Every sewer needs to know some basic hand sewing stitches, even if they plan on sewing mostly by machine. The stitches detailed here are very basic but very useful. They can be utilized on a variety of projects, from beginner to advanced. See all the detailed images and/or videos below. This is written for anyone who would like to learn how to sew by hand. Also good for beginner sewers who would like to mend clothes, have professional results when finishing projects and machine sewers for situations when the machine just won’t fit where you need it to go. There are many more hand stitches but these are the most basic hand sewing stitches and the best to learn at the beginning of your sewing journey. You can jump ahead to a topic: The 5 Basic Hand Sewing Stitches in this Post: 1 – The Running Stitch2 – The Backstitch3 – The Whip Stitch4 – The Ladder Stitch5 – The Securing Stitch The Supplies: To learn how to do these stitches you can start by collecting these simple materials: Each is a link to a favorite product for easy ordering. ● Needle – It’s nice to have an assortment of […]
Discover the art of hemstitching with a wing needle! In this sewing tutorial, you'll learn how to create beautiful and delicate designs on fabric using this specialty needle. Follow this step-by-step guide to master this technique and add a touch of elegance to your next sewing project.
Learn to sew an invisible stitch with this Ladder Stitch (Slip Stitch) video tutorial. Perfect for sewing up softies.
A collection of pre-printed stitcheries is suitable for a variety of projects such as bags, panelling, tablemats, quilts, wall-hangings, and needlebooks. Additionally, these pieces may be used to craft purses, bags, and even small quilts. Included: - 1 x Pre-Panel (54cm x 137cm) includes 17 Stitcheries ... printed on high quality hanky linen (printed in Australia) - 1 x Hares Nest fusible embroidery stabilizer (55cm x 135cm) - a detailed Stitches and techniques guide and instructions, including stitching suggestions with coloured photos and a layout for a possible Hares Quilt. Pattern & Thread pack also includes following suggested Cottage Garden Stranded Threads: -KD02 Bravo -KD09 India - KD14 November - KD25 Yankee - KD26 Ampersand - KD28 Numeric - S312 Butterbean - S803 Pea Soup - JK12 Conservatory - BR07 Citronelle - JK15 Tarnish
Have you ever wanted to make hand-stitched eyelets, but didnt know where to begin?Sewing eyelets by hand doesn't have to be difficult!In my latest pair of Regency stays, I wanted them to be an exact replica of my historical inspiration, and this meant making dozens of hand stitched eyelets. This video and article will show you that with a little practice, making hand stitched eyelets can be much easier and faster than you imagine.Make sure you subscribe to my Youtube channel and email list to be
Learn to close fill holes in your sewing projects; watch how to sew a ladder stitch in this easy invisible stitch tutorial. You’re sewing a stuffed animal or bean bag, and you get to the part where you’re stuffing the nearly completed project. You finish adding the last bit of stuffing or filling, and you’re ready to close up the hole. But how? How do you sew an invisible stitch that won’t be seen from the outside? Easy; with a ladder stitch! A ladder stitch also goes by a lot of other names like a hidden stitch, blind stitch, or
This sewing tutorial will teach you how to sew an understitch on a neckline or armhole, or even an inseam pocket.
Wessex Stitchery Sampler I thought I would tell you about my header to my blog. It is Wessex Stitchery and my own design. It was in 2000 that the book "Wessex Stitchery" by Gay Eaton first came out and "New Stitches" magazine ran an article on it. I then went out and bought a copy. It must have been a couple of years later that I got the book out again and thought I would have ago at some of the patterns. I had got some of the new Anchor multicoloured threads and thought they would look nice in this sort of stitching, and I made a Wessex needle case. I was hooked. Wessex Needle Case I just had to do some of the different patterns and try out different colour contracts. So my Wessex Sampler was born (see above). When you get into how it all fits, it gets a bit addictive and here is what I stitched next. I thought I could make this into a large greetings card for a special occasion or into a frame. In the close up you can see that I used some metallic threads to give a bit of sparkle. Wessex Stitchery Wessex Stitchery - Close Up Some of you may have seen these pictures before and wonder where you have seen them. I sent in a letter to "New Stitches" magazine and my letter was published in March 2010, issue 203. A whole page and was also the Star Letter, which was a great surprise to me. A lovely parcel arrived later on with lots of stitching goodies inside. New Stitches Magazine In my letter I wrote about showing my Wessex stitchery at the Cross Stitch Guild, and members there who were also from the Embroiders' Guild, were very interested in the Wessex Stitchery as it was something new to them. I told them about the book by Gay Eaton, but unfortunately it is out of print. I was able to give a contact in New Zealand (as Gay Eaton is from New Zealand), Lee, who is also a keen embroider and has a wonderful blog spot "Notes from Under the Mountain" and has written and given patterns about Wessex Stitchery. There was a comment from the magazine saying: "As to the book 'Wessex Stitchery', I took a look on the internet and there seem to be two copies available - at enormous cost! It would seem that it has become a collector's item already. Let's hope there will be a re-print soon." After my letter had been printed in 'New Stitches' magazine, I received a letter in July 2010 from them saying "Your fame has spread far and wide and I have been in correspondence with a lady in New Zealand whose friend wants you to have her copy of 'Wessex Stitchery' by Gay Eaton! Please find enclosed a well-travelled copy of this rare book....". "It does both amaze and delight me that something such as embroidery can bring people together from opposite sides of the globe!" Well you can well imagine how amazed and grateful I felt in receiving this wonderful gift. I have now found that "Nordic Needle" do have copies of this wonderful book. Also they have a free chart "Wessex Sampler Bookmark" by Debi Feyh. I've also found a good review with pictures of what the book is like inside by Mary Corbet at Needle'nThread. 'Wessex' Name Badge Happy Stitching Everyone
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Aisha arrived from Sydney late last week with 5 month old Austin, and spent four wonderful days with us. It was the first time I'd met my newest grandson, and the first time the two sisters held each other's babies. A photo session ensued rather rapidly! No doubting these two are cousins, right? I can't tell you the joy I experienced each day with an armful of babies, but also the delight of seeing the LOVE Aisha had for little niece Cully May, and the LOVE Blossom had for nephew Austin Knox. Both are natural mothers, natural aunties, naturally wonderful daughters to Mr E and I. Blossom kept swishing her head as she played with Austin so I couldn't capture a good photo of them together, but this one of Aisha with Cully May is lovely... During our time together we girls talked our heads off, not for a minute running out of conversation, which led Mr E and Blossom's DB to regularly ask when entering the room, "You's are still talking??" Aisha's response: "Yeh! The women in our family can talk forever." So very true, and how very grateful I am for that. Aisha and Austin flew home Monday afternoon and we miss them already. Fortunately they'll be back again next winter with the rest of their precious family. In the meantime Blossom, Aisha and I chat every day and keep up with our lives in the 'here and now' no matter how far apart we live. Time to show you the fourth new Christmas design for October's issue of The Stitchery Club... Do you like the non-traditional Christmas colours I chose for next month's sewing themed patterns? (read about the Stitchery Club here) To be honest I'm not much of a green & red girl, even at Christmas, so I'm enjoying choosing palettes for a modern or shabby chic style of decorating. What colours are found around your home during the festive season? hugs
It seems impossible that we’re just over halfway through January already, which means I have completed 18 blocks of my stitch journal. top right, January 2022 I worried that it might be a cho…
Jenny Clouston had been making since a young child. Her reward is the process; in the actual doing, creating and stitching.
Essential Hand Sewing Stitches. Running Stitch. Backstitch. Blanket Stitch. Whip Stitch. Cross Stitch. Pickstitch. Catchstitch. Invisible Stitch
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I often get a question from my readers - how to sew straight? In this guide, I will show you how to easily keep stitching lines straight. I will talk about topstitching mostly because keeping seam allowances equal is a different topic. Have you ever had problems with crooked stitching lines? I bet you had. Even intermediate sewists are struggling sometimes to do it and had to rip and redo stitching. But sewing in a straight line is much simpler than you think. And I want to help you to sew straight every time.
This week we are creating a slow stitching panel, taking time to enjoy the process and decide just what this beautiful piece might become...
Tiny vessels hand stitched and cut to form abstracted memories. Sizes from 3-8 cms. Loop Head stitch pots Worn and Wethered Summer Fields Autumn
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What is slow stitching? A lot of fun! Learn how to get started with slow stitching and enjoy this creative textile art.
Thank you to all of you who wrote about your favorite stitch this past week for the 2000 Likes on Facebook Giveaway. I loved hearing your descriptions of how certain stitches bring back sweet memor…
Good morning! It is absolutely beautiful here. I hope it is where you are, too. In fact it has been for the last two days.... love it... need it! I think it's speeding up my healing process. So today, I want to show you what was exchanged in the Extraordinary Embroidery Sampler Swap for Silver Bella. Here is what I created for my sweet, sweet partner Virginia. (she doesn't have a blog, but I think she should! wink, wink, nudge, nudge) The photo isn't so great. It was really hard to get a decent picture of it, all in focus, because it turned out so dimensional. And, well honestly, I should have changed lenses... I'm so lazy. We filled out questionnaires about what colors, images, styles, etc. we prefer, at the beginning of the swap. I thought long and hard about this one before starting it, but then all of a sudden, one morning, it all just came together for me and I was able to really get started on it. I like how it turned out, but I did have to stop myself, at the end there, from adding too much and making the whole thing an overkill. It's pretty busy as is. Now for the beautiful piece Virginia made for me! I love it! I have hung it up on a frame that the Farmboy chicken wired for me a long time ago... the flowers in the top corner were already on the frame... not a part of the sampler, but they look so pretty with it. Don't they? I really like how she cut a heart out of a piece of fabric and then used the negative piece to put onto the sampler... I think that's brilliant! The lace, buttons, the little bird, the 3D elements... all of it is just wonderful! Oh! And the colors are perfect! Here it is a bit closer. I tried to get some good close ups of it, but... haha... you should have see it. The farmboy had already gone to work and the boys were still in bed sleeping and there I was, precariously standing on the couch clutching my belly pillow to my tummy and trying to take pictures of it this morning. And I had to do it right then, because it's the best light of the day in that room. I'm sure it was quite the sight! And quite typical of me... I hope the Farmboy doesn't read this post, or I'll be receiving a lecture later. Anywho, isn't it lovely?! I really enjoy stitching, but I have such a hard time getting started. You know, figuring out what to stitch. I think my brain is just too box in most times. And my stitching is still a little crude, I think. But I know that will improve with practice. This book has been a great help... so glad I purchased it. And I absolutely cannot wait for her new embroidery book to hit the shelves! Alright, I'll stop rambling on now. I hope you have a beautiful, beautiful day!
Want to know the correct sewing machine settings? Learn everything you need to know about the stitch length with this detailed sewing tutorial.
"Enjoy the little things in life because one day you will look back and realize they were the BIG things" Na een tijdje van afwezigheid nu eindelijk weer eens een post. Daarom deze keer een langere post met extra veel foto's. Hoewel ik op handwerkgebied niet zo heel veel heb gedaan, heb ik wel wat kleine dingen gemaakt. Zoals onderstaand tasje. Gemaakt met crazy patchwork en rondom versierd met een kralenrand. Als sluiting een mooie parelmoerknoop. Deze lavendel kussentjes heb ik een aantal maanden geleden al gemaakt. De kleuren vind ik helemaal geweldig. De vierkante kussentjes heb ik speciaal gemaakt om onder mijn twee stolpen te leggen. De vorige patchwork kussentjes zijn een beetje verkleurd door de zon. De kussentjes lijken heel mooi onder de stolpen. Samen met de vaasjes en de kralenkettingen die ik al een tijdje (maar nooit melding van gemaakt heb) voor de ramen heb hangen. Hier nog wat foto's ervan. Tot de volgende keer weer en een hele fijne dag.
I bought this beautiful piece of old patchwork at the Manchester Vintage Textile Fair last weekend. It is made up of tiny black velvet triangles interspersed with coloured silks and prints. These are special days out for me and textile friend Jayne Emma Bone. We share a passion for "old rags" and lunch out. This time we had lunch at the Whitworth Art Gallery, easily found nearby with the help of the SatNav. The next big fair is organised by the Textile Society and is on March 7th 2010 (www.textilesociety.org.uk).
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