Although there is a huge variety of different stitches, most embroidery designs use a small number of basic ones. It’s not about how many stitches you know, it’s about what you do with them!

Peggy] Oh, see, I knew this stitch years ago. - [Vaune] This is like, your basic embroidery stitch. - [Peggy] All right so wait, you went in at A, what'd you do? - I came out at A, in at B ...

To fix that pair of ripped jeans or moth-eaten sweater, you need to know only two basic techniques ... to your mends with simple embroidery stitches, or seek inspiration from the Japanese ...