Hand embroidery tips and tricks

Find out the 7 must have hand embroidery supplies needed for stitching all your favourite projects.

Sometimes as people are on their embroidery journeys, they ask me how they can stitch more neatly. This article is my attempt to answer that question based on what I’ve learned in my own stitching, rather than what I think is “good embroidery” and “the way you have to do things”. If you’ve had some

Here's my resource guide to Embroidery Tips and Tricks!

Here's how to use stick and stitch embroidery paper with product recommendations and some helpful tips and tricks...

These are the most common beginner mistakes in hand embroidery. Avoid these mistakes if you want to excel at the art of hand embroidery.

Below you can find my embroidery beginner guide which is included in all of my hand embroidery patterns and kits. New! Follow along with this video tutorial to avoid having to read: ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Welcome to hand embroidery! Embroidery can be a relaxi

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 ...

First things first, before you dive into your embroidery project, I’d like to show you how you can start and finish your embroidery thread to secure it. Traditionally using knots to start and finish your embroidery thread is a big no-no. And there are several reasons for this. Firstly the knot can show through your

You won't want to miss these 9 little known embroidery tricks that are sure to save you time and frustration...

Learn different ways to start and end your embroidery stitches without using knots. I show you various methods for different stitches!