Embroidery Stitches

In this tutorial, you’ll learn the basics of the cast on stitch. This is a fun embroidery stitch that is great to use for flowers, especially roses! It is commonly seen in Brazilian embroidery art and it looks similar to a knit stitch. Plus, you’ll learn how to incorporate this stitch into a floral motif. …

The padded satin stitch is a fill stitch that is part of the satin stitch family. It is great to use for areas you want to add a bit more dimension to, as the stitches are more prominent and stand off of the fabric more. Because of it’s 3-dimensional quality, it’s considered a staple stitch …

If you’ve been embroidering for even a small amount of time, you’ve probably noticed that you have a handful of stitches that have become your go-to’s. This isn’t a bad thing, but it’s always fun to try and get out of your comfort zone by practicing and using stitches you don’t ordinarily use. Today I’m …

The cretan stitch is a versatile embroidery stitch that can be used for borders or for filling in areas. The stitches can be worked open or closed depending on the effect you would like. When stitched more spaced out, this stitch looks similar to a ladder. When the stitches are made close together, the center …

The detached buttonhole stitch is a fun filling stitch that is a variation of the buttonhole stitch. Usually, the buttonhole stitch is used for things like hemlines and borders, but the detached variation of this stitch creates a stitch that looks interlaced and almost like a net. It’s a really fun one to make, and …

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to do the lazy daisy chain stitch. This stitch is also known as a detached chain stitch and it’s a great stitch to learn as a beginner. The most common way to use this stitch is to fill in decorative borders or create little flowers. First, we’ll go …

The heavy chain stitch is an embroidery stitch that is in the chain stitch family. It is thicker than a regular chain stitch. This stitch looks great borders, outlines, and anything that you want to look braided. It is very similar in appearance to the Hungarian braided chain stitch. Both of these stitches are worked …