How to embroider an easy star using straight stitches

 Hi all

Hope all are doing well and good. As we are in the festive season I am also in the mood of embroidering designs related to christmas.  So, today I have come up with the tutorial of embroidering a simple and easy star using straight stitches.  Let me show the finished star first.

Video Tutorial 👇

Let's move on to the picture tutorial now.

First trace the design as below.

We will be working on two lines at once.  Follow the next picture for stitch reference.

We are going to work straight stitches as follows:  

1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-e, 6-f, 7-g

I am using 3 strands of thread. 

Hope this tutorial is helpful.  Two more tutorials to embroider a star are in line to be posted here.  Already I have posted a tutorial for embroidering a star using woven star stitch.  The video tutorial for the same is available here.   In my next post I will come up with a crochet finish.  Till then have a happy time with needle n thread. 

Christmas Snowflake ornament

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Hope all are doing well and good.  Happy that all of you like my previous post on felt star ornament.  Today I am happy to share with you another simple snowflake design that uses simple stitches.  I have finished it into another christmas tree ornament with beaded edging.  I am happy with the outcome.   Hope you will also like it. 

Watch the video tutorial below. 

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Pattern for the design

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Used back stitch and lazy daisy stitch with 3 strands.  For the centre flower I have added a straight stitch inside each lazy daisy petal.  The outer circle is also stitched using back stitch.    For the back fabric I have stitched only the outer circle with back stitches.  Then placing the wrong sides of both the fabric together whipped up the corresponding back stitches with a white round bead for every two stitches.  Will post a clear tutorial with pictures soon.  You can watch the above video for the making of the ornament.  

Other christmas projects

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Christmas tree embroidery

Embroidered hoop wall hanging

Crochet stars

Crochet snowflakes

Hope all of you like this design.  In my next post I will come uo with the another embroidery finish.  Till then, have a nice time with needle and thread.  

This post has been featured at The Really Crafty Link party

Felt Star Christmas Ornament with snowflake design

 Hi all 

Hope all are doing well and good.  11 months have passed by and tomorrow we are entering into the month of festivity.  We used to unwrap our christmas tree and put it in our home tomorrow.  This year I have crocheted some stars to hang it on the tree.  As I love to embroider than crochet I tried a felt sheet star with a snowflake design and it came out so beautifully than I expected.  I am very happy to share with you all the felt star along with the design and the video of its making.  

I have make a video tutorial for the making of this star.  

Kindly watch the video and if you like my videos subscribe to my channel.  

 

For this project I have used a white felt sheet and pricked holes over the design.  I have used the simple back stitch and straight stitch and french knots.  So  I have pricked holes in the points where I have taken each stitches.  From the design you can understand that.  

I will post a better picture soon.

I have used anchor thread number 46 with 3 strands to stitch the whole design.  For the french knots used 3 strands and 1 wrap.  Then sticked some golden stones.  Attached a satin ribbon at the back and the star is ready to be hanged.  

Other christmas projects

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Christmas tree embroidery

Embroidered hoop wall hanging

Crochet stars

Crochet snowflakes

Hope you all like this project.  I will be back with another crochet finish soon.  Till then have a nice time with your needle and thread.  

Linking this post to : Craftastic Monday Link party, Handmade Monday

Christmas tree using wheatear stitch

 Hi all,

Hope all are doing well and good.  Thanks for your response for my last post of running and whipped running stitch design.  As christmas is approaching I thought of embroidering a x'mas tree using the simple wheatear stitch.  I am finishing this into a hoop wall hanging.  How to finish a design in the hoop to a wall hanging will be shown in the next post.  

This is the x'mas tree which I have embroidered. 

I have used two shades of green for the tree, brown for the base of the tree and the star is done using woven star stitch.  The base is done using satin stitch.  

Video tutorial below.  Kindly subscribe my channel.

This is before adding beads.

Pattern for the design

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Anchor thread numbers 

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Green - 237, 245 ( 3 strands)

Brown - 375 ( 6 strands)

Red - 46 ( 6 strands)

If anybody is interested in getting a kit for this project do mail me at shamiimmanuel@gmail.com or drop in your message in the comments section.  It will be soon available in my amazon seller page. 

In my next post I will be finishing this piece into a hoop wall hanging along with the kit details.  Till then, have a nice day and have a happy time with your needle n thread. 

Updated: You can see the video of finishing the hoop into wall hanging here. 

This post has been linked to Craftastic monday, Handmade Monday

Early Stitching for X-mas

 Hi all

Hope all are enjoying the weekend.  

Every year I used to think I should stitch something for the special seasons like Easter and Christmas.  But it will not happen according to my plan.  Last year I managed to stitch a cross stitch wall hanging for x-mas but not yet framed.  I have so many patterns saved in my folders.  This year I came across this post "A year of Christmas stitching".  SO I decided to stitch those tiny charts every month and finished the first one today.  

I thought it is a small design and I can stitch within an hour or two. But it took me nearly 4 hours to stitch this small design even though it is stitched in a single colour.  But the result is simple and elegant. So have a look at the design.

I will be finishing this into a wall hanging.  Once done I will post it here.  

Next one is a WIP which is a kit.  The kit was purchased 3 years back when my hubby went to thailand.  The design is a small Thai girl in traditional dress.  I have completed 1/4th of the design.  Everyday I am adding some stitches to it.  Have a look at it.

Hope all of you like the cross stitch finish.  In my next post I will come up with an embroidery design.  Till then do watch my space.  Have a great weekend.