Stitching Tutorials
There are a lot of guides on how to do needlework, some text, some with illustrations, online and in print. They range from beginning basics to advanced stitches. I prefer tutorials that have illustrations, as I like to see the process involved. It helps me understand it better. So, I’ve looked around online to see what I can find, and among all the sites with horrible instructions or confusing graphics, there are a few gems. Here are some sites that have good to excellent tutorials on how to create various stitches:
Stitching Tips & Techniques: this site has a page covering basic cross stitch information, as well as a page devoted to the specialty stitches (which they refer to as Palette stitches). They also have a page on stitches in Ribbon Embroidery. What I like about this site, is that they show the stitch on both Aida and Linen (evenweave).
Rissa’s Pieces Stitch Dictionary: this site is an excellent needlework tutorial, covering a plethora of stitches used in various forms of needlework. Especially of interest are all of the examples that show the stitch worked with beads. This site does not show the stitches on a grid, so it may be more useful for someone who already has a good grasp of what their stitching grid is. However, I have found the illustrations to be clear and the directions concise.
Avvio uncinetto: this specific page illustrates the basic cross stitch. (much of the site is in English, Hungarian and Italian. A few pages seem to be only in English and Hungarian.) What I like about the cross stitch page is that it shows actual needle and floss in actual cloth. (Not to mention the irreverent concept of which direction one works the stitches! My kind of stitcher!)
Lorelei-City Crafts also has a stitch information page, which illustrates cross stitch, back stitch, and three-quarter stitch. The illustrations are self-explanatory (which is helpful for those who do not read/speak Bulgarian). And the method/direction of forming the stitch non-standard (which is nice, because I get more than a bit irritated with “rules” about how one Must Stitch).
Tags: method, NeedleworkRelated Stories
POSTED IN: Counted Cross Stitch, Ribbon Embroidery, Surface Embroidery, Types of Stitching
1 opinion for Stitching Tutorials
Ternezia
Apr 11, 2006 at 12:39 pm
Hey, thanks for mentioning me :) I had no intention to especially provide a library of techniques, rather gradually put those types of stitches that I know (or learn with time). But suppose it might turn into something like that.
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