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...
The French Knot is an embroidery stitch that’s created by wrapping floss around your needle one or more times. Once the floss is wrapped, you’ll insert the needle back into the fabric at almost the same spot where it originally came up. Here’s a...
Outlining shapes is often needed in embroidery. Below are examples and how-tos for five stitches you can use for this work: Outline Stitch Back Stitch Split Stitch Whipped Back Stitch Chain Stitch 1. Outline Stitch The OUTLINE STITCH is a go-to choice for much of your...
Master 12 classic embroidery stitches and you are on your way to hours of getting creative with thread and needle. Below are embroidery stitch how-tos with illustrations and examples. If you’d like a printable guide to the stitches described below, click here to...
