Embroidering with Satin Stitch
Satin stitch is a classic hand embroidery stitch. It’s surprisingly difficult to get right. It seems like it should be simple, but it takes practice to get it to look nice.
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Bullion stitch
Bullion stitch can be a difficult stitch to master. It takes patience and practice, but once perfected, it is beautiful and elegant. The bullion stitch is the ballgown of embroidery stitches. It would be unusual to use only bullion stitches in a piece, but they will add a touch of sophistication to even freestyle embroidery….
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Blanket Stitch
Blanket stitch always gives me a hippie, boho kind of feeling. It is casual and fun, but can be used in many different ways with lots of variations.
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French Knot
A French knot is fancy and elegant. It can add just the right touch to a piece of embroidery and making perfect French knots is an important embroidery accomplishment. It is worth taking the time to practice, and once you get it, it is not hard.
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Embroidering with Straight Stitch
Straight stitch is a simple, basic stitch. It looks simple and might be the easiest embroidery stitch of all. Because of this, it is sometimes overlooked, but you can have fun using it in your embroidery projects.
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Couching
Adding couching to embroidery is like wearing an infinity scarf. It tends to be a focal point and draws attention to itself. It is easier to do if you happen to have a third hand, but even with two, don’t shy away from it. Couching is basically stitching a thread onto the surface of the…