Hand Embroidery Stitch Library A-Z
embroidery stitches Sorted by the name
Stitch library A-Z is organized as a list of hand embroidery stitches sorted by their names. By clicking on the name of the stitch in this library you will find a page dedicated to each hand embroidery technique. Every page on the list contains:
- Short information about hand embroidery technique
- Information on the most common applications of the stitch
- Step-by-step embroidery tutorial with images
- Embroidery video lesson
- The list of the projects to practice the embroidery technique
B
- Backstitch
- Backstitched Chain Stitch
- Barb Stitch
- Barred Chain Stitch
- Basket Stitch
- Basque Knot
- Basque Stitch
- Berwick Stitch
- Bi-Colored Fly Stitch
- Blanket Stitch
- Blanket Stitch Filling
- Blanket Stitch Filling in Circles
- Blanket Stitch Sewing
- Bokhara Couching
- Bosnian Stitch
- Brick Stitch
- Bullion Knot Stitch
- Bulls Head Stitch
- Burden Stitch
- Butterfly Chain Stitch
- Buttonhole Bar
- Buttonhole Shading
- Buttonhole Stitch
- Buttonhole Wheel
C
- Cable Chain Stitch
- Ceylon Stitch
- Chain stitch (regular and reverse)
- Chain Stitch Filling
- Chevron Stitch
- Closed Blanket Stitch
- Closed Chain Stitch
- Closed Cretan Stitch
- Closed Fly Stitch
- Closed Herringbone Stitch
- Colonial Knot
- Connected Fly Stitch
- Coral Stitch
- Corded Detached Blanket Stitch
- Couching Stitch
- Couching Stitch Filling
- Cretan Stitch
- Cross Stitch
- Crossed Blanket Stitch
- Crossed Fly Stitch Filling
- Crown Stitch
M
- Magic Chain Stitch
- Meandering Stitch (Parallel Running Stitch)
- Mirrored Blanket Stitch
S
- Satin Stitch
- Scallop Stitch
- Scotch Darning Stitch
- Scottish Cretan Stitch
- Scroll Stitch
- Seed Stitch (Rice Stitch)
- Sewing with Blanket Stitch
- Sinhalese Chain Stitch
- Sorbello Stitch
- Split Backstitch
- Split Stitch
- Star Stitch
- Stem Stitch
- Stepped Running Stitch
- Straight Stitch
- Sun Wheel Stitch
- Surface Satin Stitch
Embroidery techniques and tips
These step-by-step tutorials, video guides and articles are dedicated to explain some of the hand embroidery techniques, materials or the specific applications of hand embroidery stitches:
- Free E-Book Five Essential Hand Embroidery Stitches For Beginners
- Basic embroidery stitches for beginners: 18 basic hand embroidery stitches to start stitching like a pro
- Long and Short Stitch for Round Shapes. Learn how to Embroider a Sphere and a Circle
- How to start and end embroidery stitches
- How to transfer a pattern with the lightbox method
- How to transfer embroidery pattern with tissue paper
- Embroidery Stabilizers: Fabric Stabilizers for Hand Embroidery
- How to clean pattern transfer marks from fabric
- Difference between Blanket and Buttonhole stitches