My Slow stitch roll
Recently I finished a stitch roll and thought you might enjoy seeing a video of it where I talk of the stitches and techniques I used to create this modern embroidery project.
Tag: Hand Embroidery
New Twisties in the Shop!
This is a quick heads up to let people know that we have new Thread twisties in the shop. If you are into creative embroidery or crazy quilting these are a lot of fun as you get to play with a bundle of threads of luscious colours and many different …
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Double Wheatear Stitch
Double Wheatear stitch is a versatile easy variety of Wheatear stitch and you can use it in organic motifs. You can vary the length of the diagonal straight stitches. Double Wheatear is great for beading and you can use many types of embroidery thread for variety. You can combine Double …
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Bosnian stitch
Bosnian Stitch is a quick easily worked stitch forming a zig-zag line. You can work it in a line, on a border, or over a crazy quilt seam or row upon row to become a filling stitch. Since its structure is a simple zig-zag line it is great fun to …
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Interlaced Band
Interlaced Band is worked in two parts. The foundation stitches are two lines of Back stitch. Since the stitch is in two parts you can use this to your advantage as the second thread can be of a different colour or a different type of thread. You can use novelty …
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Berwick stitch
Berwick stitch is also known as Looped Edge stitch and forms a line of upright stitches each with a knotted base. This is a quick and easy variety of buttonhole. You can work it along the edge of an item and it will follow curves easily. Berwick stitch is equally …
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Laced Back Stitched Herringbone 2
Laced Back Stitched Herringbone 2 is a composite stitch that is built on Back Stitched Herringbone which is in turn a variety built on Herringbone stitch. The lacing technique is simple and quick to work. When you lace this stitch you can use embroidery threads or thicker novelty threads, such as …
