Embroidery Stitches

Here are the 4 best embroidery stitches for outlining that are easy to learn and have a neat and clean appearance. All four of these stitches are ideal for outlining shapes or for stitching words and letters. Back Stitch The back stitch is one of the most simple and commonly used embroidery outline stitches for …

The satin stitch is a beginner friendly technique that is very commonly used in hand embroidery. It’s considered a filling stitch and has a smooth appearance when completed. Here’s how to do the satin stitch! This post is part of many embroidery stitch tutorials available on this site! Make straight stitches side by side, filling …

This tutorial is all about a very popular and fun stitch in hand embroidery, the woven wheel stitch. This stitch is referred to by a ton of different names including spider web rose stitch, rose wheel, woven spider wheel…the list goes on. It gets its name because the thread is woven around in a circle …

Couching stitches are embroidery stitches that involve laying threads onto the fabric with only the ends attached and then adding shorter stitches that are used to anchor the laid threads down. These kinds of stitches can be used for various purposes including decorative borders, outlines, and filling in areas in an embroidery design. Multiple colors …

The basket weave embroidery stitch is such a fun stitch to use for filling in areas or embroidering baskets (hence the name). It may look a bit complicated, but it’s actually super easy to learn. This tutorial will show you how to do it and also show you a couple of ideas for how you …

The stem stitch is a decorative outline stitch in embroidery that forms a rope like line. It’s a great beginner friendly embroidery stitch to learn, and it’s really nice to use for embroidering letters or borders. Here’s a step by step guide on how to embroider a stem stitch. If you find this tutorial helpful, …

The colonial knot is an embroidery stitch that is very similar in appearance to a french knot, but I personally think they look a bit smaller and neater! They take a bit of practice, but are super fun once you get the hang of it. If you enjoy this tutorial, check out how to make …