I feel a little silly telling you how to do a straight stitch. It’s probably the most simple stitch of them all. It’s great for all kinds of things though, and you should definitely know what it is. A straight stitch is just what it sounds like. You bring the needle up through the back […]
How to do a Chain Stitch
Learning how to do a chain stitch is easy once you get the hang of it. I don’t use this stitch a lot in my patterns, but I think I might need to. It’s great for adding embellishment to your projects or even making letters. It’s sort of like a lazy daisy stitch, but it’s […]
How to Stem Stitch
If you want to learn how to stem stitch, you’ve come to the right place. The stem stitch is one of my favorite stitches. When you do other outline stitches, you can tell that they are multiple stitches in a row. This one gives the illusion that it’s all one long line. It’s great for […]
Free Embroidery Design – “Choose to Believe”
I’ve noticed lately that there is a trend in the embroidery world to create hoops with vulgar images or phrases. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, do a search on the wonderful internet, and you’ll see what I mean. Or maybe don’t… some of them are pretty bad. It’s such a foreign concept […]
How to do a Split Stitch
Learning how to do a split stitch is very easy. It’s one of my favorite stitches to outline shapes and embroider letters. I especially like to use this when I am stitching a design that has a lot of small curves. To do a split stitch, you just move one stitch length forward, bring your […]
How to Back Stitch
So you want to learn how to back stitch. The back stitch is easily one of the most important hand embroidery stitches. It is great for outlining shapes, making lines, and stitching letters. It’s also one of the easiest stitches to learn. You start a back stitch just like you would a running stitch. Instead […]
How to do a Running Stitch
Learning how to do a running stitch is, I think, the easiest place to start learning how to embroider. When I think of a running stitch, I always think of that scene in Cinderella where the mice are sewing the dress with the giant needle. Anyone else know what I’m talking about? Something random that […]
Silhouette DIY Mother’s Day Gift
I’m making a big wall of hand embroidery designs for my craft room. I thought it would be fun to incorporate my children somehow, so I made these cute silhouette embroidery hoops. These would make such a cute DIY Mother’s Day gift, and don’t require any sewing. Embroidering the name is optional, but adds such […]
Blue Floral Embroidery Pattern
I wanted to try hand embroidery on some dark blue fabric, so I went out and got some blue linen to experiment with. The result was this pretty little floral embroidery pattern with woven wheel flowers (my favorite). I also wanted to test out using color variations floss for the flowers, and I am so […]
How to Applique By Hand
Since a lot of my projects include Appliqués, I thought I’d make a quick video to show you how to applique by hand. The word makes it sound so scary, bit it’s really very easy when you do it this way. You can make so many things with appliqué, from embroidery hoops to cute t-shirts. […]