Raised embroidery stitches

Today I bring you a new stitch tutorial. Along with the lesson itself, I thought it would be nice to see where it can be used, so you will also see the process of stitching this little blueberry twig :) To be honest, this stitch fascinated me from the first time I saw it in some pictures a long time ago. But when I tried to learn it, it didn't work so after a while I gave up, haha. Well, not really gave up... It's just that if something is not going right I tend to put it away until a better…

Illustrated step by step instructions on how to hand embroider Raised Cup Stitch with ideas of how this stitch is used in hand embroidery projects.

Step by step tutorial on how to work Outlined or Raised Satin stitch. This version of Satin stitch will clearly define the edge of a hand embroidered shape.

16 hand embroidery stitches to add texture and dimension to your projects, with tutorials for all of them!

Casalguidi is an embroidery technique, rather than just a stitch. It consists of very heavy raised stem stitch worked in curves, lines, squiggles, or what-have-you (whatever the design dictates), usually with a lighter background of pulled thread stitching. Casalguidi is usually a whitework embroide

Raised stem band really satisfies my sense of order and neatness! I also like the way it can help me to create some subtle dimension in my stitching.

This month I've been covering hand embroidery knot stitches on StitchFloral. And although initially, I was going to talk only about basics, in the end, I couldn't stop myself from telling about the Chinese knot. Yeah, this mysterious guy which is often referred to as “Forbidden stitch”;) Actually, it is not that complicated to stitch. But as it's hardly ever included in the list of basic stitches and you can barely find it in stitch encyclopedias, I decided to make it the first one in the…

The design for this piece was commissioned by one of my students, Angela Webb. She attended my raised embroidery course at the RSN, where she was inspired to create a large panel in the style of the fabulous designs of the C17th. I designed the piece based on her ideas, which she subsequently worked under[...]

About the Raised Cup Stitch This adorable little stitch used the Twisted Chain Stitch to build up a 3-dimensional profile, making it a beautiful stitch to apply…