This stitch is done from right to left…or, better to do from right to left.
My stitch line will follow a spiral shape to show the easy curves this stitch can follow.
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| Fig 1: Bring the needle out through A. Take the needle ‘backwards’ to put it in through B and bring it out through C. The point C lies half way between A and B. Also note that C lies below the stitch A-B. | Fig 2: Now, take the needle in through C again to bring it out from D, but don’t pull out the needle completely. The point D lies straight below C. | |
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| Fig 3: Loop the thread around the needle from left to right, as illustrated. | Fig 4: Pull out the needle to tighten the loop. Finish up with the first petal chain stitch by putting in the needle just outside the loop, near the point D, as you would in a lazy daisy stitch. Bring out the needle again through E. | |
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| Fig 5: Now, take the needle in through the earlier stitch point C to bring it out through A. Note that this time, A lies half way through the stitch E-C. | Fig 6: Continue the procedure to make more petal chain stitches. | |
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Fig 7: A finished pattern with petal chain stitch would look like this. |
Tags: embroidery tutorial, hand embroidery, petal chain stitch
Cool… liked the choice of colours…
Thanks LJ.
Hi Sarah
How are you??
I started learning embroidery recently, thats when my cousin Ammu recommended this site to me.
You’ve a very beautiful place here and its very helpful for beginners like me. Btw, I did this pattern on a saree and presented to my amma. She liked it very much. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and explaining it in great detail. You are doing a great job!!
Cheers
Maria
Hey Maria,
We feel great to know that you have liked our pages and have been learngin from them.
Even more, when we know that you used the embroideries to gift to your mom. In fact, I had also gifted an embroidered saree to my mom, which she wore for the first time today and got complimented many times over.
best regards!
hey maria! happy to see you here. i have visited your mouthwatering website before, through ammus. so you are my 3 x cousin
Hai Sarah,
I tried this stitch yesterday. Realy nice… Thanks dear….
Jisha
Hey Jisha,
I hope you liked what your efforts.
Hai,
Yours is a very useful site. none of the embroidery tutorial site can compete with yours. Really I got benefitted through ur site. Thank You so much da…
Dear Lakshmi,
Thanks for your response to our tutorials. We are happy that you are enjoying our pages.
Hey i love this site and thanx for making this it helps alot i just wanted to ask though can you do this on any fabric and do you need some sort of thick thread and again thanx
Dear Hannah,
You can try this on any fabric. If you use a medium thick thread, it looks prettier and more prominent, otherwise, there is no rule to it.
nice designs,very useful site
Thanks Viji
Hi,
I’m following your tutorial for the past few days.. v.useful one… and working on the stitches which I am not aware of… its very useful and one can learn easily as all the stitches are given step by step…
Dear Chitra,
We are happy that you have been enjoying our tutorial pages. Please share some of your favourite works with us.
I have a tunic I want to embroid this stitch is just perfect for my tunic project I love this stitch
hi sarah
cant wait for yr tutorials on kutch works and aari works…….plz upload sooooooooooonnnnnnn
thanx
Hi Thaarika
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There has been quite many requests for Kutch work. I will try to work on it and upload it at the earliest. I am held up for another couple of months though. We are busy with our new born baby and travels for now.
I hve just watched ur site yesterday ,i got it from google search,i searched diff site,but this is the very very good and fantastic site,thanks a lot for this site.i started to learn the handemproidery for the last two yrs,i got the basics from my friend,but I just know about shadow,stem,laisy daisy.but from this site I can learn lots of works,oh thanks a lot for helping us by this wonderful site,i wish u to have a great futur…….
Hi Sarah,
I am very much interested in embroidery and related craft work. Your tutorials are very useful or me.Thanks my friend.
Hi,
I love your site and am learning so much!!
However, I’m confused — is Petal Chain the same as Crested Chain???
Thanks again,
Janet
Hi again,
If not, could you give the steps for crested chain?
Janet
Dear Janet,
Crested chain stitch is not the same as the petal chain stitch.
I will try to put up a tutorial as soon as I get a chance to. I don’t have a tutorial ready right now.
Thanks so much! I’m learning such a lot!!
OMG!!! this looks awesome… i was worried cuz i dint know what to do 4 my Art&Crafts exam…. but thank god dat i found this…. i never knew stitching was soo easy… & fun….. Thanks sooo much…..
Hi Sarah,
Your tutorial is of great help for beginners like me.
Thanxx a lot!!!!