Blanket stitch is typically thought of as a border stitch. It’s common uses are for stitching around the edge of a single piece of fabric as a decoration or to sew two pieces of fabric together. It can also be used as a stitch in embroidery on the surface of the fabric. This post will […]

Nativity stitch along day 3. Welcome to Day 3! Today we are going to cover two more stitches, chain stitch and whipped backstitch. We are also going to cover making satin stitch in a different shape than on day 1. Lets get stitching! How to make chain stitch. Chain stitch is one of my very […]

Nativity stitch along day 2. Welcome to day 2 of the Nativity stitch along. Today we start stitching! We are going to cover how to make satin stitch and how to make backstitch. We start with satin stitch. How to make satin stitch Satin stitch is used of fill in a shape. Before you start […]

Welcome to day 1 of the Nativity stitch along! Today we are going to cover the embroidery supplies needed for this project, setting up your hoop, and tracing the pattern. Let’s get started. (Scroll to the bottom to see the video for day 1.) Supplies For the Nativity hoops you will need: Pattern 8″ Hoop […]