Embroidery Stitch Guide Download.Indd

Th e following embroidery stitches were used in many of my quilt patterns. Refer to the pattern for thread color and stitches used in the quilt you are making.

Back Stitch

c a b c a b Step 1. Step 2. Bring needle up through the fabric at a. Repeat the stitch following Take a small backwards stitch inserting the needle your embroidery drawing. going down at b and coming up at c keeping the stitch length the same length on both sides.

Bullion Knot a a a a b b b b Step 3. Step 4. Hold the wraps Hold the wraps between your between your fingers fingers. Push the and pull the needle Step 2. wraps toward the through the wraps Wrap the thread fabric, continue wrapping the thread away form you to Step 1. around the needle the desired number wraps until the tighten the knot. Pull Come up at A, down at in a clockwise staked wraps are the same width the needle back down B, and up at A again. direction. as the space between a &b. at b to finish the knot.

page 1. Buttonhole/Blanket Stitch

b Step 1. Step 2. Come up at a, hold the thread with your a c With the needle over the thumb. Go down at b, and up at c with thread, pull the thread through the needle over the thread. to tighten the stitch. Repeat.

Chain Stitch

a a c b

Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Come up at a form a loop, Go down at b as close as possible to Repeat step 1 & 2. hold the loop down with a, but in the same hole. Come up at c your finger. with the needle tip over the thread

Couching Stitch

a a c b

Step 1. Step 2. Come up at a with the thread to be With a matching or contrasting thread Step 3. Bring both threads to the couched. Position the thread along come up at b and down at c with a back to finish the stitch. the line design line to be couched. small tight stitch. Repeat.

page 2. Drizzle Stitch

b a Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Come up at A, down at B Hold the needle upright Turn your index finger close to A but not in the with your left hand. toward you creating same hole. Un-thread Wrap the thread over loop. the needle. your right index finger.

Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Slip the loop off your Pull the thread tight; slide Re-thread the needle. finger onto the needle. the thread down to the creating your first fabric. Repeat the required cast-on. number of cast-on stitches.

Step 7. Pull the needle through the cast-on stitches to the back of the fabric to make the Drizzle Stitch.

page 3. Raised Stem Stitch

Foundation Stitch Step 1. Foundation of the stitch is stitched form left to right, taking parallel straight stitches 1/8” apart at a right angle to shape.

Step 2. Come up at A and go down at B, 1/8” away from first stitch come up at C and down at D. Repeat the D C parallel stitches the length of the shape. A B

Stem Stitch Stitch a Stem Stitch working over and under the foundation stitches.

B A

Step 3. Skip the first foundation Step 5. Repeat B on the Step 6. To compress the stem stitch come up at A on remaining foundation stitches, slide the needle the outside of the last stitches. under the foundation foundation stitch. stitches after each row of Stem Stitches. Step 4. With eye of the needle go under the next parallel Repeat steps 3 to 6 until the shape stitch at B. is filled and the base stitches are completely covered.

page 4. C B Stem Stitch C B A Work this stitch form left to right, taking regular sightly slanted stitches along the design line. Come up at A and go down at B then up again at C (midway between A & B) keeping the thread below the needle. Repeat B & C following the design line.

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