Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials

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Berwick Stitch

Also know as: Tailored Blanket Stitch This stitch serves the same purpose as what the blanket stitch does mainly, that is, secure fabric edgings. The difference is that we make little knots while making the blanket stitches. When worked closely, the edges would look more defined and bold. You need...

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Up and Down Blanket Stitch

Also known as: Mirrored Blanket Stitch, Mirrored Buttonhole Stitch This stitch is good to make solid borders. It technically uses the blanket stitch, but the name is popularly associated with buttonhole stitch, due to the common name mix-up error. This tutorial, however, will associate this stitch with the blanket stitch....

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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...

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Buttonhole Bar Stitch

About the Buttonhole Bar Stitch This is a multipurpose stitch made over a foundation of a long straight stitch. The blanket stitch covers this straight stitch without touching the fabric, hanging out like a loop. This stitching method can be seen in traditional needlelace embroidery forms like Aemilia Ars, from...

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Rosette of Thorns

Rosette of Thorns is also known as Festón ondulado [ES], Point de grébiche dégradé [FR], Zacken-langettenstich [DE],  Punto festone irregolare [IT]. How to do the Rosette of Thorns Rosette of thorns is a decorative variation of Blanket Stitch. It is a fine example of how Blanket Stitches can be varied...

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Double Blanket Stitch

Double Buttonhole Stitch is also known as Double Blanket Stitch [EN], Festón doble [ES], Point de festón double [FR], Doppelter Langettenstich [DE],  Punto festone doppio [IT], Ponto de casear duplo / Ponto de duas fases / Ponto de caseado duplo [PT]. How to do the Double Buttonhole Stitch This is...

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Whipped Buttonhole Stitch

Whipped Buttonhole Stitch is also known as Whipped Blanket Stitch [EN], Umwickelter Langettenstich [DE] About the Whipped Buttonhole Stitch The Whipped Buttonhole Stitch is a decorative variation of the Blanket Stitch or the Buttonhole Stitch. This technique of whipping the thread can be applied using a contrasting colored thread. Try...

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Buttonhole Stitch

Buttonhole Stitch is also known as Punto festón [ES], Point de boutonnière [FR], Knopflochstich [DE],  Punto ochiello [IT], Ponto feston [PT], Knapphålstygn [SV]. About the Buttonhole Stitch The Buttonhole Stitch is visually similar to the Blanket Stitch but uses a different method of sewing. Traditionally, this stitch is used to...

Embroidery Stitch Picture Dictionary 325

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...

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summer workshop

Hand Embroidery Workshop Location: Pashan-Panchvati, Pune Complete stitch kit will be provided.   Embroideries taught: Redwork An old embroidery style in red or blue using various stitches. Can be used over any kind of furnishings or children’s clothes and materials. Chicken Scratch An old embroidery from early America, using few...