Long and Short Stitch Tutorial

Long and Short stitch is used for shaded fillings and often used in ‘thread painting’ as it is wonderful to shade from one tone to another. People often think of Long and short stitch as one of those challenging stitches that mark you out as an advanced embroiderer. Long and short …

100 details for 100 days Day 71

The seam embellishment for 100 details for 100 days Day 71 starts off with a row of Herringbone stitches. These stitches are worked in a hand dyed thread that is the same thickness as DMC pearl #5. The next row of Chevron stitch is worked over the Herringbone stitches. I …