How To : Embroidery

Mattress Stitch Tutorial: Horizontal Seams

KD Sandi — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:11:00 GMT

How To Do Mattress Stitch: Horizontal Seams Fear the mattress stitch no more! Here's a step-by-step tutorial to help you master this easy seaming stitch. This tutorial is for seams worked horizontally (such as a shoulder seam). For seams worked vertically...(read more)

Mattress Stitch Tutorial: Vertical Seams

KD Sandi — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:51:00 GMT

How To Do Mattress Stitch: Vertical Seams Fear the mattress stitch no more! Here's a step-by-step tutorial to help you master this easy seaming stitch. For seams worked vertically (such as a side seam): Locate the "bars" between each column...(read more)

Straight Stitch Embroidery

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:10:00 GMT

Stitches Straight stitches can be worked side by side or radiating out from a center point. For best results, avoid stitches that are too long, too loose, or too close together. *Bring threaded needle out from back to front at the base of the knitted...(read more)

Running Stitch

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:00 GMT

Stitches Working small straight stitches, pass the threaded needle over one knitted stitch and under the next to form a dashed line. The stitches can be worked in equal or varying lengths, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally....(read more)

French Knot

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:59:00 GMT

Stitches Bring needle out of -knitted background from back to front, wrap yarn around needle one to three times, and use thumb to hold in place while pulling needle through wraps into background a short-distance from where it came out....(read more)

Duplicate Stitch

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:58:00 GMT

Chain Stitch Embroidery

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:57:00 GMT

Stitches Bring threaded needle out from back to front at center of a knitted stitch. Form a short loop and insert needle back where it came out. Keeping the loop under the needle, bring needle back out in center of next stitch to the right....(read more)

Blanket Stitch

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:53:00 GMT

Embroidery 1) Draw a pair of parallel lines where the stitching will go. Pull the needle through from the back of the fabric to the front at the edge of the lower line. 2) Insert the needle into the fabric at the upper line. bring it back out a the lower...(read more)