Letter embroidery stitches

Let your hand embroidery speak for you! Learn how to stitch letters in four decorative ways.

Find out 4 of the best embroidery stitches for script lettering. I'll tell you why each stitch works and why you want to use it.

Years ago, I wrote a series of articles on hand embroidered writing. The articles take you step-by-step through different embroidery stitches that work well for embroidered writing. Today, we’re going to add a stitch to that list – particularly, a stitch known today as the “Quaker Stitch” because it was formulated to work as the ...

Learn 5 fabulous stitches for embroidering letters and writing!

One of the best parts about embroidery is the ability to personalise your stitching with words. Adding names, initials or messages can turn your work into something that is, even more, special and meaningful. Especially if you are giving it as a gift! Read this blog to learn how to add embroidered words to patterns.

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Do you want to stitch handwriting and make it look neat? There is nothing simpler! :) There are many ways to work lettering in hand embroidery and I actually already prepared a post on this topic before: Hand embroidery lettering ideas I based that article mostly on the posts that I already had on the blog and I actually did mention the trick from today in passing there. But without the visual support of a picture it's likely that some might have missed that. And then I got questions about…

Hand embroidery is a very delicate art form, and by taking into account the details that can go into one piece, the possibility of creating an exact duplicate is nearly impossible. Tod…

Here are some ideas on how to work quotes and monograms in hand embroidery! I don't embroider quotes and phrases that often but there are some universal tips that you can use for that *wink wink*. Handwriting style Handwriting can be elegant, sometimes quirky and at times sharp and rash. But either way, you will most probably need to work a fine line and your stitch should flexible enough to be able to bend in tight curves. So, from the family of line stitches, I would recommend stem stitch…