Whipped Back Stitch creates a slightly raised line which is simple, quick and easy to work. It is ideal for children’s sewing projects and is suitable for beginners. This stitch works well for lettering and motifs with tight curves. If you use a heavy thread in the same colour as …
Whipped Barred chain stitch is an interesting variety of Chain stitch. The whipping forms a firm central line to the stitch. Just like chain stitch, whipped Barred chain stitch is a linear stitch that follows curves well, is easily worked on many types of fabrics, and is suitable for a …
Threaded Alternating Buttonhole Stitch is an interesting and fun development of Alternating Buttonhole Stitch. You can use many novelty threads to lace the foundation rows, but you can also explore across many patterns, building up an area by working row upon row. There is also the option of changing the …
Whipped Alternating Buttonhole Stitch creates a slightly raised fine cord-like line down the central line of Alternating buttonhole stitch. Since this is a variety of buttonhole stitch, it helps if you know Buttonhole stitch and Alternating buttonhole stitch. (Follow the links to tutorials in my stitch dictionary if you need …
Alternating buttonhole stitch is a quick and easy stitch. You work it so that the arms of the buttonhole stitch fall left and right of a central line. You need to be familiar with buttonhole stitch. If you need a refresher, you can find it here. You can create patterns …
Ainu Running Stitch is a type of running stitch. It comes from the indigenous people of northern Japan and southeastern Russia, known as the Ainu. It was traditionally used on embroidered garments. Apart from traditional applications, Ainu Running Stitch lends itself to experimenting with different thicknesses of threads, different coloured threads, …
Normally, you work cross-stitch on the weave of the fabric neatly in rows along the lines of the thread. Each stitch is supposed to sit in the group, without calling attention to itself. Generally, you work cross-stitch with an even tension and uniform size, with each bar crossing in the …
