Barb Stitch and Beaded Barb stitch

Barb stitch is a composite stitch which is part of the buttonhole family.  It is another simple stitch that is easy to work, yet versatile enough to create lots of variations. Barb stitch creates a line with a ridge down the center. You can work Barb stitch in a single line …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 688

This is another close detail from  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler  which is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and  96 feet 5 inches  or   29.3878 meters long. It is still growing… I am not an obsessive or anything… This is an example of pattern darning and I have used …

Free Hand Embroidery Patterns Online

I love free hand embroidery patterns and have been browsing the Internet archive and discovered An Embroidery Pattern Book by Mary Waring. This book is free to download and as the title suggests is full patterns. Let me share some of the delightful patterns that I discovered in this book. …