The stitch is named after Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), a 16th-century portrait painter best known for his paintings of Henry VIII and his children, almost all of whom are depicted wearing clothing decorated with blackwork embroidery.
Hans Holbein the Younger | Lilo & Stitch | Straight Line Stitch | Slip Stitch and Pass | Hans Holbein the Elder | Stitch! The Movie | Stitch | Holbein's | ''The Humiliation of Emperor Valerian by Shapur, King of Persia'' by Hans Holbein the Younger | Stitch Up! | Stitch (Lilo & Stitch) | Stitch! | '''''Sertorius''' and the Example of the Horses'', after Hans Holbein the Younger | Rip, Sew and Stitch | Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch | Hans Holbein the younger | Cross-stitch |