Barb Stitch

This is a decorative stitch using two rows of blanket stitch. These two rows are made as mirror images and later whipped together.

You need to know the blanket stitch to continue with this tutorial.

Fig 1: Make a row of blanket stitch. Turn the fabric around and make another row of blanket stitch just adjacent to the previous row, as shown. The two rows should look like reflections of each other.Fig 2: Now, come out with a contrasting colored thread and whip around the stitches of both the rows, as illustrated.
Fig 3: A finished portion of the row looks like this.

10 Responses

  1. m
    marie says:

    hi, cant print the barb stitch through print friendly, it prints out the picture dictionary instead….

    Great site, very very well explained. incredible work you have put in here.

  2. jenclair says:

    I’ve enjoyed checking in with you regularly. I’m passing on the Liebster Blog Award to you. You can check the details on my blog if you are interested.

    Thanks for all of your tutorials!

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    Tanya Padgett says:

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very helpful

  4. rocksea says:

    Hi Saranya, Merle,

    It is not an email subscription. You need to add the link of the feed to your feed reader. Eg: Add the feed of our website, https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/feed to Google Reader.

    Cheers,

  5. Merle says:

    I cannot subscribe either

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    saranya says:

    hi , i am interested in embroidery . i am not able to subscribe to your post.

  7. sarah says:

    Dear S. Helms,

    We really appreciate what you are trying to gift your little grand daughter and thanks for making us a part of it. 🙂

    When I have students this young (the youngest I had was a 9 yr old), I usually start with an embroidery form called Redwork. It is not only simple and beautiful, but it also has traditional connections with America.

    I would suggest that you start with a simple design, maybe something she likes, like a puppy or flowers or even a doll. Take 4 or 5 easy stitches from the Red work tutorial and get her started.(PLEASE avoid the french knot. Kids can get frustrated with it).

    Kids of her age can get tired easily with continuous stitching and want to see quick results, so keep the design simple…something she can finish in 2-3 days. Redwork uses only red colored thread, but she can use different colors to keep it interesting. Later, she can use only the red color to see and understand what redwork is like.

    Here is the link to redwork tutorial:
    https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/redwork/redwork-lessons/

    Here is a link to some samples of what my young students have made:
    https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/redwork/redwork-samples/

    You can check for few designs at needlecrafter.com .

    You can print out the red work tutorial page, the tutorial pages of each stitch used, and a few simple designs to send her. Also, include a set of embroidery needles, a sheet of white fabric, an embroidery ring, tracing paper,and some embrodiery threads. I would prefer Ayla to use perle cotton threads with a thickness of #8. So send her a few yarns of different colors, including a red one too.

    If you need any other kind of assistance from me, please do ask.

    We wish Ayla a very happy birthday. 🙂 We would also like to see what she stitches, so please upload a picture of her finished work for others to see as well.

    with warm regards.

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    S. Helms says:

    My granddaughter is 7 yrs. What is the best way to introduce her to embroidery? I think she would like it. What do you recommend for getting her started. The problem is I am in Michigan and she is in Louisiana. I will not be there to encourage her. If I send her a starter, I’m sure
    her mother will help her. (even though her mother doesn’t know a thing about embroidery) Ayla is a little girl that is very precise in anything she does. That is why I think she will enjoy the challenge of the stitches. Of course, she would need to start with something simple. Where do I start? I would like to get this to her for her birthday in June.

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