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Open Back Stitch

  The Open Back Stitch is also known as Partial Back Stitch [EN] About the Open Back Stitch. The Open Back Stitch looks similar to the Running Stitch but follows the Back Stitch technique. This stitch is much stronger and stable than the regular Running Stitch, and therefore great for...

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Chinese Lanterns

Embroidery Pattern: Chinese Lanterns. You will learn 3 Stitches At a Time – Running Stitch, Lantern Stitch, Danish Knot.  Almost every culture or region has its own festival of lights or a festival with lots of lights. This is a pattern inspired by the Chinese Lantern Festival. This pattern is...

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The 12 Basic Stitches and Color Wheel Sampler

The 12 Basic Stitches using the Color Wheel Hand embroidery does not demand you to learn hordes of stitches to create beautiful samplers and work on a project. So, if you are a beginner, do not get intimidated by the sheer number of stitches that there are. In fact, many...

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Crayons and Stitching Lesson 3

Some Samples Here are a few samples showing how the patterns developed. All these patterns are colored and stitched by our 7-year-old. The Blue Whale Pencil drawing: Freehand drawing Crayon coloring: Dark and light blue wax crayons used Stitched project: Used Running Stitch for water, and Whipped Running Stitch for...

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Laced Edging Stitch

This stitch is decorative and one of the ways in which we can add to a simple running stitch to make it more interesting. You need to know the running stitch to be able to attempt this variation. Fig 1: Lay a foundation of running stitch. With a contrasting thread,...

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Sashiko Lesson 3

Continued from Sashiko Lesson 2 Patterns based on curves, single patterns, and border patterns This lesson will familiarize you with patterns that are based on curves. It will also give you an idea on how to deal with single and border patterns. Like usual, when stitching these patterns, you will...

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Sashiko

Embroidery sample: Sashiko About and history The word literally means ‘little stabs’ in Japanese. Sashiko is a form of stitching used to anchor down layers of cloth used in making quilts. This form of stitching is geometrical in nature and is done using only the Running Stitch. Stitching layers of...

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Straight Stitch

Straight Stitch is also known as Punto recto[ES], Point lance [FR], Spannstich [DE], Punto lanciato [IT], Ponto lançado [PT]. About the Straight Stitch The Straight Stitch is the most basic of the stitches. To know how to bring the needle in and out through the fabric is perhaps the most essential...

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Straight Stitch Family

About the Straight Stitch Family The Straight Stitch is the first stitch you need to know before learning any other embroidery stitches or sewing. It is a simple single stitch done by taking the needle in and out of the fabric. There is no looping or crossing of the stitches...

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Stitch Picture Dictionary

This Embroidery Stitch Picture Dictionary will help you to identify the stitches even if you don’t know the names! Dig through our embroidery stitch library of 300 stitches below—click over a picture and go directly to the stitch tutorial page. When I started researching and documenting hand embroidery stitches way...