Tag: Textured stitches

How to work Ghiordes Knot or Turkey Knot

Hand embroidery stitches / Stitch Dictionary   / / 4 Comments

Ghiordes Knot has been adapted to modern embroidery from a rug making technique that originally came from Turkey. It creates a texture that is like the plush pile of a rug. It is a stitch that has traditionally been used in canvaswork or needlepoint but is enjoying a revival as …

Why wobbly stitches are OK

Hand Embroidery / Take a Stitch Tuesday   / / / / / / / / 35 Comments

For me wobbly stitches rule! I have noticed that some beginners to embroidery apologise for their wobbly stitches. To be honest I don’t think it is necessary. I will tell you why. This is the 21st century. We are surrounded by machine made things. Some of these things are ugly, …