Hand Embroidery Essentials

Hand embroidery is enjoying a resurgence, and why not: it's portable, easy, and cheap. Learn to select fabric, trace your design, and place fabric in a hoop.

You only need a few tools to get started in hand embroidery. You're going to need a needle, scissors and thread, and a few accessories for your first project!

Before you start stitching, you'll need to know how to secure hand embroidery stitches. Learn how to start and finish your stitches with key sewing techniques.

When you are creating lovely hand embroidered designs, it would be a shame to ignore the borders. Discover three stitches for just this type of work!

Discover two simple filler stitches that are most often used to fill in unstitched areas and add interest to hand embroidery: the seed stitch and cross stitch.