Embroidery Tutorial: The Basic Stitches You Need to Create Hand Embroidered Lettering
Discover how to create backstitch, brick stitch, straight stitch and full stitch, and learn basic tips for beginners from Brazilian embroiderer Juliana Mota
Embroidery is a form of artistic expression found in countless traditions from East to West. It has evolved to become an accessible artform with a flexible creative process. Such freedom rests on established techniques that are simple and very effective. They allow you to create almost anything you want.
Cross stitch was one of the first embroidery techniques. Invented in pre-historic times, it gave rise to all the stitches we know today.
In this video, embroiderer, designer and teacher Juliana Mota (@juliana_mota) shows you how to create backstitch, brick stitch, straight stitch and full stitch from scratch. Don’t miss it!
Brick stitch
Always start from the back of your fabric, and pull the thread through until the knot at the end of your thread rests against it. Do your first stitch straight along the design, sending your needle back through the fabric. Now leave a blank space. Make sure this space is the same size as the first stitch you created, before coming back up through the fabric.
