Stem stitch flower design

 Hi all

Hope all are doing well and good.  Today I am happy to share with you a simple embroidery design to practice stem stitch.  In this design you can practice shading with stem stitch and also I have given some pictures to show how to work a pointed leaf using stem stitch.  

The stem is worked in rows of stem stitch using three shades of green. In the lower two leaves two rows of stem stitch is done and inside the leaf is filled with fly stitch.  Flower is worked using stem stitch.  Centre of the flower is done using straight stitches and the outlined with back stitch with a French knot in the centre.  

The leaves in the top is worked with one row of stem stitch with fly stitch inside.

Throughout the design I have used 3 strands of thread.  For backstitch I have used six strands of thread. 

Pattern for the design 

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Below is the video tutorial to work this design 

Tips to work pointed leaf in stem stitch 

Hope all of you like this design.  Do give a try and drop your feedback's in the comments section.  

See you soon with another post.  Till then have a nice time.

Tiny Rose Embroidery, Stem stitch rose

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Hope all are doing well and good.  Today I am happy to share with you the tutorial to embroider a tiny rose using stem stitch.  Hope all of you will like it. 

I am taking 6 strands of thread and two colours of thread.  The centre of the flower is done using a small knot.  Let's move on to the tutorial.

Video Tutorial Here

1)  Start with a small square.

2)  Bring the thread up at 1, In at 2 and again up at 3

3)  Pull through the thread.  You will get a straight stitch like the one below. 

4)  Pass the needle under the straight stitch with the tip of the needle pointing upwards and working thread below

5)  Pull through the thread and put the needle in at the 4th corner.

6)  Pull through the thread and you will get a small 'x' like structure with a knot in the centre and four legs.

7)  Bring the needle up between any two legs

8)  Pass the thread under the any one tail and pull through.

9)  Like wise pass the needle under the other three tails also with the thread under the needle.

10)  After passing the thread through the fourth tail pass the needle through the fabric and pick up a small stitch and pull through the thread with the thread under the needle. 

11)  Anchor the first color above the last stitch

12)  A tiny knotted centre is formed.  

13)  Bring the thread up with the second colour at any one point around the tiny knot.

14)  Start doing the stem stitches around the tiny knot till you get the desired size of the rose. 

15)  Anchor the thread.

After 5 rounds of stem stitches my rose looks like this.

Add some leaves and your tiny rose is ready.  I have added lazy daisy leaves.

You can use this tiny motif as an all over design in your dresses.  Or you can add 3 or 4 roses next to each other as a bunch.  You can also add a bead or pearl in the centre as an embellishment. 

Hope all of you like this.  Try this rose in your dresses.  If you want to see the video tutorial for this rose click here. 

I will be back with another interesting tutorial soon.  Till then have a nice day.

Simple Hand embroidery design

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Hope all are doing well and good.  Yesterday I have shared the tutorial for doing the pueblo stitch.  Today I am happy to share with you a simple embroidery design.  Come let us have a look at the design.  

Video Tutorial

It is a simple floral design.  You can use this design horizontally for borders.  For the time being I have drawn the pattern as a single motif.  I am in the process of converting this to a neck design.  Will post the design once it is completed.  

Here is the design

Stitches Used

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Stem - Pueblo Stitch

(2 shades of brown with 3 strands each.  

Kept the dark shade on top while doing the pueblo stitch)

Flower petals - Stem stitch(3 strands)

Hope all of you like this design.  Soon I will meet you with another embroidery design.  Till then, have a nice day.