially Croatian traditional embroidery on silk. This stitch consists of many juxtaposed flat stitches. The stitch is encroaching because the tops of the flat stitches fit between the bottoms of the previous row. Outline the shape that you want to fill in. A back stitch, split stitch or chain stitch in a dark color are the most likely choices for outlining. Start filling with the satin stitch from the top of the shape, moving left to right. Tie a knot in the end of your thread and begin the first row just below the outline of the shape. Pull the needle through the fabric from back to front, stitch straight up and pull the needle back through the fabric from front to back just beneath the outline stitch. Continue the flat stitch row, pulling the threaded needle from back to front at the bottom of the stitch, stitching upward and finishing the stitch at the top. The leng
