What is a Back stitch? The back stitch is a very versatile stitch used in sewing and embroidery. This is my favorite stitch for outlining embroidery designs and regular hand sewing. It is used in many techniques like black embroidery and canvas work. You can even use it as a filling stitch. If you sew … Read more
Embroidery is beautiful. The process of embroidery is even more so – it is calming, therapeutic, and a medicine for the distressed soul. In my opinion, everyone should take up embroidery. It makes everyone a creator with just a few supplies – a small piece of fabric (for an embroidered handkerchief) and a few colored … Read more
What comes to your mind when you think of Satin – Smoothness, softness – everything that your satin stitch should be. Satin stitch is that stitch which you think about as soon as you have a design to fill. Let us see how you can go about making those soft as silk satin stitches – … Read more
Fringes refer to an ornamental border of threads left loose from a raveled edge or looped threads, cords, beads, threads, or tassels attached from a separate strip, used as a fabric trim. The fringe has a decorative heading, usually about 3/4 inches, and the fringes’ length varies from 2 inches to 8 inches or even … Read more
This stitch involves an even number of straight stitches (4 numbers ) made vertically , starting and ending in the same holes, which are spread apart with a horizontal stitch at the midpoint of each vertical stitch. Simply said – straight stitches made between two adjacent vertical holes, which are anchored in the middle with … Read more
There are many beautiful hand embroidery border designs you can use on the borders of shawls, dress hems, handkerchiefs, sleeve hems, necklines, saree borders – I have just listed some of my favourites. They are made by combining some basic embroidery stitches like the lazy daisy stitch, running stitch and blanket stitch. When these simple stitches … Read more