The Embroidery How-To Video Collection here on Needle ‘n Threadexpands again with a video tutorial on the fern stitch. This is a simple stitch that can be used in a number of hand embroidery applications: as a decorative border, as greenery in embroidered flower arrangements, to make curves and lines interesting, etc.
The basic unit of the fern stitch is three straight stitches that converge at the same point. You can achieve interesting and varied effects with the stitch by widening it as you work down the “fern” (or stem), by taking it narrower, by curving it, by overlapping it – play around with it, and you’ll see how versatile it is!
Ooooops!
The video for fern stitch is now defunct – but a brand new replacement is coming soon! Reason: when I first started blogging and uploading videos, online video was rather new, and all my videos were hosted at Google Video. When Google merged with YouTube, Google video became defunct, and eventually, all old videos were migrated to YouTube. This one didn’t quite make the migratory journey.
I’ll be updating it soon, though, so what this space!
Thanks for checking back!
Mary: Thank you so much for the video tutorials – I have learned more in a couple hours than I could ever accomplish with just a book.
You have made it possible for me to do decorative embroidery on my renaissance corset in just a few minutes! Thank you so much for your wonderful tutorial videos!
–Maegan K in TN
I am so glad to find your website. I was searching online for a few days for something like it.
I want to learn a few stitches to decorate crazy patchwork project. Keep up the good work. God bless.
You are truly gifted as well as generous with your time and talent; thank you for sharing. I have books but could not learn the stitches from reading them alone. Your tutorials are just what I needed and I cannot find the words to adequately thank you enough. Betty
Dear Mary:
I not speak english, but I like congratulations for your blogs, is beatiful, me han servido mucho los videos, ya que estoy aprendiendo bordado de forma autodidacta.
Existe alguna forma de obtener los libros de Embroidery Stitches 1 and 2 (A-Z), usados, es que en mi pais (Nicaragua), no se encuentra este tipo de libros.
Bendiciones para ti y tu familia.
very interesting and educative, clear and easy to learn
I haven’t embroider in years. My mother started some squares for a quilt long ago and never finished it. She recently passed and I wanted to finish for my Dad. Without you videos, I don’t think I could have done it, Thanks
I can’t seem to pull up the video for the fern stitch. Wondering if it is a glitch or if it is operator error. Love your daily posts and the how-to section. I visit them regularly.
Hi, Kaye – The fern stitch video is a bit outdated. It’s on the website, but if you’re trying to view it with an iPad or a similar “new” device, it probably won’t show up. I’ll be replacing it with a new video in the next week or so, though!
~MC
The video for fern stitch will not load for me – I have enjoyed seeing these videos so much that I am motivated to start stitching again. Thank you, I hope you get this one fixed…
Hi Mary
This video does not work… can I access it elsewhere as it doesn’t seem to be available direct from You Tube either?
thanks
Hi, Gemma – Unfortunately, this video is now defunct. It didn’t make the migration from the old Google Video platform to YouTube, and it’s one of the few on the website that I haven’t updated yet. I’ll be updating it soon, though – within the next month or so all the videos on Needle ‘n Thread will be completed. Sorry about that! ~MC
Hi,
you don,t know how glad I am that i found your website. Now i can repair clothes and embroider them.
thanks