The heavy chain stitch used in hand embroidery is a variation of the regular chain stitch, but it creates a wider, thicker chain stitch band ...more
Here's a video tutorial for the double chain stitch used in hand embroidery. This is a quick, easy stitch which creates a wide decorative ...more
This is a composite stitch. There are two embroidery stitches here put together to make the raised chain: the simple straight stitch which ...more
The chain stitch is perhaps one of the most common stitches in hand embroidery. By itself, it's pretty versatile. Add all the variations ...more
There are many variations on the chain stitch used in hand embroidery. Here's one that produces a "realistic-looking" chain, with a small ...more
The rope stitch is a nice hand embroidery stitch, perfect for a thick, corded look, and a member (believe it or not) of the chain stitch ...more
Here's a video tutorial for another hand embroidery stitch - the rosette chain stitch. The rosette chain stitch is much like the oyster ...more
If you are a beginner at hand embroidery, one of the first stitches you will probably learn is the chain stitch. The chain stitch has many ...more
The fly stitch is another basic embroidery stitch used for straight and curved lines, seam embellishments in crazy quilting, and general ...more
The fly stitch can be worked both horizontally and vertically. In this video tutorial, you'll see the fly stitch worked vertically.Besides ...more
The feather stitch is an easy stitch for hand embroidery. It's worked vertically, from top to bottom in a kind of back-and-forth ...more
The buttonhole stitch is used in many types of hand embroidery - general surface embroidery, crazy quilting, whitework and cutwork ...more
Once you know how to do the buttonhole stitch, it's just a matter of "working it" a bit to master variations of the stitch. In this video ...more
The detached chain stitch, also known as the "lazy daisy" or just "daisy" stitch, is a pretty popular embroidery stitch. It's perfect, of ...more
The spider web stitch and the ribbed spider web stitch are both "woven" embroidery stitches, either used as isolated accents or used in ...more
The bullion knot needs a little practice to get it just right, and to be able to vary your technique to get the results you desire. Watch ...more
The French knot is used often in hand-embroidery, but a lot of people avoid it, because it intimidates them. Once you work one correctly ...more
The colonial knot is used in hand embroidery in the same applications as the French knot. Here's a video tutorial to help you get the hang ...more
The oyster stitch is an isolated stitch. It is a combination stitch using the twisted detached chain stitch which is "surrounded" by an ...more
The drizzle stitch is a "texture" stitch. It makes an individual, almost-upright, slightly twisted "tower" on your fabric.
