page_title: Running stitch
hierarchical_section_title: Running stitch
caption_attribution_description: Closeup crop of Image:Detail_of_sun_quilt.jpg described below
context_page_description: 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 needle in and out of the fabric at a regular distance.
  The needle is always pushed through both layers of cloth starting on the side it is on and ending on the other side. A running stitch runs through the fabric. They run in a horizontal direction where several stitches can be taken on the needle before pulling the thread. Running stitches are most often not visible as they are used to close seams.
context_section_description: 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 needle in and out of the fabric at a regular distance. 
  The needle is always pushed through both layers of cloth starting on the side it is on and ending on the other side. A running stitch runs through the fabric. They run in a horizontal direction where several stitches can be taken on the needle before pulling the thread. Running stitches are most often not visible as they are used to close seams.
caption: Detail of a contemporary quilt with quilting in free-form white and colored running stitches.
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