Choosing the right embroidery stitches for clothing requires balancing aesthetics with practicality, ensuring designs remain beautiful through wear and cleaning. Durable stitches like the sturdy backstitch for outlines and dense satin stitch for fills withstand friction better than delicate techniques. Clothing embroidery often incorporates stretch-friendly stitches like the zigzag or elastic feather stitch for fabrics that need to move with the body. Strategic placement considers garment structure – reinforcing stress points like necklines while avoiding areas prone to excessive stretching. Many traditional ethnic embroideries developed specific stitches for their native garments, such as the Ukrainian vyshyvanka’s precise counted thread work. Contemporary clothing embroidery might mix techniques, using traditional stitches for structure and experimental ones for decorative elements. Proper stabilization and quality threads ensure clothing embroidery maintains its appearance through countless wears and washes.
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A stitch in time
Barb stitch is part of the blanket stitch family. It is a decorative stitch. This stitch used two blanket stitches which are mirrored to one another and later a contrasting thread is used to couch around the stem of the blanket stitches. What you will need? Any fabric. Embroidery hoop, 15cm (6″) (Bigger if you…Read More »
Embroidery
Fern stitch is part of the straight stitch family. You can find a lot of variations of the straight stitch and this is one. Simple, easy and elegant.
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Kiegészitők
If you want to add a personal touch to your projects, learning how to embroider letters is a great skill to have. This tutorial covers 4 simple stitches.
embroidery on clothe n canvas
Sinhalese Chain stitch is another variation of the chain stitch family. It has a striking resemblance to the open chain stitch, but actually has a different approach to making this stitch. We will work with two contrasting color floss for better understanding. What you will need? Any fabric. Embroidery hoop, 15cm (6″) (Bigger if you are…Read More »
