14. Herringbone stitch: This is used as a decorative stitch as well as for finishing hems and raw edges of seams. Stitches are worked from left to right along two parallel lines. Bring out the thread at the bottom left hand corner of the work. Insert the needle on the top line at a point farther to the right and take a short stitch through fabric from right to left so as to get a slanting stitch. Now take a short stitch through fabric from right to left on lower line to get another slanting stitch crossing the first one at point little Fishbone Stitch Herringbone Stitch below the top line. Take care to make stitches of even length at regular distances apart.

Different types of wool from various animals d. Classification by Fleece: Wool shorn from young lambs differs in quality from that of older sheep. Also, fleece differ according to whether they come from live or dead sheep, which necessitates standards for the classification of fleece.