Fishbone Stitch Video Tutorial
As you'll see in this video tutorial, the fishbone stitch is an easy embroidery stitch to use for filling in leaves (and other shapes, too). The stitch is a good stepping-stone to satin stitch, as it requires you to keep a neat edge on the outside of your design.
If you vary the weight of your thread, you can make very delicate leaves or bold and heavy leaves. Here's an example of a leaf worked with this stitch:
The video is a bit longer than most, and towards the end, I switch over to working the end of the leaf. Here it is:
For more video tutorials on embroidery stitches, visit the Video Library of Stitches index.
If you vary the weight of your thread, you can make very delicate leaves or bold and heavy leaves. Here's an example of a leaf worked with this stitch:
The video is a bit longer than most, and towards the end, I switch over to working the end of the leaf. Here it is:
For more video tutorials on embroidery stitches, visit the Video Library of Stitches index.
Labels: beginner embroidery, Hand embroidery stitches, video tutorials
Posted By: Mary Corbet on Thursday, November 09, 2006
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hi,
u made stitching very easy with ur Video libriary.
Thankyou sooooooo much for making stitching so easy
We do it in a bit different way. The very first stitch is the same. After that we pull the thread up from right then put the needle down from left and take it up again in the middle before the thread goes down. I dont know whether you can understand from what i have written. :)
I've got a couple quick questions
How do you tie this stitch off? and, is it suitable to do a circle (i.e. to fill in a monogrammed 'o')?
Hi, BT -
I think it would work to fill an "O" if you are careful with compensating as you work around the curves. To tie the stitch off, you'll notice that, on the back, you'll have a leaf, too. Run the threads under the leaves there, and then hitch them into the threads by taking a couple backstitches through the threads (not through the fabric).
Hope that helps!
MC
This is the only herringbone stitch I found. It didn't help any that I haven't sewn in so long I couldn't remember the name of the stitch! But I can now continue with my project. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I've been looking for this for so long. I've been trying to teach my granddaughter to embroidery for a 4-H project, I'm mostly self-taught, but I wanted to teach her the right way. Your stitch tutorials are marvelous and so helpful. It is great for us because we can see what you are doing and don't have to rely on what we think someone's description means. Thank you again.
SarahD
I appreciate the step-by-step, the close-up view, and the commentary. The videos on this website are very well-done. Thank you!
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