5 Gorgeous Beginner Embroidery Stitches Anyone Can Learn
Today we’ve got 5 gorgeous beginner embroidery stitches to show you that anyone can learn. A hoop stretched with some cloth, embroidery thread and a needle creates a thing of wonder just by following these easy steps.
My dear mother-in-law never went anywhere without her blue denim bag of embroidery. Her strong hands skillfully formed millions of stitches onto pillowcases, tea towels, pillows and quilts over the years.
She left behind a legacy of beauty with her strong belief in Proverbs 16:27. “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” (Did you know that was a Bible verse? I always thought it was just what our elders always told us when they caught us daydreaming.)
For some reason, the desire to learn embroidery now when I’m a grandma has grabbed my fancy. I’m not sure why, because it’s not that I don’t have enough hobbies. But one thing I do have is a one year old g’little who would look so sweet in a jumper with some little flowers embroidered on the yoke. These baby clothes are a tutorial we did to begin this embroidery journey.
And so, the research into the project I’ve been promising here, is beginning…
5 Gorgeous Beginner Embroidery Stitches
These are the five stitches anyone can learn:
- Chain Stitch
- Satin Stitch
- Lazy Daisy Stitch
- Wheel Stitch
- French Knot
We found some super helpful tutorials for learning these beginner stitches:
This amazing post will give you the deets on leaves,
while this post goes in-depth on simple flowers.
This post on WikiHow Fun shows the step-by-step on Wheel Stitch, while this post shows a variety of the flower stitches in animated step-by-step.
Supplies:
Here’s what you need to begin your embroidering journey:
- Embroidery hoop, needles, scissors. This could be a good starter set.
- Embroidery floss (thread). This set includes all the latest popular colors.
- Fabric, which can be aida cloth, linen, cotton, pillowcases, tea towels or throw pillow covers. The pictures are affiliate links for shopping convenience. Using these links will not affect your price, and they show some great possibilities for beginner embroidery.
Enjoy creating with our choices of
5 Gorgeous Beginner Embroidery Stitches!
Flowers are by far the most popular things to embroider, especially for beginners. I’ll likely never get to the level my MIL attained, with her embroidered State Birds and State Flowers quilts. They are simply beyond anything most of us can imagine. She not only embroidered all the squares, she pieced and quilted the quilts by hand, too!
But I’m content to begin with flowers and leaves. Armed with this research I may have something to show you soon.
And if you want to try it, too, be sure to pin this post.
Be inspired!
