Is your cross stitch project turning into a mess? Here are some quick, helpful tips and tricks on how to cross stitch neatly.

Sashiko Stitch Instructions for beginners A trend in embroidery: Sashiko stitching and visible mending. This ancient Japanese craft is easy to learn. It gives quick results and makes stunning textile pieces. In this tutorial we explain the basics you need to know about Sashiko stitching. We share our recommendations for Sashiko materials. You will also

There are a number of ways to prepare your finished cross stitch or embroidery for framing. One of the easiest is to use self-stick mounting board, also called press-on board or simply, sticky board. Sticky board is thick cardboard with a high-tack adhesive on one side. It's acid-free so sticky board is safe for all kinds of needlework, and the adhesive is repositionable so it is particularly forgiving and easy to use.

Also known as: double knot stitch, tied coral stitch, old English knot stitch, Smyrna stitch, twilling stitch, purl stitch Palestrina stitch has its origin in Italy. Many embroidery styles from Italy has Palestrina stitch and there is even an...

How to frame your embroidery work in an embroidery hoop Framing your cross stitch project in an embroidery hoop is a quick and modern way to frame your cross stitch piece. An it is a very affordable way as well! There are different ways how to frame your embroidery work in an embroidery hoop.

Check out this list of embroidery stitches that work great for filling areas. From the obvious satin stitch or chain stitch to more unique stitches.

Flowers are by far, one of the most popular things to embroider. And rightfully so! There are so many different embroidery stitches for flowers that lend themselves well to their shapes and silhouettes. In...

Learn how to do Chain stitch in 4 simple steps!

Learn how to cross stitch with this easy guide.

I’ve recently committed myself to a cross stitching project and there’s honestly no turning back now. The idea is to sit and stitch just one flower a day, using Carolyn Manning’s Stitch Along pattern. Despite…

Sashiko Stitch Instructions for beginners A trend in embroidery: Sashiko stitching and visible mending. This ancient Japanese craft is easy to learn. It gives quick results and makes stunning textile pieces. In this tutorial we explain the basics you need to know about Sashiko stitching. We share our recommendations for Sashiko materials. You will also

Learn Oyster Stitch with this simple to follow step-by-step tutorial. This stitch is commonly used to make leaves, flower petals, or borders.

How to make this biscornu. You will need: Linen DMC threads or any other threads of your choice Lightweight interfacing Fray check - if desired Polyester stuffing Swarovski crystal bead or any button or bead of your choice More information regarding this biscornu can be found on my blog here Use a slip stitch, ensuring you line up the centre carefully You should have the same amount of straight stitches on each side to match up perfectly, this ensures a perfectly shaped biscornu. You are now ready to fill with stuffing, ensure you fill into the corners. The biscornu is nearly finished and should now look like this. You are now ready to put the finishing touches to your biscornu Put a couple of stitches through the centre to pull the biscornu into shape I attached the Swarovski crystal with fabric glue or you could use a small button or charm. I trimmed the other side with Swarovski crystals Your biscornu is now finished! Here is the matching pinkeep and box I made for a friend Enjoy!

Also known as: crewel stitch, stalk stitch, point de cable Through my research, I found out that stem stitch is crewel stitch. It is one of the easiest to be done and perhaps even one of the first stitches to be taught to any beginner. But, many...

For the longest time I avoided satin stitch at all costs. What was the point? A machine was always going to do a better job than I could - why put myself through the painful process of trying to make perfect stitches when they will never truly be perfect? I started practicing and my satin stitch was not great. So I w

A list of the most helpful sashiko embroidery tutorials, including videos and how-to make patterns. Plus, sashiko projects and free patterns to inspire you.

In this post, I am sharing 10 tools to make cross stitch easier and help you along your cross stitch journey.

In this tutorial, the step by step process on how I went about finishing this design is mentioned. You may click on the stitch name to go to the lessons of those stitches. I have used Anchor thread number 47. I have traced the design to a white...

Chain stitch is a must-have in your embroidery vocabulary! These valuable tips will show you the way to work curves and corners, join the ends and save the thread as you chain stitch.

The split stitch is a lovely outline stitch. It's raised a bit from the surface of the fabric, and it has a lovely, almost-braided look to it. It also forms a more continuous line - unlike the backstitch where you can see the individual stitches. Here's how to split stitch. See how easy it is?

Also known as: Hungarian Braided Chain Stitch The braided chain stitch is worked almost the same way as the heavy chain stitch. There is only a slight difference in the way the needle is taken under the existing loops, thus giving it a totally...

How to perfect Satin stitch in 3 easy steps

Experimenting with a mini hardanger needlework kit I bought in Europe for the first time. It's a beautiful embroidery project featuring cutwork.

Also known as: bullion stitch, caterpillar stitch, coil stitch, knot stitch, post stitch, worm stitch, Puerto Rico rose, grub knot This is an interesting stitch used to make simple motifs. I would say that this is an ‘elongated’ knot which can be...

Looking for hand embroidery stitches for lines or letters? Find 8 stitch tutorials and their pro's and con's in this article.

In this post, I'm going to share how to cross stitch on clothes in 7 simple steps. This tutorial could also work for cross stitching on towels or blankets etc.

Hundreds of Cross stitch patterns for free, in my pattern library. Download the printable pdf charts. Quick and easy, ideal for beginners.

Learn how to make the Blanket Stitch plus 6 variations of the stitch with this complete step-by-step photo tutorial including stitching tips.

For beginners, advanced stitchers, and everyone in between, this page is full of hand embroidery stitches everyone should learn.

These cross stitch patterns are completely inappropriate (also known as subversive cross stitch.) They have bad words in them and some have mature themes. Please only click through if you are looking for inappropriate cross stitch patterns.

To see the tutorials for each stitch family, click on the links below. back stitch blanket stitch chain stitch chevron stitch cross stitch feather stitch fishbone stitch fly stitch herringbone […]

Sashiko Stitch Instructions for beginners A trend in embroidery: Sashiko stitching and visible mending. This ancient Japanese craft is easy to learn. It gives quick results and makes stunning textile pieces. In this tutorial we explain the basics you need to know about Sashiko stitching. We share our recommendations for Sashiko materials. You will also

In this episode I'm talking about the things I wish I knewbefore I started cross stitching. A great post for beginners to not make the same mistakes I did.

When I first learned how to cross stitch I made all of these common cross stitch mistakes. I’m sharing them in this article in hopes that it will help you easily fix them so...

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This blackwork embroidery tutorial will teach you the basic blackwork stitches.

After what seems like ages I have picked up some cross stitch and it feels so good to be stitching again! The trigger that got me started again was that my absolute favourite cross stitch designers…