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
French Knot Embroidery Stitch Tutorial with Video
The French Knot can be used alone to fill a space or used as part of a combination stitch. It can seem difficult at first, but is easy after some…
Chevron Embroidery Stitch
The Chevron hand embroidery stitch is great for decorative bands and can be used with other stitches to make a great combination stitch. Quick and easy stitch.
Heavy Chain Stitch Embroidery Tutorial: Step-by-Step
The Heavy Chain Stitch is a thicker variation of the chain stitch and is perfect for outlines where you really want the hand embroidery stitch to stand out.
Herringbone Stitch Embroidery
The Herringbone Stitch is great for filling spaces on a hand embroidery project. It's an easy, fast criss-cross stitch, done here with variegated thread.
Leaf Stitch Embroidery
The Leaf Embroidery Stitch forms the spine of the leaf with overlapping hand stitches. Work from alternating sides to form the crossovers in the center.
Scroll Stitch Embroidery
The scroll stitch is a form of the running knotted stitch that forms a line of little scrolls. This hand embroidery stitch is great for outlines and edges.
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.
Embroidery: Whipped Running Stitch (Cordonnet Stitch)
I did the whipped running stitch with one solid thread and one variegated thread. I love the way the variegated thread adds visual interest to embroidery.