Stitching borders with herringbone and featherstitch
The motif stitch sampler needs some borders to finish it off, so I am using the herringbone stitch and featherstitch.
freestyle embroidery project
See the process of going from rough design on paper to finished embroidery piece with this freestyle embroidery project.
Finishing and Framing Options
Freestyle embroidery can be finished in many different ways. If it’s done on clothing, table linens or other finished items, there’s nothing to do. If you have a piece on fabric, you can make it into a pillow or a bag. I chose to frame my piece.
Herringbone Border
For the border of the freestyle embroidery project, I used herringbone stitch and yellow floss. I wanted to use the stitch because it is fun, but I couldn’t figure out a flower to do with it. Having some yellow in the border gives the impression of the sun shining in the sky.
Satin Stitch leaf
Satin stitch can be used to fill in any shape, and leaves are no exception. In the freestyle embroidery project, I used satin stitch to make some simple leaves.
Bullion stitch flower
Bullion stitches can be used to make many different shapes of flowers. Curved bullions, circling a centre and slightly overlapping make beautiful roses. For my freestyle embroidery project, I kept my bullion stitch flower simple – one in the middle and one on each side.