Jan 31, 2025 · Today, we’re going to enjoy a bit of Stitch Fun – musing about a stitch, wondering about its name, and showing you how it’s worked. Stitch Fun! is this series of stitching tutorials …

Aug 2, 2009 · Mary,I worked all 9 lessons a year ago. I enjoyed every step. I learned the long and short stitch many years ago and developed my own way of adjusting the stitch to the different …

May 21, 2012 · Stitch Fun is a series of articles featuring step-by-step photo tutorials that explore various hand embroidery stitches and the fun things you can do with them. To make all the …

Nov 2, 2006 · The outline stitch is a basic stitch used in hand embroidery for lines and filling. It's an easy embroidery stitch and works up quickly, with a nice rhythm. You can work the stitch in …

Sep 3, 2009 · For stitch directions, mark your leaf with a pencil. The purple solid lines in the diagram above illustrate the direction of your stitching, while the dotted lines can be penciled in …

Oct 23, 2006 · Stem Stitch is also used in Casalguidi Embroidery, worked over thick string to create a highly textured, super-raised stem stitch rope. You can find instructions for this …

Jul 15, 2006 · Buttonhole stitch (or blanket stitch) can be used a number of ways in hand embroidery. It is frequently used in cutwork, in free style embroidery, in needlepainting, in …

Nov 11, 2006 · The buttonhole stitch (which is actually the blanket stitch, technically, but both terms are used interchangeably today) is used in many types of hand embroidery - general …

Palestrina Stitch (Twilling, Double Knot Stitch, Old English Knot Stitch, Smyrna Stitch, Tied Coral Stitch) Palestrina Stitch, Reversed (see Knotted Pearl Stitch) Pistil Stitch (Elongated French …

May 22, 2015 · Another stitch more often associated with lines, chain stitch makes a terrific filling! You can work chain stitch as a filling in the traditional manner of working chain stitch, filling the …