7 days of stitches: herringbone stitch
The herringbone stitch is a crossed stitch. It’s commonly used to fill areas with a low amount of waste yarn in the back. Here is how it’s done 1 // …
7 days of stitches: the french knot
French knots are part of the knotted stitches family and often used to accentuate parts of embroidery. They form a very textured surface if clouded together but look great scattered …
7 days of stitches: stem stitch
On to stitch 3 of the 7 days of stitches series: the STEM STITCH. Stem stitch is an elegant line stitch that resembles a rope. The slanting segments make this …
7 days of stitches: chain stitch
Number 3 in this series of 7 basic embroidery stitches is the CHAIN STITCH. This stitch can be used as a line stitch or to fill whole areas with embroidery. …
7 days of stitches: back stitch
It’s day 2 of the 7 days of stitches and it’s going to be a back and forth. Yeah, I know, bad joke. Of course it’s about the BACK STITCH. …
7 days of stitches: running stitch
Let’s start with the first of basic stitches for this week! The RUNNING STITCH probably is the most simple and basic embroidery stitch. Yet you can achieve the most intriguing …
How to do the star-shaped Rhodes stitch
The star-shaped Rhodes stitch makes it so easy to depict cute and textured stars in your project. It is worked like the regular Rhodes stitch but instead of a square …
Free knitting pattern: Ahoy shorts
Ahoy Shorts This pattern was published in Petite Purls, an online magazine for kids knitting patterns. Sadly the magazine does not exist anymore, so I decided to make it available …