This section will introduce you to the different traditional embroideries and give a step-by-step guide to those embroideries. Every culture around the world had developed the art of needlework unique to themselves and laden with historical information. There had also been an exchange of the art of embroidery between cultures and countries over the ages and every time, it evolved into something newer!
The art with thread and needle has been an ongoing and evolving process. While many hand embroidery forms must already be extinct, many others have managed to pull through. Hand embroidery is now evolving with modern expressions. In short, hand embroidery has moved from being a mere necessity to being a form of art as well.
If you are absolutely new to the art of Hand Embroidery, then I recommend you to check the For Hand Embroidery Beginners section first.
Which traditional hand embroidery would you like to explore today?
This is fabulous Design 🙂
Me encantan tus cursos y quisiera aprender mad
Such a wonderful collection of embroideries. Its useful to all
Hello,
What are your charges to teach hand embroidery? Duration of course? How many hours per day?
Hi Sarah. ,
Today only I saw ur website am very happy for it. Thanks to uploading the pictures how to stitch through e-book. Am very glad for it. Its very helpful for all ladies. And I request you that how can I learn aari works step by step in wedding blouse through online. It’s very helpful for me because I can’t to go any tailoring class due to economic problem. So that I eagerly to learn aari embroidery works through online. I hope uhu consider my request..
regards priya
hi madam nice work
plz help me which hand emberiodery design is suitable for plain chiffon saree
Hi Sarah..
Cud u plz show m a tutorial for phanda embroidery..
. Its a type of chikankari..i want to learn it..but m nt
. getting any help..
Dear Sarah,
At the outset, let me congratulate for your work. Great doing!!!
I have referred your tutorials on hand embroidery and have taken lots of print-outs for my reference. I would be very helpful if you can advice me about keeping a handbook of your tutorial. I am from Palakkad, Kerala and please let me know if your book is available in the market.
sry ur web sites
hi this my first embroidery …thanks for urban website……
Very nice tutorial. Could u plz give the tutorial about silk ribbon embroidery
hi
i am very happy to see your website. i am learning embroidery, with help of your tutorial. your website is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood. my hobbies and idea are increasing day by day, just by seeing your website.
if your are publishing the book please inform me i will bye your book
thanks
bye
hello,
i am interested in embroidery if u r taking daily classes can i join for that please reply me soon. thank u
hi, i saw al ur work they are really good, do u have any books of urs to refer the designs. If so pls sent me the link so that i can buy those book, i want the book which will comtain al kind of striches . thank u
hi sarah I am looking for a good embroidary website which can teach me every kind of stitch thoughrolly and I have got the best one.thanks to u.please update the gujrati stitch.I wish that I could wear a saree of gujrati stitches embroided by me.thanks once again.
hai, i am very much interested in embroidery stitching, i want to learn it.. i am the basic starter.. can u help me ??
hey sarah, i fine that your hand embroidery is very interesting. can i ask you some questions? this will help me for my embroidery project for school.
1.how long have you been doing embroidery?
2.do you teach other poeple?
3.do you sell your embroidery items e.g t-shirt ect
4.how do you feel doing embroidery?
5.when did you started doing emdroidery?
6. who taught you embroidery?
Hi! Sarah,
I would like to do hand embroidery designs on the legs of a pair of jeans. How would I attempt to do this? How can I separate both front and back sections so that I can put my designs on the front? Thank you for your assistance and I look forward to your response.
Dear Natalie,
Sorry for responding late as I was on a vacation. I don’t know if you already have got a solution.
It might be challenging to stitch on a pair of jeans comfortably, unless you open it up, do the embroidery, and then stitch it back up. If your jeans have room enough to accommodate a small embroidery hoop, you might be able to stitch without much hassle. That is, without opening up the jeans, or getting the needle go through the back side, or maybe even gathering up the jeans while stitching. I hope this gives some idea.
sarah, you know malayalam?
Threading the needle with multi-stranded thread can be tricky. Try folding it over the eye of the needle and pinching the fold between your finger and thumb nail. Sometimes it is easier to get a folded strand through the eye of the needle rather than a raw edge of cut thread.
Dear Sarah,
I’m living here in Pakistan now with husband and kids, i am an American, so for my question. where can i buy the canvas for cross stitching. In America we use our cross stitch like x’s on the canvas. I have asked my Bhabi and she is not sure. Our cross stitch there, is needle points here. And our needle points there are the same but we also call the cross stitch. I have been doing this for yrs, and would like to continue, but need supplies. We live in the Sindh area, between Karachi and Hyderabad.
Thank u so much,
Tina Baloch
Dear Sarah
Thank you for the excellent manner in which you illustrate the different stitches. I love hand embroidery and have learnt many more new stitches. Thanks for inspiring me.
Faiza
i want buy your book.can u please give me details how can i buy your books please please
Dear Priyanka,
We are making an E-book. You can purchase that once available in a few months. 🙂
Hi Sarah,
I’m very much excited to see this website. All types of stitches are illustrated in a very simple manner. Have you published any books for the stitches available in this site. If so where can I get those books.
Hello sarah how r u?
ur stitches 2 gooood.It was very nice beginner like me.:) ur pics r so easy to follow really a great tutorial n helpful.
can u learn me shisha (mirror) stitches.
i m still waiting ur reply plz kindly reply i’ll be waiting.
thank you
kya me ap k sath urdu me bat kar sakti hon
dear sarah
thanks a ot at least u have the decency to response me back u r such asweet person in spite of being busy with kids and all u have provided not only me ut amilion of people with various of stitches it does not matter that u r help less right now but i m alwayz hoping for the best for the future ok i can still eait becuase honesly speakig i had mailed many of the people before for this stitch but firstly they have not responded me back and secondly there respons was always negative and u r the only one person wh has not only responded me back only but also have given me ope i m hope ful that one day u will load the stitch
tahnks a million
hi sarah i m still waiting for your reply i mailed you on 4th of may
Dear Alia,
I am sorry that right now, I won’t be able to provide you with the tutorials. I have a few projects to finish, which is my priority, of course. I also have a lot of travels in between.
There are other readers who have requested for different stitches, and many of them are still pending. I don’t work on individual request basis as it is not quite possible for me. Also, there is a need for some time and effort required for the research I do before making any tutorial.
Though I can understand your desperation to learn the load stitch and the unavailability of the tutorial anywhere else, I am helpless right now.
hi sarah
do u remember me i m the same old person kept on asking about loading the LOAD STITCH and today again i m again back with the same request i know its must be really tiring for u as your husband haz told me previously about your two kids i know its really hard to take out time with the kids around but still i appreciate your effort because even i have three kids mashallah i dont even have the time to brush my hair even when the kids go to sleep then its possible for me to do something so i wantd to ask you if you have time so plz whn can i expect this stitch because i m still ery despearte for this particular stitch i have searched thousands of sites but no one has ever even responded me back and i could not even find out such help ful tutorals as you have taught each and every step in your tutorial believe me i m not flattering i m serious so plz response me back and when ever u feel comcfortable to load this stitch plz let me know in your reply thanks a lot
Dear Sarah,
This is an extremely useful embroidery tutorial site, very well explained and a boon to beginners like me.
Thanks,
jayanthi
hello madam..
sth kindled my interest in embroidery now..when i goggled i just come across your site…it was very nice or beginners like me.I was shell-shocked to see the types of stitches. now being very basic i wanted to know how am i to begin with right from buying needles threads etc., how should i ask the shopkeepers …like what sought of needles, threads etc..
Dear Shalu,
You can check out for pearl cotton threads to start with. If that is not available, go for the anchor embroidery threads. Then, ask for embroidery needles. They are like the normal sewing needles, but with a longer eye.