Embroidery seam stitches

Braid stitch is used to make borders, flowers, etc. In this tutorial we will demonstrate in a simple way how to make this stitch.----------------------------...

Learn these six common stitches and you can apply them to a myriad of projects.

Celebrate National Embroidery Month. Learn hand embroidery with these 29 stitching tutorials from MCreativeJ.

Learn different ways to start and end your embroidery stitches without using knots. I show you various methods for different stitches!

Welcome to the second installment of Embroidery School! Are you ready to go crazy? I hope so because we're going to work through some incredibly beautiful stitches used along fabric seams in crazy quilts. If you haven't worked the lessons from the original Embroidery School series, you can still do this one. All the stitches are explained, the "old" ones and the "new" ones. Here are some links to other useful lessons: Transferring the design to fabric Knotting and not knotting your thread…

Learning all the embroidery stitches can be challenging and daunting. But let me tell you this: embroidery is super easy! Just think of it this way — it’s ju...

How to sew six hand embroidery stitches step by step with simple to follow instructions. Backstitch, running stitch, blanket stitch.

The Shell Stitch is not to be confused with the Shell Chain Stitch. The Shell Stitch is kind of a combination of the Bullion Knot and the Chain Stitch.

This month on the blog we've been talking about couture sewing. After Heather's couture sewing workshop and trip to Paris with Susan Khalje this fall, she has been trying her hand at a bunch of new techniques. Well... new to her. The funny thing about all of these incredibly revered and mysterious applications is that […]

French knots can be a bit tricky. Leading to a love or hate feeling. A couple of good tips will make sure you fall into the love camp!