Cross Stitch Frames

In everyday language, a stitch in the context of embroidery or hand-sewing is defined as the movement of the embroidery needle from the backside of the fabric to the front side and back to the back side. The thread stroke on the front side produced by this is also called stitch. more...

In the context of embroidery, an embroidery stitch means one or more stitches that are always executed in the same way, forming a figure of recognisable look. Embroidery stitches are also called stitches for short.

Embroidery stitches are the smallest units in embroidery, embroidery patterns are formed by doing many embroidery stitches, either all the same or different ones, either following a counting chart on paper, following a design painted on the fabric or even working freehand.

Technique

Basically, there are two ways to do embroidry efficiently and orderly. What works better depends on the stitches and materials used, and on personal preference

Hand-sewing method

The needle is brought to the upside of the fabric. For doing the stitch proper, it is inserted into the fabric, and brought back to the surface in one movement. Then the thread is pulled through. The same method is used for plain hand sewing.

It is strongly recommended to use a thimble for this. It is best to put the thimble on the middle finger. Once the needle is inserted into the fabric, the hooded middle finger is used to push it through, the thumb and index finger grab it at the front as soon as possible and pull at the same time. This can speed up working when the embroiderer is used to it.

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