Stitch Tutorials

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about stitching “over 2”. Occasionally you’ll see stitchers ask each other how a piece was stitched. What fabric they used, how many strands of thread were used, etc. For […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about the tent stitch. When to use Tent Stitch Another technique you might have seen around is the tent stitch or half stitch. This can be very effective in […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about backstitch. What is backstitch? Backstitch is a type of stitch frequently used to create outlines such as the ‘star’ shape in this design. It can also be used […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about the quarter stitch. Quarter Stitches The quarter stitch is one that comes up a lot in questions — mainly because it’s fairly subjective how they should be stitched. […]