The last member of the line stitches family! Let's get it! I have to warn you, that Rope stitch might seem a little difficult when you try it the first time, because of the manipulation with the thread and how the loops form. But I will try to break it down as clear as possible with step by step pictures of the process. Also, what you might want to know beforehand, it actually belongs to the chain stitch family and basically a variation of a twisted chain stitch. If you've learned how to…

Stem stitch is a beautiful rope-like hand embroidery stitch that works great for writing with a needle and thread. There are two real difficulties with stem stitch: stitch direction and curves. I’ll try to eliminate both of those difficulties in this tutorial. Before venturing into the tutorial, you might want to take a look at ...

Rope stitch is probably the richest looking embroidery stitch of this family. It follows a series of closed up twisted chain stitches to form an embossed rope look. You need to know the twisted chain stitch to be able to do the rope stitch. I...

I’m always happy when I manage to finish up a new video tutorial for my little Video Library of Hand Embroidery Stitches. I wanted to see it get to 50 stitches long before this – but I’m almost there! I’m going to have a celebration when it hits 50 stitches. Some sort of big … ...

A step-by-step tutorial for stitching Cable Stitch. This simple embroidery stitch alternates stem and outline stitch to create a brick-like texture.

Practical Embroidery : Hand Embroidery stitches for outlines - from the most simple to decorative ones : Embroidery Techniques and stitches

Learn 5 fabulous stitches for embroidering letters and writing!

Years ago, I wrote a series of articles on hand embroidered writing. The articles take you step-by-step through different embroidery stitches that work well for embroidered writing. Today, we’re going to add a stitch to that list – particularly, a stitch known today as the “Quaker Stitch” because it was formulated to work as the ...