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.

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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. We have a quick and simple liquid embroidery tea-towel tutorial if you don’t have time for thread embroidery.

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 real linen 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

Basic Embroidery Stitches anyone can learn

These are the five stitches anyone can learn:

1. Chain Stitch
2. Satin Stitch
3. Lazy Daisy Stitch
4. Wheel Stitch
5. French Knot

Helpful Tutorials to learn each stitch:

We found some super helpful tutorials for learning these beginner stitches:

This amazing post about satin stitch embroidery will give you the deets on leaves,

while this post teaches about simple flowers..

This shows how to do the Wheel Stitch on WikiHow Fun, while this post shows flower stitches in animated step-by-step.

Supplies for Practicing Embroidery:

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 embroidery thread 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.

Endless Projects in Store with these 5 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.

Master these 5 beginner embroidery stitches and you will be ready to attempt endless projects! If you want to try, be sure to pin this post.

Be inspired!