Stitching letters

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

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.

Find out 4 of the best embroidery stitches for script lettering. I'll tell you why each stitch works and why you want to use it.

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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…

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

Years ago, I wrote a series of articles on hand embroidered writing. The articles take you step-by-step through different embroidery stitches that work well for embroidered writing. Today, we’re going to add a stitch to that list – particularly, a stitch known today as the “Quaker Stitch” because it was formulated to work as the ...

Alpha friendship bracelet pattern #80826 added by Jdog12525. alphabet font block upper case word letter.

This listing is for a Elegant Alphabet cross stitch pattern featuring small letters. The letters are up to 8 stitches tall and between 4 to 12 stitches wide. For the purpose of this cross-stitch, letters have been spaced two stitches apart. Spacing should be adjusted accordingly to best fit your pattern. This PDF Pattern includes: *full color chart *a thread color table for DMC threads *sizing for 14, 18, and 22 count aida cloth - The Download - This pattern is an instant download. Once your…

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