Hand embroidery how to

Learn how to embroider with this easy guide. Consider this your embroidery 101. Perfect for learning how to embroider for beginners!

Let your hand embroidery speak for you! Learn how to stitch letters in four decorative ways.

Oooh la la! French knots - so very fancy - and so very frustrating. When you don't know the trick to them, that is. For years I had a love/hate relationship with them. I loved the effect - there's nothing quite like it for teeny polkadots and nubbly texture. But I hated their unpredictability. Sometimes

A blog about hand embroidery and needlework adventures

This graphic features different types of embroidery stitches with names on each photo. There are hundreds of different stitches, but these are some of the most common! Click the link to learn how to embroider each one of them.

Here’s a visual guide to some of the most common hand-embroidery stitches found in quilts and other sewing projects. 35 Basic Hand Embroidery Stitches

Modern Hand Embroidery Patterns, kits and suppliess

There are so many hand embroidery stitches, but which ones are necessary to learn as a beginner? Here are the basic stitches with tutorials.

So you want to embroidery a t-shirt or spruce up that old jean jacket? Before you get stitching, check out these 7 helpful tips for hand embroidering on any garment.

I encourage you to use additional resources if you need more instruction than this simple guide. I have found video to be very useful in understanding stitches. Please click on the links below to watch very quick clips of the stitches. You can also find a directory of longer videos here, with more detailed instruction.