Silk stitch embroidery

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

What is the satin stitch and how do I use it? The satin stitch is a series of straight stitches placed next to each other. It...

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Silk embroidery is an art practiced by many cultures. Follow this step-by-step tutorial and learn the basics of silk shading.

Here is a new freebie for you! A clover family :) No instructions, interpret it any way you wish. However, if you feel too confused without any guidance whatsoever, you will find color and stitch suggestions in the PDF document: DOWNLOAD The pattern is based on one of my old works, so if you need a visual reference, you've got one too :) In fact, I've had this clover pattern stashed on my computer since March! At first, I was waiting for summer to post it in appropriate season, and then I…

Whether you are learning the satin stitch for the first time or looking to improve your technique, these tips will help you advance your hand embroidery skills while creating beautiful satin stitches every time.

Chikankari Embroidery As a child growing up in Lucknow in the 1960s, I recall being dragged along to the stores when my mother and aunts..

Continuing from where we left last time, let's take a look at the “non-conventional” placement of colors at needlepainting. A quick recap for those who missed the previous part of the needlepainting tips: The majority of lessons and tutorials for long and short stitching (including the lesson on this blog) show the traditional way of shading, which goes from top to the bottom in horizontal rows of colors. However, when you come to the actual needlepainting you might find out that the…

This month I suggest taking on some knotted lien stitches. I promise you will fall in love with them! When we call them knotted line stitches, we don't mean that they incorporate french knots or colonial knots in their structure. But rather, there is an element of needle weaving included, that creates peculiar knots. Think of the Danish knot, for example. In my mind, this isolated knot stitch is the closest to the new ones from among the ones we've covered on Stitch Floral so far. So…

Code : FB2-520 Size : 52" Online Collections : Marguerite Vertical Repeat : 12.25 in Horizontal Repeat : 13 in Content : Base 70% Viscose, 30% Linen, Embroidery 71% Cotton, 29% Viscose Product Care : S Direction : Up the Roll Finish : Embroidered Fabric Substitutions and Consistency: On the rare occasion that original fabric or trimming is no longer available, we may substitute similar material. You will find the most up-to-date product information here on our website. Please note that due…