10 Easy Embroidery Stitches to Embellish Your Projects
Hand embroidery is so relaxing, and small projects can go anywhere with you. There are a gazillion stitches out there. (Sometimes we invent our own if we embrace little slips...
Hand Embroidery
With the exploding popularity of embroidery patterns, it’s a good thing that hand embroidery is so easy to learn. You can get started with just a few embroidery stitches – some embroidery artists create stunning work specializing in just one or two stitches! Whether you prefer traditional patterns like flower embroidery or like to stitch on the edge with modern pattern designers, Create Whimsy has the inspiration and the how-to instructions to help.
Hand Embroidery Basics
Best Threads for Hand Embroidery: Floss and Thread Guide
Changing up the stitches is certainly a big element in making your hand embroidery as creative as it can be, but what you choose to stitch with adds yet another...
Best Tools for Hand Embroidery
I love to stitch, and I’ve found that I enjoy the experience much more when I have my favorite tools close at hand. Hand embroidery doesn’t require a lot of...
Flower Embroidery Inspiration
Spotlight: Jenny Clouston, Crazy Quilter
Jenny Clouston is happiest and most content when she is stitching by hand: crazy quilting, flower embroidery or English Paper Piecing. In embracing the process, she feeds her creativity and...
Spotlight: Christen Brown, Fiber Artist
With a needle in her hand since the age of 7, Christen Brown creates lush embroidered and beaded pieces to wear and admire. Generous with her knowledge, she shares her...
Spotlight: Jessica Long, Embroidery Artist
Like so many others, Jessica Long loved art as a child, but was steered in a more "practical" direction for a career. When she found herself in an area with...
Botanical Embroidery Inspiration
Spotlight: Alexis Acevedo, Embroidery Artist
Alexis Acevedo was studying fashion design when the needlepoint bug that had bitten her in childhood came buzzing back with the infinite design possibilities of color and texture she could...
Spotlight: Rose Andreeva, Embroidery Artist
Capturing the natural world with impeccable detail, embroidery artist Rose Andreeva honors both her subject and her art with stunning realism. Her expressive stitches rise from the background, almost convincing...
Spotlight: Hannah Streefkerk, Textile Artist
Working in concert with her surroundings and reflecting her passion for global warming and environmental issues, Hannah Streefkerk uses crochet and embroidery to create unique textile installations. Starting with the...
Bee and Butterfly Embroidery
Spotlight, Michele Pollock, Paper and Stitch Artist
Keeping her mind and heart open to the creative possibilities during life's challenges keeps artist Michele Pollock on the hunt for new ways to express herself. When a neurological disorder...
Spotlight: Rosemary Drysdale, Embroidery Artist
Rosemary Drysdale can't imagine her life without stitch. It's in her genes. Her British mother and grandfather are from a long line of tailors; her Scottish grandparents, and generations before...
Spotlight: Catherine Redford, Fiber Artist
With a love for stitching happy things, fiber art by Catherine Redford is sure to keep you smiling. She does a bit of everything: embroidery, appliqué, crazy quilting, modern quilting,...
More Hand Embroidery
Embroidery: Algerian Eye Stitch
The Algerian Eye Stitch is also known as the Algerian Eyelet Stitch or the Star Eyelet Stitch. It is used in cross stitch, embroidery and hardanger.
Laced Double Running Stitch
The Laced Double Running Stitch starts with two running stitches on separate lines. Lace the working thread between the two lines for a zigzag effect.
Star Stitch Embroidery: How To Tutorial with Video
The Star Stitch can be used as a combination stitch, or as a filler stitch on your hand embroidery projects. Each star has 8 or more points. Lots of variations.
Feather Stitch Embroidery Tutorial
The Feather Stitch is a hand embroidery stitch for both straight and curved lines, used quite often in crazy quilting and garden or underwater scene fillers.
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.