How to Back Stitch Embroidery: Tutorial with Video
For an unbroken stitched line of hand embroidery, there’s nothing quite like the back stitch! It’s one of the most popular hand embroidery stitches among newer stitchers for its simplicity...
Embroidery Tutorials
Step-by-step directions for embroidery stitches, including videos and samplers. Our embroidery tutorials provide tips and hints for stitching basic to complex stitches to embellish your project. Embroidery stitches add visual interest to garments, home dec items, quilts, toys and more! Browse through our embroidery tutorials and find a new stitch to try today!
Back Stitch Embroidery Tutorials
Running Stitch Embroidery Tutorials
Running Stitch Embroidery: Instructions and YouTube
The Running Stitch is the simplest and quickest of all embroidery stitches and creates simple lines and outlines. So many stitches use the running stitch as the basis, like the...
Laced Running Stitch: Hand Embroidery Tutorial
What fun! I loved doing this stitch and love the effect! The Laced Running Stitch is an easy variation on the running stitch, but looks like you did a lot...
Embroidery: Whipped Running Stitch (Cordonnet Stitch)
The whipped running stitch is a quick and easy way to outline a shape, giving texture to the line and producing a twisted cord effect. You can either use the...
More Embroidery Tutorials
Laced Running Stitch: Hand Embroidery Tutorial
The Laced Running Stitch is an easy stitch, but looks like you did a lot of work. Start with a Running Stitch, then lace another thread through those stitches.
Double Running Stitch Embroidery
The double running stitch is a great hand embroidery stitch for working long lines. It is also called a Holbein stitch or Assisi stitch.
Seed Stitch Embroidery Tutorial
Seed Stitch is next for my 100-stitch embroidery sampler. Seed stitch is similar size stitches in random directions to fill in a space. Couldn't put it down!
Running Stitch Embroidery: Instructions and YouTube
Here is my embroidery sampler #3 - the running stitch, one of the most basic embroidery stitches. Try to make even stitches, matching length top and bottom.
Couching Stitch Tutorial: Tips and Video
This is the perfect embroidery stitch to showcase a thread as the decorative thread stays entirely on top of your work, held in place with a working thread.
How to do the Split Stitch Embroidery: Hand Embroidery Tutorial
With Split Stitch, you split your thread with the point of the needle in the middle of each stitch. The overlap adds texture to the hand embroidered line.
How to Stem Stitch Embroidery; Tutorial with Video
If you follow your line and take small, consistent stitches, tight curves appear smooth with Stem Stitch. You can achieve sharp corners, too.
Fly Stitch Embroidery
The Fly Stitch can be birds in the air, a long curly vine or a decorative fill stitch - and it's easy! You'll want to know this hand embroidery stitch.