A monogram is like a personal logo — a stylish way to represent a name and personalize the item it appears on. Monograms quietly tell the world who something belongs to. I have read books in which it has been used centuries back. In weddings especially, monograms symbolize the joining of two lives and families. … Read more
What if you could repair holes in the fabric and do embroidery at the same time – functional and decorating stitch – a dream stitch? This is what pattern darning is all about. Most sewists who value a good dress must have done some darning in their lifetime or are aware of the possibilities of … Read more
Blackwork embroidery is a type of counted thread embroidery with geometric-looking patterns done with Holbein stitch or double running stitch; as the name suggests, it is mostly done on white even-weave linen with black silk thread in a Double Running or Holbein Stitch. Occasionally couching or stitching in red was added. The geometric patterns of blackwork … Read more
Granitos stitch is a perfect little stitch best suited to make little petals for your embroidered flowers. It is very simple to do, and The basis of this stitch is the straight stitch, the simplest of all embroidery stitches. As is obvious the name refers to grains – It is a spanish word meaning “grains”. … Read more
The double running stitch is also called a Holbein stitch because of a sixteen century painter named Hans Holbein. This stitch makes a regular appearance in the portrait done by this artist. This stitch is also known by different names like Line Stitch, Two-sided Line Stitch, Square Stitch and Spanish Stitch, Roumanian stitch, Chiara stitch. … Read more
Cross stitch embroidery refers to transferring a design and turning it into an abstract needlework art on fabric with colorful thread. It is a very popular filling stitch in embroidery. The usual way to do cross-stitch embroidery is to transfer the pattern on the fabric, then count the number of stitches on the pattern and work … Read more