I have always been fascinated by smocking done on my girls’ dresses and always thought it is too difficult to do. Realistically it is a little bit difficult to do than other embroidery work but the effort is worth it. I have given this post the title beginner’s guide because even I am a beginner and … Read more
Simple feather stitch The feather stitch is a wonderful embroidery stitch you can use for border designs and used in floral designs. It is named so because of the feather like look of the finished embroidery stitch. Looped stitches are made on the left and right, base stitch being the one in fishbone stitch. How … Read more
The fish bone stitch consists of a number of slanted diagonal stitches made inside two imaginary parallel lines.It is great filling stitch, especially for leaves as it leaves a center spine ( it is called the midrib, I suppose) just like what we have on the leaf Check out the post onembroidery stitches for large … Read more
Couching is the art of attaching other fibers to a fabric with little stitches. Any fiber – different types of yarn like hemp yarn, ribbons, embroidery thread, cord, zardozi thread, or even beaded chains can be attached to the fabric with the couching stitches. The couching gives you a beautiful 3-D texture to the whole … Read more
Method 1. Top stitch Some trims like these can just be top stitched on the fabric surface. But you may need better ways with different trims. To sew trims on a fabric surface, keep in fixed in place (with temporary stitches preferably or using fabric glue). If the trim is very narrow, just top stitch along … Read more
How to do beading on fabric Sewing beads on fabric is the ultimate in fabric embellishment. The sparkly beads bring brilliance and a dimension to the fabric, which is unparalleled. Bead embroidery means stitching beads onto fabric in beautiful patterns. This embroidery with beads is done with beads of different sizes and shapes. Fabric beading uses … Read more