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Fern Stitch Embroidery
The fern stitch is great for vegetation fill on your hand embroidery project. Vary the threads and size of the stitches to convey different sizes of plants.
Pekinese Stitch
The Pekinese stitch makes a great outline where you want more texture with its loops. Perfect hand embroidery stitch for linear surface design.
Cable Embroidery Stitch
The cable stitch works well for straight and curved lines in your embroidery project. It is worked left to right with parallel lines of stitching.
Sugar Skull Embroidery: Free Downloadable Pattern
Handmade items are an important part of Day of the Dead festivities - sugar skulls are the most recognizable. Make decorations for your Dios de los Muertos.
How to Make a Plushie – Stuffed Monster Free Sewing Pattern
Because there is no "Perfect 10" when it comes to monster dolls, these are great beginner projects to sew. Kids and grownups can make them!
Embroidery: Stacked Arrowhead Stitch
The Stacked (or Vertical) Arrowhead Stitch is a variation of the basic Arrowhead Stitch. It can be worked with gaps or close together, often to make leaves.
Bosnian Embroidery Stitch
The Bosnian Stitch is a zig zag stitch that can be used as a row or border stitch, or to fill a space. Sometimes it is called a fence or…
Basic Arrowhead Stitch Hand Embroidery Tutorial
The Arrowhead Embroidery Stitch is a great stitch for a row or border, or as a fill stitch. Two straight stitches are connected to form an arrow shape..
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.