Structural Category	Flat
Specific Usage	Surface
Other Names

Comments

This stitch is worked over a foundation of two parallel rows of loose Long Stem stitches. The second row of foundation stitches is staggered with the first. The Overcast stitch does not enter the fabric.

Diagrams

For diagrams, see Thomas, Mary. Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (1935), p. 157.

Bibliographic Sources

Snook, Barbara. Needlework Stitches, p. 30.
Thomas, Mary. Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (1935), p. 157.