
Stitch Fun: Stacked Herringbone – It’s Double, but it’s Not
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 here on Needle ‘n Thread. In the series, we explore different embroidery stitches mostly as combinations or composites, used in different ways and offering ...
Embroidery Stitch Templates – for Straight & Uniform Stitches
Jun 28, 2019 · Then, you stitch the line by following your dot pattern that’s left on the fabric. Simple! Pros & Cons. Like any product, there are pros and cons to the stitch templates. The pros are pretty obvious: You can easily and quickly mark a line for embroidery using the templates, ensuring a consistent, even line of stitching that can be further ...
Needlepainting – NeedlenThread.com
The stitch commonly used in needlepainting is long and short stitch, although other stitches are sometimes employed to achieve a realistic look to the image. Needlepainting can achieve very fine, artistic detail. The technique is sometimes combined with goldwork to good effect. Related posts: Long and Short Stitch Shading Lessons
The Mother of All Snowflakes - Free Pattern - NeedlenThread.com
Dec 17, 2015 · Cross Stitch & Counted Work on Plain Weave Fabric – some ways to achieve a grid when the fabric doesn’t offer one. Snowflake 2 – Another folky flake. Deer & Tree Stitching Pattern – suitable for cross stitch, filet work, filet crochet, and other gridded techniques, too.
Embroidered Greeting Cards: Free Patterns - NeedlenThread.com
Jul 21, 2007 · Using embroidery, you can stitch up your own personalized cards, bookmarks, gift tags, or even just little decorative accents. The noteable difference between hand embroidery on paper and hand embroidery on fabric is that, when working on paper, you have to punch the holes first before stitching.
Mountmellick Embroidery – NeedlenThread.com
Types of Hand Embroidery on Needle 'n Thread Mountmellick Embroidery Mountmellick embroidery originated in Mountmellick, Ireland. It is a whitework technique, traditionally worked on cotton sateen (which has a sheen) with matte cotton threads (no sheen). The contrast between the fabric and the thr
Revisiting Richelieu: Beautiful Cutwork Embroidery
Sep 8, 2023 · Most Richelieu is worked on a linen ground fabric. The predominant stitch used in the embroidery is the buttonhole stitch, which provides a secure outline around the design and against which the cutting is done. Sometimes, picots are added to the brides, providing a little more detail to the lace-like cut out areas.
Stem Stitch Curls & Spirals – NeedlenThread.com
Feb 28, 2014 · I LOVE stem stitch, I LOVE spirals, I LOVE swirly, I LOVE lettering, in my embroidery pieces. I have been SO frustrated with using stem stitch because of the spikes and would begin another stitch going into curving instead of continuing stem….No it did NOT look good, but it seemed better than spikes. THANK YOU Mary!
How To Videos – NeedlenThread.com
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 Knots) Plait Stitch (see Basket Stitch; also called Spanish Stitch) Plaited Braid Stitch Portuguese Knotted Stem Stitch. Q R. Raised Cup Stitch
Long and Short Stitch Shading – My Supplies - NeedlenThread.com
Jul 27, 2009 · If you want to join me in working through a small long and short stitch shading sampler, here’s a little bit about the project and the list of supplies that I’m using…. The long and short stitch shading lessons series that I’ll be posting here on Needle ‘n Thread over the next several weeks will consist of a small sampler of eight ...