This is most often done to fill an area drawn onto fabric, which may have already been outlined using stem or split stitches.
As used in the Bayeux Tapestry
Step 1: Lay single stitches from one edge of the area to another, passing slightly to the side under the fabric, before crossing the area again with a stitch from the opposite direction. Repeat, keeping gaps between the laid threads as small as possible.
Step 2: Lay single stitches across (perpendicular) the first stitches, in the same manner, leaving regularly spaced gaps between them.
Step 3: Couch the threads laid in step two by using a small stitch coming up from the back of the fabric to tie them down. These should be offset from the previous line.
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