Stitch words hand embroidery

One of the best parts about embroidery is the ability to personalise your stitching with words. Adding names, initials or messages can turn your work into something that is, even more, special and meaningful. Especially if you are giving it as a gift! Read this blog to learn how to add embroidered words to patterns.

Let your hand embroidery speak for you! Learn how to stitch letters in four decorative ways.

Learn how to embroider letters by hand using 4 beginner friendly embroidery stitches with some helpful tips for success sprinkled in!

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This page gives you an idea of how the reverse of the basic stitches looks like. As a beginner, we are curious to know how the reverse or the back-side should end up - just to make sure that we are stitching the right way. So, I have picked the...

What stitches do you use for embroidering letters by hand? How to do script fonts and initials? Get started with letter embroidery!

Stitchin With Samantha | Embroidery Patterns & Kits on Instagram: "✨Back Stitch✨ Slowed down tutorial on how to use back stitch to embroider names on clothing.🪡 I’m using 6 strands of thread here and stitching my custom collar name pattern from my shop. What do you think - are you ready to take this stitch on now?🤩 #handembroidery #embroidery #backstitch #embroiderytutorial #babyclothes #diycrafts #momlife #momcrafts #tutorial #crafting #embroideryclothes #embroideredclothing…

Anastasia | Hand embroidery on Instagram: "“I want to embroider my kids’ names on Christmas stockings. What stitch is the best for this?” 🎅🏻 I definitely recommend the reversed chain stitch – it’s simple and very doable, even for those who have never embroidered before. Who else loves the reversed chain stitch as much as I do? ❤️😁"

Here are some ideas on how to work quotes and monograms in hand embroidery! I don't embroider quotes and phrases that often but there are some universal tips that you can use for that *wink wink*. Handwriting style Handwriting can be elegant, sometimes quirky and at times sharp and rash. But either way, you will most probably need to work a fine line and your stitch should flexible enough to be able to bend in tight curves. So, from the family of line stitches, I would recommend stem stitch…

5 tired and true tips for making embroidery lettering for beginners. We cover both block and script lettering.