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Embroidery Stitching - Full Guide

An embroidery stitch sampler with seven types of stitches in different colours

Embroidery Stitching Full Guide

Learn how to do the most popular stitches in hand embroidery!
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A photo of back stitch embroidered in blue thread on a cream fabric.

Back Stitch

How to do back stitch in 4 simple steps
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A photo of stem stitch embroidered in red thread on white fabric.

Stem Stitch

Learn how to do Stem stitch - perfect for plant stems or vines!
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A photo of a needle embroidering split stitch in blue thread on white fabric.

Split Stitch

Split Stitch is great for creating smooth, curved lines without leaving gaps between stitches - and it’s easy to do, too!
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A photo of chain stitch embroidered in blue thread on a white fabric.

Chain Stitch

Learn how to do Chain stitch in 4 simple steps!
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Close up of whipped back stitch, in two colours of embroidery thread against white fabric

Whipped Back Stitch

Whipping a stitch is simply winding a second thread around a previous line of stitching.

It creates a twisted effect with your thread, and is great for smoothing out gaps between stitches - perfect for writing and letters!

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A photo of couching embroidered in red and blue thread.

Couching

Couching is a useful way to add textured lines to your pieces - and it's fairly easy to create, too!
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A photo of coral stitch embroidered in turquoise thread.

Coral Stitch

Coral Stitch is a great stitch for adding texture and interest to otherwise straight or curved lines - it can be a lovely (more complicated!) substitution for Back Stitch.
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A close up of Braided Chain Stitch embroidered in orange thread on white fabric, with a needle sticking through the thread.

Braided Chain Stitch

Also known as Hungarian Chain Stitch, Braided Chain Stitch is excellent for embroidering chunky, textured lines.
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A close up photo of satin stitch embroidered in green thread.

Satin Stitch

How to perfect Satin stitch in 3 easy steps
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A photo of a deer embroidered on white fabric, with antlers made from long and short stitch, and accompanying text.

Long and Short Stitch

Long and short stitch is an excellent filler stitch you can use to blend colours together. Here's how to do it!
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A photo of feather stitch embroidered in teal thread, with accompanying text.

Feather Stitch

Feather Stitch is a great stitch for adding borders to pieces, and is able to fill fairly large spaces with a gorgeous textured effect.
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A photo of lazy daisy stitch embroidered with bright blue thread and accompanying text.

Lazy Daisy Stitch

Learn how to do lazy daisy stitch - great for flowers!
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A close up of an embroidered elephant with orange French knots.

French Knots

If you're getting stuck with French knots, check out these tips & instructions!
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A needle and embroidery thread making a colonial knot stitch.

Colonial Knots

Learn how to master tricky Colonial Knots with a quick, two minute tutorial!
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A close up of an embroidery needle making bullion knot stitch.

Bullion Knots

Bullion knots are a slightly more tricky stitch to master, but well worth it for their effect!
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A close up of a butterfly embroidery with turkey work stitch.

Turkey Work

Turkey work has to be one of my favourite stitches! It's so tactile and fluffy - here's my tutorial on how to do it!
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A close up photo of a woven picot embroidery stitch

Picot Stitch

Woven Picot Stitch makes a striking 3D effect - it’s a simple one to create, just with needle and thread!
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A close up of a woven wheel embroidery stitch.

Woven Wheel Stitch

Woven Wheels are a simple way to create a gorgeous flower or rose effect - and are great for showing off shiny thread colours!
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