Page 2) Informal stitching patterns using herringbone stitch 17 cm x 17 cm. From top left to right - long stitches in different directions; flowing over each other in layers; created grid and stitched on to grid; long stitches pulled together with herringbone; loose tension on one part of stitch; loose tension and 2 different threads in some places stitched over existing stitches; stitched in zig-zag type wavey line from large to small stitches; long and short stitches using different thicknesses of thread and separate stitches - outer edges joined with long stitch.