_A._ =_Simple Satin Stitch._=--The next stitch in importance is
the "Satin Stitch," and it has various applications. This stitch forms
an unbroken surface not only in effect but in reality. The stitches
are taken parallel and from side to side of the outline or over the
space they are to cover. On coarse material and with one of the heavier
silks, such as Corticelli Roman Floss or Rope Silk, it is possible
to make them quite long, but when fine material is used they must be
short to lie well. Embroidery in this stitch is more or less mechanical
and does not allow of shading. It is used principally in narrow bars,
which are often first raised by stitches laid at right angles to the
direction the satin stitch is to take. We show two very good examples
of satin stitch.
[Illustration: FIG. II _a._