The stitch dictionary is arranged in alphabetical order and will help you to go to a stitch directly. Just click on the alphabet given in the index to go to the stitch beginning with that alphabet. Some stitches are known by multiple names and all names are included here. Hovering over the stitch names will give you the most common name by which the stitch is known.
A .B . C . D . E .F .G . H I . J . K . L . M .N . O .P . Q.R . S . T . U .V .W .X . Y .Z
I recently discovered Quaker stitch, and I love it! Any chance of adding it to your library?
Thank you, Briela! I love the Quaker Stitch. I will add it to the dictionary! 😊
Hello Sarah ma’am
I would like to thank you for creating such a wonderful library of stitches, am so much over whelmed that i cannot express my words.
Almost after 20 yrs i have taken the needle back in my hand with the mindset to share my knowledge of hand embroidery to others who are interested to learn by creating videos of stitches.
while searching for stitch name came across your site and my search ended as it has everything that i needed and more than that….
Honestly, I respect you for your time, effort, dedication and hard work that you have given to create this mind blowing site 🙂
Hi Insiyah,
What a delight to read your comment. I wish you all the best. Thank you for your appreciation.
Much love,
Sarh
Margui
I want to make a book of sample stitches in order to learn them and have a fun record of how they look. How can I arrange and make this book? What might be the background fabric?
Thanks for inquiring, Valerie. I feel the best way to record the stitches would be according to each ‘Stitch Family’. This will help you to identify stitches and remember them easily. You can check the picture dictionary in our website for guidance.
You can also arrange them based on their nature, like if they form lines, or fillings, or loops, or if they are isolated stitches. A full categorized list is available in my ebook, which will be out in a couple of weeks.
For background fabric, use a simple cotton or linen fabric.
I hope this information helps.
Sarah,
This is wonderful, but is there any way to get it in “book form”? I teach a class of beginners – school girls learning this old craft! – and it would be WONDERFUL to share this tool with them.
Thanks,
Brenda
Hi Brenda,
We are working on an E-book at the moment. Planning to get it out by mid 2018.
I hope you are not surprised at my late response- had a busy year. 😀
Dear Sarah,
Many thanks for sharing your knowledge about hand embroidery and creating the most wonderful and informative website I have ever come across! I have learnt so much from your website and am eagerly waiting for your e-book to be out. Will you be having a kindle edition too? Thanks a heap once again.
Best wishes,
Jyotsna
Hi Sara,
Could You please share any word or PDF file. which including all Stitches details.
I need all.
Thanks
do you know how to do hemming stich
Do you have a book similar to the information on the website?
Dear Jasmine,
We are working on an ebook, and hopefully it should be out by the end of this year.
I just discover Pinterest and it was a great surprise for me to find your blog. Congratulations, you make feel so happy with all these embroidery stitches. I only can say woow, woow and woow. Thank you very much for your generosity and kindness. Blessings and greetings.