For Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 2 the basic stitch is back stitch. This stitch is one of the core stitches in embroidery as it is a very useful linear stitch. It is an easy stitch to master and quick to learn. Visit the tutorial for Back Stitch for instructions …
Happy New Year! And welcome everyone, to Take a Stitch Tuesday, or TAST week 1. I hope you are all energised and up for this year’s challenge. I know I am looking forward to seeing what everyone does this year. Before we start, please check out Why Wobbly stitches are …
With TAST just around the corner I thought I would answer a question I am often asked. What fabrics can I use for hand Embroidery? If you have ever wondered you may find this video informative.
While poking around the Internet Library I struck gold and found Briggs & Co.’s patent transferring papers which is out of copyright. For anyone interested in vintage hand embroidery designs or if you do crazy quilting and want to add some motifs to your patches it’s a real gem. I …
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 …
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 …
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 …
