Embroidered Writing – My Favorite Stitches for It My absolute favorite stitch for embroidered handwriting is Quaker stitch I’ve written a step-by-step tutorial for Quaker stitch here You can see Quaker stitch used on handwriting in the photo above I like it because it creates a slightly raised, very clear, fine line, which works great for handwriting
Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text Index – NeedlenThread. com Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 8: The split stitch works great for embroidered writing, especially when worked with a non-stranded thread, like floche or perle cotton This tutorial shows you how to embroidery letters using split stitch and it talks a bit about threads, too
Embroidered Greeting Cards: Free Patterns - NeedlenThread. com I love their holly wreath pattern for embroidered Christmas cards, and I think their different bead patterns for greeting cards are very pretty for any occasion If you are thinking about sending hand-made greeting cards for Christmas, 2008, now’s the time to start planning
NeedlenThread. com – Tips Tricks and Great Resources for Hand Embroidery The ready-to-stitch towels make great “relaxing” stitching projects, they leave plenty of room for personal adaption in color choice and stitches, they can be embroidered as simply or as extravagantly as you like, they make great gifts, they’re perfect teaching tools for yourself or for friends and family who want to learn to stitch
Tutorials for Hand Embroidered Leaves Flowers Free-Style Embroidered Holly Leaves This Stitch Fun tutorial demonstrates how to embroidery quick, free-style holly leaves, without using a pattern Simple Daisy Stitch (or Detached Chain Stitch) for Leaves Never underestimate the power of the simple stitch!
Embroidered Buttons: Dorset Button Tutorial! - NeedlenThread. com Dorset Buttons are buttons embroidered around a ring and filled with simple stitches They are colorful, relatively easy to make, can decorate anything from clothing to accessories, and present an endless variety for embellishment, texture, and color Dorset Buttons have been around for a long ti
Have You Ever Embroidered your Handwriting? - NeedlenThread. com It was an embroidered map of the Roman Empire with all the place names embroidered in As I recall, I used mostly stem and chain stitches Since then I’ve signed embroidery pieces, quilt labels, etc mostly using stem, back or split stitches
A Wee “Embroidered” Casket – Fun! – NeedlenThread. com Mini Embroidered Casket Printable Pattern Here’s the PDF for the printable paper mini-casket: Paper Mini Casket paper box (PDF) The paper casket assembles to a wee three inches high You can find the instructions for assembly here, although it’s really just a matter of cutting on the outer lines, folding on the dotted lines and gluing all
The Art of Embroidered Butterflies – Book Review The Art of Embroidered Butterflies is a book of Pure Inspiration It’s packed with artistic inspiration, and though light on the technical how-to instruction that we are used to from project books, it still instructs If you are enchanted by the butterfly (whether embroidered or not), this book will delight you!
Embroidered Eggs: Stitching Lines Swirls - NeedlenThread. com The hole with the red arrow pointing to it is the beginning of the embroidered line (but not where I begin the embroidery) Notice that it’s a little bigger than the other holes On swirly designs, at the intersections of the swirly lines and at the beginnings and ends of the swirly lines, I enlarge the holes slightly while I’m drilling