Embroidery
A small library of stitches.
Eight embroidery stitches with original diagrams: running, back, split, stem, chain, satin, French knot and blanket.
How do you sew running?
Alternate evenly spaced stitches and gaps.
Follow the direction caption in the diagram. Practise on a spare square and keep the fabric flat.
How do you sew backstitch?
Work backward into the end of the last stitch.
Follow the direction caption in the diagram. Practise on a spare square and keep the fabric flat.
How do you sew split?
Come up through the previous stitch to split its thread.
Follow the direction caption in the diagram. Practise on a spare square and keep the fabric flat.
How do you sew stem?
Keep thread to one side while overlapping short stitches.
Follow the direction caption in the diagram. Practise on a spare square and keep the fabric flat.
How do you sew chain?
Catch each loop with the next stitch.
Follow the direction caption in the diagram. Practise on a spare square and keep the fabric flat.
How do you sew satin?
Fill a shape with adjacent parallel stitches.
Follow the direction caption in the diagram. Practise on a spare square and keep the fabric flat.
How do you sew french knot?
Wrap the needle; enter beside the start and draw through.
Follow the direction caption in the diagram. Practise on a spare square and keep the fabric flat.
How do you sew blanket?
Keep the loop beneath the needle at the edge.
Follow the direction caption in the diagram. Practise on a spare square and keep the fabric flat.
Which sources did we use?
- DMC step-by-step embroidery stitch guidethread maker teaching reference · read 2026-11-04