Needlework Tutorial – Satin Stitch
The last few days have been fairly busy for me – getting ready for Halloween and working on getting several new design projects off the ground, this blog has been a blessing to be able to relax and enjoy some good art. One of my favorite hobbies that I don’t have nearly enough time for is needlework – I love cross-sitch and embroidery, and am often looking for new ideas beyond the pre-packaged patterns available at most craft stores. I was pleasantly surprised today to see that Apple and Eve had posted a wonderful tutorial for her satin stitch.
Eva’s designs are gorgeous – she creates personalized dolls, bunnies, and other such characters that are decorated with beautiful embroidery. All lovely keepsakes in their own right, the critters are decorated with swirls and flowers reminiscent of traditional embroidered patterns, but so that they stand out against the spikey edges of a hedgehog or the floppy ears of a bunny.
Eva’s Satin Stitch Tutorial gives us several large, clear images of how she completes her stitch, as well as reference for how much thread she uses for the stitching. She’s also welcomed anyone to ask questions of her work and how she completes it.
Though she refers to this style as being “challenging,” it seems like a nice basic style that can be added to anyone’s repertoire, and a must-know for those looking to do more detailed embroidery and “filled in” areas. Are you an embroidery guru, or just learning how to stitch? Share with us some of your favorite projects and needlework tutorials!
Hi!
Thank you for the feature :) I hope to see others artists work as well as yours too here :) I think inspiring each other is the most rewarding thing and it really makes me want to be creative all the time.
Happy stitching!!!
Thank you for showing this photo of how to do Satin Stitch, I have been trying to find out and now I know exactly how, great! Only thing is I have been doing B.O.M.’s and the the top word is in Satin Stitch, and I have been doing it all wrong and am up to block 6. I don’t want to undo them all, will I keep doing what I am doing, and do the right thing next time?