Techniques

A technique in which a decorative thread or cord is laid on the fabric surface and secured in place with small stitches worked over it.

A decorative technique that joins two finished edges with an open, ladder-like pattern of stitches across a visible gap, rather than a closed seam.

A small tuck stitched and then pulled with an overcast or zigzag stitch to create a scalloped, shell-like bump along an edge, used decoratively on lingerie and blouses.