How to fill in large areas embroidery

This super forgiving and simple technique provides a fun texture to your work!

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Laid work is a great way of quickly creating a solid fill for a large area of your embroidery. Read on for tips and inspiration.

You're all done with your embroidery, and you want the back of it to look just as good as the front! Here are two easy ways to finish a hoop.

Long and short stitch is the key stitch used in the silk shading technique. While simple in concept, it's taken practice to get to grips with it.

Looking for ideas on how to display embroidery? In this post, I’ve listed several creative ways to display embroidery around the home.

Check out this list of embroidery stitches that work great for filling areas. From the obvious satin stitch or chain stitch to more unique stitches.

Check out this list of embroidery stitches that work great for filling areas. From the obvious satin stitch or chain stitch to more unique stitches.

Laid work, a type of couching stitch, is a great way to fill a large area of your embroidery quickly. When stitched as shown in the photo, it is also known as Bayeux stitch. It was used extensively in the Bayeux Tapestry. There are many other options for stitching it which opens up lots of creative possibilities. Click for tutorial, tips and examples.

Last week, we looked at the Most Frequently Asked Question that I’ve received on Needle ‘n Thread: How to Transfer an Embroidery Design. This week, let’s take a look at another question that pops up quite often, regarding filling large areas (including backgrounds) with embroidery, especially in a solid color. Mostly, this question of filling ...