Buttonhole Stitch Video Tutorial
The buttonhole stitch is used in many types of hand embroidery - general surface embroidery, crazy quilting, whitework and cutwork, Mountmellick embroidery, needle lace, filet work - you name it, buttonhole stitch fits in somehow. It's a super versatile stitch, and once you have the basic stitch down, it's just a matter of applying it in a variety of ways.
The length and pattern of the stitch can change, according to what you want to do with it. Check out this variety of tiny flowers using buttonhole stitch. These hollyhocks in wool are also worked with buttonhole.
Here's the video:
For more video tutorials for basic embroidery stitches, check out the Video Library of Stitches Index.
The length and pattern of the stitch can change, according to what you want to do with it. Check out this variety of tiny flowers using buttonhole stitch. These hollyhocks in wool are also worked with buttonhole.
Here's the video:
For more video tutorials for basic embroidery stitches, check out the Video Library of Stitches Index.
Labels: beginner embroidery, Hand embroidery stitches, video tutorials
Posted By: Mary Corbet on Saturday, November 11, 2006
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Hi There,
Two things, firstly, I LOVE the videos, a great help for any embroiderer.
Second, you've titled this video Blankt/Buttonhole Stitch. These are two different stitches. What you are demonstrating is blanket stitch, but buttonhole is done slightly differently, and in many ways is a much stronger stitch than blanket stitch.
The best illustrations I've seen of the difference between the two is at: http://heritageshoppe.com/heritage/stitches/blanketstitch.html
The reason I point it out is that I use the true buttonhole for doing eyelets on bags, and they are much more robust and last alot longer tan just the closely placed blanket stitch.
Cheers,
Laren
Hi, Laren -
Thanks for the tip on the name of the stitch. The buttonhole stitch has an extra little loop at the top that definitely makes a sturdier ridge. I use the "real" buttonhole stitch often in certain pieces of cutwork that I want to be extra-sturdy. In my illustrated buttonhole stitch, I went into the difference a little bit. Mostly, people associate blanket stitch with buttonhole stitch, and many books illustrate them as the "same" thing, unless they also add what is called the tailor's buttonhole.
Thanks again for the tip!
Wow, what a great tutorial! Very helpful when learning to make a buttonhole stitch!
Bev
OMG! Thank you so much for the video on the blanket stitch, I have tried frustratingly to use this stitch time and again and your tutorial was so easy, I completed an appliqued block for my quilt this evening. Thank you so much for doing this for all of us that are just learning to embroider! I appreciate you very much!
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