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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.
How to Make a Sewing Pattern from Existing Clothing
I wanted to pull a pattern for this comfy dress and make more. Make the pattern by tracing the original garment and adding seam allowances. Big pockets, too!
DIY Pen Holder for Notebook
As I used my bullet journal and pen quiver over the past six months, I realized I wanted 5 colors of pens with me, and that I wanted a pocket…
Japanese Lotus-Style Kinchaku Bag Pattern & Tutorial
This is my first sewing project on a sewing machine! My sister helped me make these little bags for birthday gifts to my other sisters.
How To Make a Custom Bag
I bought this lovely leather while in Paris and made a lined bag that had all of the pockets I wanted on the inside, and just the right size for…
How to Make Fabric Fortune Cookies
For Fortune Cookie Day, I thought I'd make fabric ones. I cut circles from fused fabrics, added covered wire and formed into shape before inserting fortunes.
Finishing a Needlepoint Pillow
I found this needlepoint piece at a garage sale and wanted to make a throw pillow. I framed it with upholstery fabric and embellished with hand embroidery.
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.
Upcycled Crewel Embroidery Pillow
I found this unfinished crewel embroidery piece at a creative reuse store and brought it home to finish. It was easy to add borders and make it into a pillow.
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.
Pearl Stitch Embroidery
The pearl stitch is a knotted hand embroidery stitch that is worked in a line; so it gives great texture with the knots. Great for outlines.