Stab Stitch Bead Embroidery

How to do Bead Embroidery with the Stab Stitch

The Stab Stitch is like a single stitch, much like the Straight Stitch, but passed at the same location. If you were to pass in and out of the fabric out of the same location, you would be undoing the stitches, thus making no stitch at all! That is where the beads come into play. When beads are not involved, the Stab Stitch is usually used to hold other laid threads in place, like in Couching. The Stab Stitch is particularly used to hold two beads or decorations in place. A smaller bead that is anchored by the Stab Stitch is used to pin down the bigger one in place. So, this method requires two beads or sequins, preferably of two sizes. Follow the tutorial to understand better.

Fig 1: Come out with your needle at a point in your fabric. Slip in a sequin, or a big bead, or a bead, like a bugle. I am using a sequin.	Fig 2: Next, slip in a small bead to follow the earlier bead or sequin.
Fig 3: Draw out the needle and push them both down to the base of the fabric. See how the smaller bead sits on the bigger sequin.	Fig 4: Now, get the smaller bead out of the way and pass the needle back into the fabric only through the first bigger piece.
Fig 5: This secures both the pieces in place. The bead pins down the bigger one.	Fig 5: This is a perfect method to use on isolated beads and sequins.

Stitch used in this project