As the name implies, the Lazy Daisy Stitch is an easy and fun way to embroider simple flower petals, leaves and raindrops. Scattered about, the Lazy Daisy (also known as Detached Chain Stitch) makes a playful fill. If you already know the Chain Stitch, this will look very familiar! Add some French knots to the center, if you like!

How to Embroider the Lazy Daisy Stitch

The Lazy Daisy Stitch is one of the basic embroidery stitches every stitcher should know. Happy little stitched flowers can embellish clothes, linens and accessories.

Materials

Embroidery thread or floss
Fabric to stitch

Tools

Embroidery needle suitable for the thread or floss chosen
Embroidery hoop
Embroidery scissors

Instructions

Start by bringing your needle up where you want the center of your flower (A). Put your needle back in the fabric next to where you brought it up - do not pull the thread tight. Bring your needle back up as long as you want your flower petal (B). Loop the embroidery thread around the tip of the needle and gently pull the thread to make the flower petal.
Stitch back down just on the other side of the loop (C) and back up at center (D).
Put your needle down in the center again (D), up at the length of the next flower petal and loop the thread as you did for the first petal (E).
Continue for your third petal in the same way.
Continue around the flower to make as many petals as you'd like.
And here is a finished Lazy Daisy Stitch with five petals.

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