When I first started embroidering, stars were one of those shapes that I felt rather intimidated by. They can be somewhat hard to draw evenly and I had no idea what sorts of stitches to use for them. Stars may look and seem a bit complicated, but they don’t have to be! This tutorial will …
Embroidery Stitches
The fishbone stitch is a beautiful stitch for filling in shapes such as leaves. The way the stitches overlap and lay creates a seam down the middle and the stitches run in a similar direction to veins in a leaf. This tutorial will walk you through step by step how to do the fishbone stitch. …
These 8 decorative embroidery border stitches are fun and somewhat challenging. If you’re looking for some embroidery stitches that are a bit more advanced, these stitches build off of the basics to form some beautiful and impressive looking stitches. Tips for Success For each of the stitches, I have made a chart showing each step. …
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 embroidery 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, …
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 …