Cross Stitch Beyond Basic Stitches
Add more design and style to your finished pieces with specialty stitches. These tutorials will show you how to work a lazy daisy stitch, chevron stitch, satin stitch, herringbone stitch, blanket stitch and more.


A decorative stitch that adds texture and dimension to your work. It's essentially a combination of a cross stitch ...


Satin stitches create a smooth, shiny, and solid area of stitching, achieved by making closely spaced, parallel stitches ...


The running stitch is one of the most basic and versatile stitches. It creates a simple line of evenly spaced stitches ...


A variation of the standard cross stitch that creates a more elongated and textured effect. It’s often used in traditional ...


A popular and easy-to-learn stitch used to create petal-like shapes, making it ideal for floral designs.


A popular and easy-to-learn stitch used to create petal-like shapes, making it ideal for floral designs. It’s essentially ...


The loop stitch is a technique used in ribbon embroidery to create textured loops that can mimic flower petals ...


The spider web rose is a decorative stitch used in ribbon embroidery to create a textured, intricate flower that resembles ...


This decorative stitch creates a small, star-shaped motif. It's formed by making a series of straight stitches.


Work a basic backstitch and then wrap existing stitches by inserting needle under each stitch and wrapping the thread ...


This decorative stitch can add texture and detail to a design with it’s small eyelet that forms in the center of a star-like ...


This decorative stitch creates a series of connected loops, resembling a chain. It's versatile and can be used for outlining ...


A decorative stitch that forms a zigzag pattern, resembling the shape of the letter "V" repeated along a line.


Couching is a technique used to add visual and textural richness to a design. A thread is laid on the surface ...


A decorative stitch that creates a soft, flowing line of stitches resembling the delicate barbs of a feather. It's versatile ...


A simple and versatile stitch that creates a "V" or "Y" shape, resembling the spread wings of a flying bird, which is ...