Many Stitched Stories designs include the French Knot stitch (Our best how-tos and tips for it are in a blog post here.) Take a look below to see how the French Knot adds texture and interest to finished projects. Whether you’re a new to embroidery or more...
While the starting place for each of the embroidery kits in the Stitched Stories shop is a visual story . . . . . . when I get down to the work of design, a set of 12 classic hand embroidery stitches is my starting place and my foundation. I always ask: can this...
Stitched Stories kits and patterns are designed to have you working a variety of stitches in just one project. We’ve shown you the variety of OUTLINE stitches you can choose from in this blog post. Today let’s look at a variety of ways to FILL embroidered...
Keep your crafty works-in-progress clean, organized and ready to take along on outings and travel with our ready-to-stitch drawstring project bag. It’s wider than it is high–and that means hoop and supply tin are easy to add and remove. This bag with...
Once you’ve finished your embroidered hoop art project, you’re ready to display or gift it. Read on for my favorite finishing technique and tips for displaying embroidery in my home. Supplies My preferred finishing technique uses: Your completed...
The chain embroidery stitch creates a line of small loops or “links.” Here’s a diagram and the instructions for creating it that we include in all of our embroidery pattern and kit guides. Bring needle and thread up at 1. Insert at the same spot and...
