Embroidery with yarn stitches

This graphic features different types of embroidery stitches with names on each photo. There are hundreds of different stitches, but these are some of the most common! Click the link to learn how to embroider each one of them.

Needlework is an impressive enough technical skill, but pair it with some top-notch creativity and you end up with embroidery projects that are truly next level. This online group is dedicated to helping beginners and showcasing the top talent out there.

Embroidery tutorials for beginners - this video shows you how to do Chain Stitch, a basic stitch in hand embroidery, with easy step-by-step instructions. #embroidery #embroiderytutorial #embroideryinspiration #handembroidery #chainstitch #howto #tutorial

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.

One request that’s been coming up on the website and via e-mail lately is whether or not I can provide a pattern for working a sampler of surface embroidery stitches, for practicing all the various embroidery stitches shown in the embroidery videos here on Needle ‘n Thread. Good news! You don’t need to a pattern ...

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...

What stitches should you use when hand embroidering letters? In this blog and video tutorial I go over using back stitch, split stitch, stem stitch, chain stitch, couching and satin stitch.

As you use embroidery floss for a project, you'll find you're left with small bits of leftover floss. These leftover bits of floss are often referred to as Old Ratty Threads (or ORTs, for short), and newer stitchers often ask what they're "supposed" to be doing with them. As is always the case in hand embroidery, there aren't any "rules" for what to do with these leftover bits of floss. In this post, I share a few ideas for what you might do with them!

Couching may not be one of the most well known embroidery stitches, but it's versatility definitely makes it worth knowing about!