If you love doing hand sewing, especially when it comes to decorative stitches, you'll want to try the double threaded back stitch. This intricate looking stitch is floss woven through a basic back stitch to create a braided appearance. This demo shows you how it's done.
Double Threaded Back Stitch
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Embroidering on Clothes
Hand embroidery can add a fun, unique detail to your clothes and it's actually very easy to do. Grab a design and watch this video to see an overview on how to get started embroidering on your clothes. Beginner friendly!
Buttons 101
Buttons are a standard fastener that can add a lot of flair to garments. This video covers button basics like different types and how to sew them on by hand or by machine.
Smocking – Wave Stitch
Step up your smocking game by doing an embroidery on top of it. This tutorial demonstrates how to do a basic wave stitch to get you started.
Elbow Patches
Add elbow patches to your jackets and sweaters to extend the life of your garments while also adding a fun style detail. This video shows you how to create your own and sew them on.
Lattice Smocking
Lattice smocking is a cool fabric manipulation technique that is created by sewing folds of fabric together. This is done through the use of hand sewing and creates a elegant design on the front of the fabric.
Feather Stitch
The feather stitch and double feather stitch is a delicate embroidery stitch, which can add a layer of complexity to any of your projects. Professor Pincushion shows you how to do the basic and then a variation of the stitch.
Hand Applique
Learn how to hand applique for quilting or embellishments.
Shell Tuck
Learn how to sew delicate shell tucks for a unique embellishment.