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- Stitch Fun Index – NeedlenThread. com
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 articles in the Stitch Play series easily accessible, I'll be listing them in this index, which you will find under
- Stitch Archives - a Super-Raised Stem Stitch - NeedlenThread. com
The nature of the raised part of the embroidery is basically a super-dee-duper padded stem stitch You’ll find a very thorough step-by-step photo tutorial for this ultra-raised stem stitch, or Casalguidi stitch, here If you like the look of Casalguidi, but you don’t want something quite so raised, you might enjoy raised stem stitch instead
- Needlework in Charleston: Cabbage Row Shoppe - NeedlenThread. com
A couple other needlework stops caught my attention while I was on vacation After Florida, our next stop was Charleston, South Carolina, where I found a great needlework shop in the historic downtown area Cabbage Row Shoppe has been operating in Charleston on Broad Street since the early 1970's It
- 16 Filling Stitches for Embroidery - NeedlenThread. com
Satin Stitch Satin stitch is the queen of filling stitches It’s gorgeous and versatile, but really only suitable for smaller areas that need filling You’ll find numerous tips to help you perfect your satin stitch here Stem Stitch Filling Stem stitch is best known as a line stitch, but it also makes a great filling stitch You’ll find an article full of tips on stem stitch filling here
- 10 Hand Embroidery Stitches for Stems Branches
A Good Stitch Dictionary is Useful! If you want to explore other possibilities further, I strongly suggest investing in a good stitch dictionary! A good stitch dictionary will help you master a whole variety of stitches, so that you have a wide repertoire to pull from, when you’re debating about how to interpret stems or branches in embroidery
- Embroidery Stitches by Name, from A-Z – NeedlenThread. com
Alternate Stitch Names I cross-checked the stitch names through a stack of about 10 well-known and well-respected stitch dictionaries (old and new) to find alternate names for some of the stitches If you go through the list on the website and find any alternates I missed, do feel free to drop me a line or leave a comment below I’d
- Embroidery Fluff How to Make It Fluffy – NeedlenThread. com
You can see that the stitch produces long loops of the thread that are held in place by these “locking” stitches, which are simple backstitches After you’ve filled the area that you want to be fluffy with rows of turkey work, you can use your fingers to smooth the threads together and make them stand up on the fabric
- Beginners Embroidery Tip: Neatening the Edge - NeedlenThread. com
This is as Absolute Beginner’s Tip – it’s something most embroiderers learn relatively early in the stitching game But if no one has told you to do this and why you should, it’s good to know! Neatening the edge of your fabric before you transfer your embroidery design is a step you will never regret Forgetting to do it, though, can lead to lots of little irritations And that’s the
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