Embroidery letters

You've just completed a lovely piece of embroidered art but have decided that it is missing something - text! It can be so fun to add a favorite quote or name to your work, but what stitch should you use? Below I've included a look at my favorite hand embroidery stitches for lettering. Scroll down for information on ea

November is coming to an end, so it's time for a lil freebie to make this month a bit more exciting ^^. This time it's the Grace embroidery design that you might already be familiar with from my previous posts. I'm excited to share not only the pattern and stitches I used but also a bit of guidance and tips. Hopefully, it will make the stitching process easier for you! This design features 3 key elements: Rope-looking lines and outlines for the leaves Filling of the leaves Lettering Lines…

Hand embroidery brings a personal touch to just about any project, whether you’re adding a quick quilt label or stitching your favorite quote to hang on the wall. Check out these easy stitches for perfect hand embroidered letters. One of the best ways to make a big impact: choosing a font for all your pretty letters.

For hundreds of years, if you were a European or American girl, chances are fairly good you would have made an alphabet sampler at some point in your education, whether at the knee of a female relative or governess or at a desk in a one-room schoolhouse. Alphabet samplers have a long and rich tradition

Learn how to embroider letters by hand using 4 beginner friendly embroidery stitches with some helpful tips for success sprinkled in!

Beginner’s Guide to Hand Embroidered Letters Introduction One of the best parts about embroidery, is the ability to personalise your stitching with words. Adding names, initials or messages can turn your work into something that is even more special and meaningful. Especially if you are giving it as a gift! Stitching

5 tired and true tips for making embroidery lettering for beginners. We cover both block and script lettering.

Hand embroidery is a very delicate art form, and by taking into account the details that can go into one piece, the possibility of creating an exact duplicate is nearly impossible. Tod…

Years ago, I wrote a series of articles on hand embroidered writing. The articles take you step-by-step through different embroidery stitches that work well for embroidered writing. Today, we’re going to add a stitch to that list – particularly, a stitch known today as the “Quaker Stitch” because it was formulated to work as the ...

If you want to add a personal touch to your projects, learning how to embroider letters is a great skill to have. This tutorial covers 4 simple stitches.