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A closet staple that’s currently trending is embroidered apparel. Albeit charming, the quirky embroidery designs you adore are not at the…

Mountains & Outer Space Night Sky Embroidery – Handmade by Bitch Stitch

Mountains & Outer Space Night Sky Embroidery – Handmade by Bitch Stitch ♡ Unique design makes a bold yet mysterious statement. This beautiful, framed hand embroidery piece measures approximately 6\

embroidery patterns

I’m a huge advocate of simple stitching. This isn’t to say I don’t like to get involved in complex projects – I do! But I also like (I love) the notion that hand embroidery doesn’t haven’t to be complicated to be pretty! Case in point, this wee floral sprig… Quick to draw, quick to stitch, …

Fiddle Fig Face Plant Embroidery

Embroidered fiddle fig. No need to water! Simple & sweet 3\

Things to make

I encourage you to use additional resources if you need more instruction than this simple guide. I have found video to be very useful in understanding stitches. Please click on the links below to watch very quick clips of the stitches. You can also find a directory of longer videos here, with more detailed instruction. Please stay tuned as I add more stitches to this index and fill out each section with more details and video. Stitches are listed alphabetically. ———————————— Back stitch Back stitch is worked from right to left and is great for creating solid lines. It helps to shorten the stitch length when using this stitch (and other linear stitches) to outline curved lines. You can also use this stitch to fill a shape and your stitches will look like little bricks. It’s also a great stitch for lettering. Start a stitch length away from the beginning of your line. Come up at A, then down at B, the start of your line. Then up a stitch length away at C, and back down at A. Up again at D and then down at C. Be sure to use the same same holes (A, C, etc) so there is no gap between your back stitches. VIDEO: Back stitch VIDEO: 2 ways to fill with back stitch Lettering tutorial Whipped back stitch To whip your back stitch come up at A, the beginning of your line. Then weave under and over EVERY stitch until you reach the end of the line. Bring your needle down at B and anchor. VIDEO: Whipped back stitch Lettering tutorial Chain stitch Chain Stitch creates a lovely textured line and has many variations to play with. Come up and down with the needle at the start of your line (A), leaving a loop. Come back up within the loop (B), a stitch length away, and pull to tighten the loop to desired tautness. End the chain with a small stitch tacking the loop down. This is another nice linear stitch for lettering. VIDEO: Traditional, reverse and detached chain stitch Lettering tutorial Reverse chain stitch Reversed Chain Stitch starts at the “end” of chain stitch with the small tacking stitch (A-B). Come up through the fabric a stitch length away (C) and slip your needle under the tacking stitch (do not pierce the fabric) before coming back down through the same hole (C). Continue in a chain. VIDEO: Traditional, reverse and detached chain stitch Lettering tutorial Detached chain stitch Detached Chain Stitch AKA Lazy Daisy is great for leaves and flowers. You can experiment with tension here, giving a thin or more rounded leaf/petal shape. Here you create a series of single chains. VIDEO: Traditional, reverse and detached chain stitch Heavy chain stitch VIDEO: Heavy Chain Stitch Couching Couching is a great linear stitch I like to use for lettering and stems or vines. This stitch uses two working threads which can vary in size (ply), type and color. The couched thread is pulled up at the start of your line (a) and goes down all of the way at the end of your line (b), leaving slack. Your couching thread is then used to tack down the couched thread along the curves of the lines. Both t
hreads are anchored once the desired line is created. VIDEO: Couching Lettering tutorial Fern stitch Fern Stitch makes a nice addition to any florals. I think of it as a series of Y’s made of back stitches. VIDEO: Fern stitch Fishbone stitch Fishbone Stitch is my favorite way to fill leaves. You can use an angle more parallel or perpendicular to the vein of the leaf to give different looks. Go back and forth from the starting stitches at the top of the leaf and working down the sides of the outline. The stitches come up at the top and cross each other mid-leaf. VIDEO: Fishbone stitch Full fishbone stitch tutorial Fly stitch Fly stitch can be used for

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learn the basic stitches of embroidery that every beginner stitcher should know. This post shows you step by step photos of stitches to get you started…

Hand Embroidery pattern PDF bundle / Serenity Figure 1 & 2 / by StitchFloral / embroidery tutorial, digital download

Hand embroidery patterns PDF, embroidery tutorials, floral embroidery designs. Airy and gentle. These are the 2 designs from “Serenity” collection (Figure 1 & Figure 2), which features a combination of delicate floral motifs and clear geometric lines. Beginner embroidery level. This listing is for 2 digital PDF patterns, each of them includes: -Pattern (original + reversed one for iron-on transferring) -Stitch and thread (DMC) index -Stitch tutorials with pictures -Tips on how to start and end thread -List of supplies and tips on transferring the pattern -Instructions for working the design. The stitches you will practice with these designs: -Stem stitch -Split stitch -Satin stitch -Long and short stitch -French knots The designs provide tutorials for each of the stitches, so if you are new to some of them it will help you to familiarize yourself (I would recommend practicing the new stitches a little on a spare piece of fabric beforehand). It also suggests working with 1-2 strands of floss in the needle, so the finished result will look elegant and exquisite. All of the designs in this series use the same DMC palette and thread expenditure is low so you can work all 4 designs using 1 skein of floss for each color! See other designs in this series: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchFloralDesigns?section_id=24443822 ——- Please, be aware that no kit, thread, fabric or any other physical goods will be shipped to you. You will receive two PDF documents as an instant download after the purchase and will be able to retrieve and read it whenever you want. Here you can read more about this feature: http://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949 You will need Acrobat Reader of the recent version to be able to read the documents. ——- Only PAYPAL is accepted currently ——- All of the designs are created by me, drawn by hand and traced on PC. (c) StitchFloral Designs. All rights reserved. The PDF pattern is meant for PERSONAL USE only and any form of reproducing, replicating and commercial use is prohibited. The finished embroidery is also prohibited from being sold.