Learn to Embroider
Decorative stitching worked freely on fabric. Start with the hoop and six outline stitches, then move on to flowers, knots and filled shapes.
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What Embroidery IsBeginner5 min readEmbroidery Materials: What to Buy FirstBeginner6 min readEmbroidery Floss and How to Separate StrandsBeginner10 minChoosing Fabric for EmbroideryBeginner4 min readHow to Use an Embroidery HoopBeginner10 minTransferring a Design to FabricBeginner10 minStarting and Finishing Thread SecurelyBeginner10 minTangles, Puckers and Uneven TensionBeginner5 min readWashing and Caring for Finished EmbroideryBeginner4 min readEmbroidering on Clothes: Needles, Stabilizers and ThreadConfident Beginner6 min read
Stitches
Running StitchBeginner15 minBackstitchBeginner15 minStem StitchBeginner15 minSplit StitchBeginner15 minChain StitchBeginner15 minLazy Daisy StitchBeginner15 minSatin StitchConfident Beginner25 minFrench KnotConfident Beginner20 minColonial KnotConfident Beginner20 minBlanket StitchBeginner15 minFeather StitchConfident Beginner20 minFly StitchBeginner15 minWoven Wheel StitchConfident Beginner25 minCouching StitchBeginner15 minSeed StitchBeginner15 minWhipped BackstitchBeginner15 min