How To Embroider

Hand embroidery tutorial: Bullion knot
Pretty up your space with Mollie Johanson’s hanging decoration stitched with bullion knot roses.

How to embroider a baby bonnet: daisy embroidery pattern
Embroider sweet florals and ladybirds onto a soft linen bonnet to create your own treasured heirloom designed by Jevgenija Medvedeva.

How to transfer an embroidery design to fabric
We've teamed up with the The Daylight Company to show you exactly how to transfer an embroidery design onto fabric, so you can stitch your design easily!
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Learn Fishbone stitch and make a botanical bookmark
Learn fishbone stitch and embroider a thoughtful gift for an avid reader with Mollie Johanson’s botanical bookmark.

Free pineapple embroidery design – scallop stitch made easy
Sew up a journal cover featuring a zingy pineapple embroidery motif with Mollie Johanson’s scallop stitch masterclass

Discover seed stitch embroidery: Make a strawberry jam pot cover
Pretty up your breakfast table with Mollie Johanson’s jam pot cover embellished with simple seed stitch embroidery strawberries.

How to do Lazy Daisy Stitch
Lazy Daisy stitch is ideal for making flowers and leaves – see how to do Lazy Daisy stitch with our guide!

Stitch our autumnal deer embroidery pattern
Get stitching and appliquéing Kirsty Neale’s folksy, autumnal deer embroidery pattern.

How to backstitch
Discover how to sew the full range of hand embroidery stitches with our series of beginners' guides. This month, we’re looking at how to sew backstitch.

Free motion embroidery with machine embroidery designs
We've got two brilliant free motion embroidery tutorials to help you create gorgeous designs inspired by the natural world

How to do Satin Stitch
Find out how to Satin Stitch with our step-by-step guide and 3 free embroidery patterns

Discover ribbon embroidery with this step-by-step guide
Embroidery expert Jessie Doughty will teach you everything you need to know about silk ribbon embroidery!

How to embroider clothes
The beauty of adding embroidery to your clothes is that it is so versatile, it can be added to almost any item of clothing or accessory to elevate the look.

Embroidery needles: the complete guide
If you're not sure what you're looking for, finding the right embroidery needle for your project can be like, well... finding a needle in a haystack. That's where our handy guide comes in!

Stitch this shining sun embroidery with sparkling beadwork
Learn straight stitch in this sun embroidery design, with felt appliqué and beadwork by Chloe Redfern

A beginner’s guide to 3D embroidery + free pumpkin project
This beginner's guide takes a look at some techniques most commonly used to create 3D Embroidery – also known as Stumpwork, Raised work, or Raised Embroidery.

How to do a French knot
Master French knots with our gorgeous project ideas and simple walkthrough guide.

How to do Sashiko embroidery
Learn all about the history of the ancient art of Sashiko embroidery plus how to do it. Then practise your new-found skills on two free patterns.

Master Split Stitch with our beginner's guide
Add versatile Split Stitch to your embroidery skillset in just four easy steps – a great tool for outlining designs and filling areas with texture.

How to embroider socks with Peking Knot stitch
Fancy a pair of embroidered socks? Follow our embroidery how to and learn to personalise your own pair.

How to embroider letters like a pro (even if you're a beginner!)
Always wanted to personalise your own embroidery? Learn how to embroider letters with our easy guide and get started today.

23 embroidery stitches that will transform your projects and how to do them
Learning embroidery starts with learning the basic stitches. Learn 23 different types of embroidery stitches with our handy guide! Make sure you bookmark it for your reference!

The ultimate guide to thread painting
Do you want to stitch striking, detailed works of art? You can achieve this through thread painting!

Perfect your Whipped Running Stitch with our free snowflakes embroidery pattern
Discover new embroidery stitches with our Stitch Library series of beginners embroidery guides. In this post, we'll show you how to work whipped running stitch.