Buttonholed Double Chain is an unusual variety of Double Chain. This version of double chain is buttonholed and can feel messy and a little awkward. Once past the first few stitches, it takes on a form, settles down, and behaves. How to work Buttonholed Double Chain stitch Work Buttonholed Double Chain stitch downwards …
Slipped Detached chain stitch sounds like a mouthful, but it is a simple and versatile stitch. Often called tulip stitch because that is what it can look like, it is one of those quick and easy stitches that lends itself to variation. It is so simple that people overlook slipped detached chain as a stitch …
I discovered the Buttonhole Wheel Cup while experimenting with buttonhole wheels. I am sure I just re-invented the stitch, and somewhere someone else will have had the same thoughts. They make great middles to flowers like daffodils, and I use them all over the place in my textured embroidery, as …
Pistil Stitch Pistil stitch is really a French Knot with a tail. It is ideal for the centres of flowers, or arranged in a circle as a flower motif. The weight of the thread will determine the size of the finished stitch. You can also work this stitch using silk …
Wheatear stitch is an easy yet versatile stitch that is often used to depict wild grasses and wheat, as in the sample above. This sample uses various forms of wheatear. Wheatear consists of two straight stitches worked diagonally in a V-like shape before a chain stitch laces together the stitches at the …
Couching is a wonderful technique that many embroiderers overlook. But it is easy to do, and it’s a fun way to use interesting textured novelty threads in your embroidery. You can create wonderful surfaces by couching down threads and then embroidering over the top of them. Combined with beads and …
Chevron stitch is a decorative stitch used in surface embroidery and smocking. Some people consider it a basic stitch that you can use in numerous ways in hand-embroidered projects. The sample above is on a piece of crazy quilting and consists of a row of Chevron stitch, worked on either …
