Dear Students, to see what we are working on this week, click on this link...
What is Hand Emberoridery?
Hand embroidery is the art of decorating fabric by hand with a needle, thread, beads, sequins, and other embellishments. Artists use different stitches to create outlines, solid areas, shading, patterns, texture, flowers, leaves, lettering, and dimensional details. Embroidery can be worked on cotton, linen, denim, felt, silk, wool, and many other fabrics. It develops patience, precision, color awareness, craftsmanship, and creative expression while allowing students to transform simple fabric into a unique work of art.
Common hand-embroidery stitches include:
Running stitch
Double running stitch
Backstitch
Whipped backstitch
Pekinese stitch
Split stitch
Stem stitch
Outline stitch
Chain stitch
Detached chain stitch or lazy daisy stitch
Heavy chain stitch
Cable chain stitch
Twisted chain stitch
Couching stitch
Bokhara couching
Pattern darning
Herringbone stitch
Closed herringbone stitch
Feather stitch
Fly stitch
Fern stitch
Straight stitch
Seed stitch
Satin stitch
Padded satin stitch
Long and short stitch
Brick stitch
Darning stitch
Chevron stitch
Cretan stitch
Blanket stitch
Buttonhole stitch
Cross-stitch
Half cross-stitch
Rice stitch
Fishbone stitch
Raised fishbone stitch
Leaf stitch
Woven wheel stitch
Spiderweb stitch
Bullion knot
French knot
Assignment
Video Tutorials
Basic Stitches
Running Stitch
Chain Stitch
Woven Wheel Stitch
Buttonhole Wheel
Fly Stitch
Bullion Knot
Back Stitch
French Knot
Leaves with the Fishbone
Feather Stitch
Seed Stitch
Threaded Running Stitch
Split Stitch
Lazy Daisy Stitch
Satin Stitch
Herringbone Stitch
Rose with Bullion Knots
Whipped Back Stitch
Stem Stitch
Blanket Stitch
Long & Short Stitch
Turkey Stich
Looped Blanket Stitch Flower