Video Tutorial: Coral Stitch
The coral stitch used in surface embroidery is a line stitch, with little knots worked along the line. Here's a video tutorial to show you how it's done.
The coral stitch is worked from right to left. It's a kind of "self-couching" technique, because you are "couching" or tying the working thread down with the working thread by forming knots over the thread.
You can work the coral stitch on straight or curved lines, and you can space the knots close together or farther apart. The stitch looks best, I think, when the knots are evenly spaced.
Strangely enough, you can also use the stitch as a filling, by working rows of coral stitch close together within the area to be filled. To do this, you stagger the position of the knots, so that they fit between the knots on the line before.
Here's the video:
For more video tutorials for hand embroidery stitches, visit my Video Library of Hand Embroidery Stitches, where you'll now find 50 video tutorials for 50 different embroidery stitches or techniques! Enjoy!
The coral stitch is worked from right to left. It's a kind of "self-couching" technique, because you are "couching" or tying the working thread down with the working thread by forming knots over the thread.
You can work the coral stitch on straight or curved lines, and you can space the knots close together or farther apart. The stitch looks best, I think, when the knots are evenly spaced.
Strangely enough, you can also use the stitch as a filling, by working rows of coral stitch close together within the area to be filled. To do this, you stagger the position of the knots, so that they fit between the knots on the line before.
Here's the video:
For more video tutorials for hand embroidery stitches, visit my Video Library of Hand Embroidery Stitches, where you'll now find 50 video tutorials for 50 different embroidery stitches or techniques! Enjoy!
Labels: beginner embroidery, Hand embroidery stitches, video tutorials
Posted By: Mary Corbet on Monday, July 21, 2008
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Thanks for another great tutorial, Mary. My favorite part of the video was the little "huh" you uttered when discussing the name of the stitch :)
Hi, Joey - yep, that was one of those "I just said something really dumb" moments!!
Wonderful, as always! I can't wait to share this with my readers. I've schedule a link to your blog to post tomorrow, early afternoon (Central US time). Keep 'em coming!
Denise
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Thanks, Denise! I appreciate the link!
Another great video, Mary! Thank you!
I like this stitch. Not long ago I, in order to practice various stitches, created quilt blocks with large heart shapes, and then filled in the hearts with all sorts of different stitches, in a crazy quilt sort of fashion. This was a great stitch for outlining the hearts. I love the chain of little triangle shapes it creates. - Jeannine
Mary - I didn't think it was a "I just said something really dumb" moment ... rather it seemed to me that something made you stop and think, that's all ... a very human moment which I love.
Thanks, Joey! Someone suggested to me that I use a "script" when I do the videos, but that just doesn't work for me. It sounds too.... artificial and formal!
Oopsie! My bad, Mary! It was the Pearl Stitch that I was talking about that made the little triangle shapes, outlinging the heart that I did. Sorry about that!
-Jeannine
Thankyou Mary. I've just spent half an hour getting confused by a book.
Occurred to me that you might have a video on it, and voila! And I understand now!
Look out for it's appearance in my sampler shortly. I'm going to use it as a filling, as well as a leaf vein.
Yay Mary!
Hi Mary
It is a great video but how can we use this stitch as a filling
Hi, Zenia -
As a filling, you work the stitch in close rows, alternating the placement of the knots. Hope that helps!
MC
Mary, I would love to learn more about embroidery fabrics in the future. I love your blog. I learn so much.
I agree with all dixiea said.
thanks for all the tips Mary.
Thanks, Gals - hopefully, over the Christmas break, I can work up a few posts on embroidery supplies! That's "part" of my plan, anyway!
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