Embroidery Stitch Video Tutorial: The Running Stitch & Finishing Threads
Basic hand-embroidery stitches are relatively easy to learn. To help you learn, I'm putting together a video library of stitches. The first tutorial is the most basic line stitch, the running stitch, followed by how to end your threads in hand embroidery.
To see a written explanation of the running stitch for hand-embroidery, you can look in the Basic Embroidery Stitches index, under Line Stitches.
You can use the running stitch many ways. You can also vary the look of the stitch by varying the length of the stitches vs. the length of the spaces between the stitches.
Here's the video:
More video tutorials will be added along the way, so check the Video Stitch Library index often.
To see a written explanation of the running stitch for hand-embroidery, you can look in the Basic Embroidery Stitches index, under Line Stitches.
You can use the running stitch many ways. You can also vary the look of the stitch by varying the length of the stitches vs. the length of the spaces between the stitches.
Here's the video:
More video tutorials will be added along the way, so check the Video Stitch Library index often.
Labels: beginner embroidery, Hand embroidery stitches, video tutorials
Posted By: Mary Corbet on Sunday, October 22, 2006
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Ha ha! This is awesome...just the way I dreamed it would be. Thank you so much!!!
what a fabulous idea--and so well done!
I'm glad you like it - I hope others find it helpful and that it encourages people to give embroidery a try!
Pat Hall in Ohio WOW!!! I am in awe of this and will be checking them often I am going to make a redwork quilt by Crabapplehillstudio and it has lots of redwork in it. thank you thank you!! Pat
What a wonderful site! I just started to do redwork and this is most helpful. Thank you !!!
your videos sound like a grand idea, but do you know why I get only a picture of a bland monitor?
Help !
My mother would absolutely love these videos, however we have dial up which makes viewing them difficult. Do you have them on DVD that we could purchase? Thanks. ho_str@yahoo.com
This video library is a brilliant idea! I'm linking to it from my "How-To" links page on EMPTY PURSE, definately :D
(http://emptypurse.wordpress.com/)
Wow, am I glad I came across these videos. THANKS!!!! They are great!
Thank you so much!!! It is so much easier to see someone do it than to just read about it! El Dorado Hill, CA
Thanks for this wonderful website But unfortunately I am not able to see the video since I don't get anything on the screem on clicking the control. Which software is needed for this to be viewed? Please help!!
Hi,
You might want to check out the Google Video Support page that addresses this issue. It's probably a matter of not having Adobe Flash installed or java enabled. They'll take you through it step by step.
I hope it works for you!
MC
Thank you so much for this! Clear instructions, calmly spoken, easy to see what you are doing. . .you just took the stress of re-learning away (it's been 18 years!). Happy holidays!!!
:-) Thank you so much! This is awesome! Thank you, thank you, thank YOU! :-)
Thank you for posting these videos. I was taught these stitches in my Home economics classes in high school & since have forgotten them. I recently decided to pick the art back up again for fun & to decorate some small items for my wedding & found that I needed some help re-learning the stitches. Your videos are simple & helpful. Almost like being back in my classes and learning again. Thank you so much.
I'm glad you like them and that they came in handy!!
This is absolutely wonderful! Well done, very well done!
I was wondering what type of fabric do you use. I just starting to get into this. and what size is your tread. I am using DCM Floss. thanks
Hi,
Your fabric choice depends on what you want to do. You can embroider on any kind of fabric. For filming stitches, I use whatever scraps I have available - cotton, linen, etc. I prefer stitching on linen, but for just starting out, you can use regular cotton - a "high count" (fairly tightly woven) muslin works nicely. If you have a project in mind, the project will probably dictate the type of fabric you use.
DMC floss is fine. Depending on the fabric and the project, you would use several of the strands, or, if working something very detailed and fine, one strand.
Hope that helps!
MC
thank you so much for the help. I am going to start working on a cherry blossom tree, I think that I will work on musin. Thanks again
Wonderful!! thank you so much for providing this. i am currently taking on the task of teaching a class of young girls; the lost art of needlework and other "lady-like" accomplishments. I am so happy that I found this site... It will be so helpful!!
Hi!! this is absolutely awesome!! I did a few needlework projects in high school, but that was 2 and a half years ago and it is nice to have something to trigger my memory! have a nice day!
What is the best stitch to use by hand to stitch initials into a childs uniform
If it's just for identification purposes, I'd just use backstitch. If it's supposed to be somewhat decorative, depending on the size of the initials, I'd probably go with stem stitch.
Thank You for your help. My grand mother and I are working on Christmas pillows and reading the direction I thought to my self WHAT? Thankfully I found your site and have placed it in My favorites my 81 year old grandmother has really enjoyed doing something again to make her feel useful, Thanks again, Cindy
I'm glad to hear Needle 'n Thread is helpful to you and your grandmother, Cindy!! Good luck with your stithing!
MC
thank you so much for doing this. i've been searching google for "how to embroider" for days, and this is finally helping!
I am lacking words to thank you for all your effort in putting this webpage together to share such a wonderful knowledge!
I remember the childhood years I spend doing embroidery and now that I have two girls (6 and 4) I am ready to get them to join me. You are a blessing...
Thank you, thank you , thank you.
Alessandra
Thank you so much for these videos on embroidery stitches. I needed a refresher course and this really helped. I'm making Hungarian Christmas hearts to hang on my Christmas tree for next year.
marry this is really awesome and i like it as a beginner i would like to try it watching it from windows media player can you please tell me how can i save them.
ahh,searching for a long time for this type of video,you are my angel.thankyou so much!!
my gran and my mom were fab at embroidering. seems to have skipped me. but my daughter, 9 has been asking my mom to teach her and she finds she cant recall a few - this video library is amazing! its all coming back.....wonderful work!!!thank you so much.
Thank you for the great videos. I passed your site on to several of my quilting/embroidering friends. Your site is now in my favorites!
thanks for giving me so clearly instructions.
thanks a lot. & best of luck:-)
Dear Mary,
Your site is awesome. You are a wonderful teacher, and you make it to tempting for everyone to learn embroidery. Unfortunately, I am unable to view your video. It displays the message "This video is currently not available. Please try again later." I am anxious to see your video.
Jem Victor.
Hi, Jem -
It's working now, at least on my end! Let me know...
MC
Thank you so much for posting these free how to videos. My mom died a few months ago and there are still so many things I wish she had taught me. This is the next best thing.
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