Stitch guide EXTRAS There are lots of fun hand embroidery supplies available ??some are so cool you ? ll want them just to decorate your sewing room Here ? s what you need to start embroidering by hand Hoops are made of metal plastic or wood and come in d
EXTRAS There are lots of fun hand embroidery supplies available ??some are so cool you ? ll want them just to decorate your sewing room Here ? s what you need to start embroidering by hand Hoops are made of metal plastic or wood and come in di ?erent sizes and colors They hold the fabric taut while you sew ensuring even stitches Embroidery oss is made up of six loosely twisted strands and come in a coil called a skein Experiment with cotton rayon or silk varieties that have di ?erent sheens Embroidery needles or crewel needles have a long eye to accommodate several strands of oss The smaller the size the longer the needle Use a large size for heavyweight fabrics and a small size for lightweight fabrics Embroidery transfers are paper patterns that are ??transferred ? to fabric by heat from an iron Using a transfer is much easier than creating the design from scratch Embroidery scissors are often between ? - to ? -long to ensure proper clipping of even the smallest threads Aida fabric a cotton fabric with woven threads is commonly used for cross-stitching Aida fabric is also available in linen rayon cotton blends or polyester cotton blends and in di ?erent sizes - - - and -count holes per inch Use any fabric you like for hand embroidery but make sure the print if using won ? t compete with your design SOURCES Charles Craft provided the Aida and Evenweave fabrics - charlescraft com Coats and Clark provided the Susan Bates HOOP-La embroidery hoops - coatsandclark com Colonial Needle provided the hand embroidery needles - colonialneedle com DMC Creative World provided the embroidery oss gold tapestry needles Marbleized Scissors and My Style My Stitch Transfer Kit - www dmc-usa com Sublime Stitching provided the iron-on transfers sublimestitching com sew it all P R E M I E R E I S S U E CHand Embroidery Stitches by Sharon Boggon Learn basic hand embroidery stitches to create beautiful hand embroidered items Blanket Stitch The blanket stitch is worked from left to right over two imaginary lines Bring the thread up at and down at Bring the thread up at catching the thread from the ?rst stitch A Repeat B Chain Stitch Knot the thread Bring the thread up from the wrong side at Make a loop to the left holding the loop with a thumb Insert the needle at and bring it up at Pull the needle and thread through the loop but not too tightly Repeat by inserting the needle inside the ?rst loop at and back up at Repeat to create a chain of stitches C Couching Stitch Position the surface thread trim or oss on the fabric right side Bring the couching thread up from the fabric wrong side using a large-eyed needle Take a small straight stitch over the surface thread at and back through the fabric at D Cross-Stitch The cross-stitch is made by two bisecting diagonal stitches
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