We have been working on our hand embroidery eBook and we would like it to feature some of your works as samples. Please contribute your embroidery work as attachments in the reply/comment box below.
Try to upload the images in the highest possible quality, and remember to mention the stitches used, along with your name and location. Selected images will be featured in the book with due credits.
Sample from Maria Tenorio
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THANK YOU
We could not thank enough for the overwhelming contributions from everyone. They are all great pieces of work. We appreciate the effort and time you took to make them, take pictures, and send them to us. We are still working on the eBook. So, we are still open to contributions. Looking forward to many more. 🙂
Dated: April 20th, 2014
Sarah and Rocksea
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UPDATE
Finally, the Hand Embroidery Stitch eBook is on Sale!
Dated: June 27th, 2019
Sarah and Rocksea
Sarah has been researching and sharing hand embroidery lessons for over 17 years, making it accessible to everyone around the globe.
Here is a Maori influenced medallion I stitched using a Herringbone Ladder stitch. I carefully marked my backstitch on the inner and outer circles to have the same number of stitches and to be precisely offset from each other so the weaving stitch came out nice and even.
Kate, Alabama, USA
Hi Sarah I tried again to upload the image
Dear Sarah,
thanks for your very nice website.
Herewith a picture of my sashiko work.
Kind regards, Chantal
http://thedistracteddomestic.blogspot.com/2013/03/stitch-me-up-embroidery-blog-hop-day-2.html
my pics and stitch log are here.
so you don’t have to hunt them down on my blog:
I am getting the error that you can only upload file with jpg etc formats… although my file is jpg
Im new to sewing and learning to sew. I have just started a blog to record my learnings. Your blog is wealth of information to take my sewing to next level. Im sure your book will be lovely and very useful.
Hi Sarah,
I was just browsing through this site. I caught sigth of kasuti embroidery. I have been doing kasuti work for over 25 year now. I just wanted to clarify a few things regarding kasuti. I will send you some photos regarding this, and give your comments. I use a net that is drawn out after the finished work
Usha pawar
hi,very nice kasuthi work, where can i get that thin net cloth for kasuthi
I love your site and over the years have referenced it often. This piece was created with back stitch, french knots, seed stitch, and satin stitch. I work out of my studio in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Hi Sarah,
The site is too informative.I really liked it.Please post some designs/patters for saree.
Thanks,
Jyothi
This is portrait of Krishna done by my sister in long and short stitch
Hi sarah,
i am a big fan of your website and i am just learner of embroidery.i am awaiting for ur book…wen we will expect to get the same???
Dear Sarah, I have done several embroidary works and applique works. I came across your web site through one of friends and also learnt several stitches. I like your website very much. I find it difficult to upload my works because I am not very familiar with the camera and computer. In spite of it I have uploaded three of my works. 1. A wall panel which is done entirely with chain stitch. 2. shadow work done on a thick black background.You are requested to give your comments on those.
Susheela
Dear Susheela,
Your work is really nice. We have received only the shadow work. Thanks for taking efforts to upload.I like the design and the neatness with which you have done the work. The ‘shadow’ do not seem to appear in the photo. I see that it is a big piece of work, so what you can do is, hold the cloth against little light and take a picture of only a section of the entire piece…like the peacock. Also, iron the fabric before taking the picture…it will add to its appeal. 🙂
Dear,
I go through your site but i didn’t find your address or ph.please share it …
“fun” not fund. apologies.
I thoroughly enjoy and am grateful for your detailed website, which I have been following for over a year. I am returning to hand embroidery after many years without it. You give me inspiration and wonderful tutorials so I might experiment with new and fun stitches! I may not comment often but be assured I check your site almost daily. Thank you for such an informative and fund site.
It would be so nice to be a part of such great venture. Wishing you best of luck. I have pictures on my blog probably would be useful. Please take a look..
http://roycedavids.blogspot.ae/p/embroidery.html
I am however planning on producing some new embroidered artwork and hand embroidery for our new house.
So Big Thanks for sharing this post.
Too much creativity.
stem stitch，french knot
Hi!
it is an awesome work down with full perfection. i just loved it
sanchita
Hi Crystal,
Would like to ask you a couple of things if possible – my email address is lizziepocock@gmail.com If you could drop me message or give me your email address I’d be really grateful!
Thank you and best wishes,
Lizzie
Chain stitch, fishbone stitch, whipped spider wheel
Hi Crystal.
Thanks a lot for sharing your work. They are fantastic and you have photographed them so well!
It will be great to use your pictures in the E book, but they are not in high resolution. If you could send us high resolution pictures of these images, it will be wonderful. 🙂
your work is too good. i can do chain stitch and fishbone stich but i am not understanding whipped spider stitch. please help me with the procedure of how to do it.
Please give me your email address. I will send you some pictures about how to do it.
my email id is sanchita.d2011@gmail.com
thanks
Hi Crystal,
If you could write to me via email I’d love to ask a couple of questions. Would be really grateful!
Thanks and very best,
Lizzie
Beautiful work! Wish I could learn this.
Joanna
Hi crystal !
i am writing u after a very long time. i have finally completed a design of spider web stitch for my monitor cover. i really thank you very much for your step by step pics which u emailed me earlier. i am felling very excited to upload this picture.
from
Sanchita Datta
Here I have used whipped spider wheel stitch, stem stitch
Sancita datta
Kolkata
Hi Sarah, I hope my repy won’t be considered as spam. But I really would like you and others as hand embroidery lovers to see our hand embroidery that is all hand embroidered with fine silk threads. I think maybe some of you have never seen our silk hand embroidery before. I hope the close-up photo I attached will give you some inspiration on how to make finer hand embroidery. I will share more close-up photos of our silk embroidery here if this does not offend you. I like your blog.
HEY! Here are the images in high resolution. Hope they meet your requirments. The bird and the blue flowers ( pics 1 and 2) are in long and short stitch while the bark of the tree is in chain stitch. In the other two pics ( 3 and 4) , it is all done in chain stitch. Looking forward to the ebook…best wishes,
Rinku
Hi Sarah,
You are doing awesome job…Your site is so good..I came to know about your site from my FB group.. I am a beginner in hand embroidery and got full information from your site itself. its very detailed and explained to. Hats off to you for doing a great job.. One suggestion to you. if you provide the stitches info in separate pdf file.. it will be very convenient to the beginners.
Going to embroidery from tomorrow :). will post my work once i finish. Thanks again for your great work….
Hi sarah
This is the first time i have visited your site…really good at free of cost..i am interested in hand embroidery but i have very little idea about this…i dont even know how to ask for the materials which are used here at shops…shall i have ur e mail id to get ur guidance?
Thank you so much!
Here are a few more! Thanks so much!
Dear Emily,
Your work is so lovely, appealing and neat. Thanks for uploading these pictures. You have taken them so well. We are sure to include at least one of them in the book! 🙂
I will send you a couple of photos. I really hope you can use them. I believe I reference your site every other day.
Thank you so much!
Emily
Dear sara,
I have used the chain stitch to these designs and i started to practice through ur site its awesome so i posted my finished designs to u
Hi sara,
here is a project using chain stitch.
hi Sara,
A small lazy daisy sample.
Thanks.
Hi Sara
You can use my images. Do visit my blog and u can take images if u need. It’s my great pleasure to share my pictures for you.
Thanks.
sara
i am happy that you have asked to contribute me also.
Here is a pistil stitch sampler
Flowers – pistil stitch
stems – stem stitch
leaves – back stitch
I will be uploading more photos with clear images of my embroideries.
Thanks.
HEY SARAH,
This is another one of my embroideries. I used long and short stitch on the flowers and the bird. the tree is in chain stitch.
Wow. This is a nice piece of work Rinku. Thanks!
Dear Rinku,
You have done a wonderful, detailed work. Could you please take close-ups of the bird and also the branches with the trees, so that the stitches can be identified?
Cheers,
Sure..will post it after the weekend.
Cheers
Although i am not so good in embroidery but i truly love those designs people share here. Well done.
Sample of threaded herringbone stitch (in yellow)
María Tenorio
El Salvador
Another sample that combines:
– petal chain stitch (magenta)
– rossette stitch (orange)
– oyster stitch (light pink)
As you can see, oyster stitch has become one of my favorites. My mother (who learned it from me, and I learned it from you) loves this stitch. Last weekend I taught it to my aunt.
Hello from El Salvador.
María Tenorio
Wow Maria,
You have wonderful stitches and pictures. Thank you so much.
Need to do a samples. Want or appoint someone to do it ! Please reply !
The doll’s name is Coralia and the stitches around her face are:
– chain stitch
– oyster stitch
– twisted chain stitch
María Tenorio
El Salvador, Central America
Your dolls and the stitches are creative and colorful! Gracias Maria!
Thanks, Rocksea!
hi sara,
i always read your column and proud of your contribution towards hand embroidery. i m sending a hand embroidered kurti by me on kashmiri embroidery.
Dear Prof Anvita,
This is a really beautiful piece of work. 🙂 Thanks for this contribution in good resolution. If you could also mention what stitches you have used, it will be great.
thanks sarah…..i saw ur comment almost after 4yrs sry for the delay…this is kashmiri embroidery and the stitches used in this are stem and satin stitch
dear sarah…i have completed my Ph.D in traditional textiles. iam professor and HOD home Science department.i would like to be a part of ur e-book,how can i subscribe
Dear Anvita,
Thank you for interest. I am only completing my E-book. Once ready it will be made available for purchase. I am hoping to finish it by this year mid. Until then, my free online tutorials are here for you. 🙂
Sarah! So glad you’ve used my picture here!
I’ll share other samples. Thanks,
María
Dear Maria,
Your pictures turn out to be one of the best, so we had no doubts in putting one of yours as an example. 🙂
Yes, please do send more contributions of your embroidery on any material. We would be glad to feature them in our book.
Thanks, Sarah!
Dear Krishmi,
Thanks for uploading and we liked your picture, but it is not clear. Please try to resend a clear picture, with mention of the stitches used, if possible.
I so need this ebook. How many pages will it be? How much will the price be? When do you expect it to be finished?
thanks,
@pril
KoolBeenz blog
Hi Pril,
The book might have about 250-300 pages. We might price it between 5-10$, yet to decide. At the present rate, the book might be done within 3 months.
I’m interested in your e-book. Please put me on your list for purchase. Thanks. Mamadx3@hotmail.com
I would be overjoyed to purchase this book once it is complete!
Renee S2
–stem stitch
–lazy daisy & straight stitches
–herringbone
–crown stitch with french knots
Thanks Renee for your contribution. 🙂
Sarah your site is really very interesting and helpful. I have learned many stitches from here.
firstly thank you so much for that. I will love to share all my work here. but here is only a small piece of work. I am pasting this is because I didn’t find any of this work on internet I hope my contribution will help people.
This is an applique work.
stitch used is simple straight stitch.
fabric is : cotton
Renee S1 stitches:
–lazy daisy with beads off decorative ribbon
–fly stitch with lazy daisy
–cross stitch with straight stitch & fly stitch
–fly stitch with beads
–rick rack with french knots
–blanket stitch with sequins and beads
Renee S1 stitches:
–lazy daisy with beads off decorative ribbon
–fly stitch with lazy daisy
–cross stitch with straight stitch & fly stitch
–fly stitch with beads
–rick rack with french knots
–blanket stitch with sequins and beads
Exploring stitches…! The fabric( for a kameez) is a synthetic and silk blend. I have used daisy stitch and back stitch to create the design. Have also used (Stitch type) kundan stones and copper finish sequins. Certainly dint take as long to finish as I thought it would…
A big thank you for your great website…:)
Dear Pallavi,
Thanks for contributing. We liked your embroidery work. But, the picture is not clear and sharp enough to use in the e-book. If possible, please try to send a clearer and high resolution picture to us. 🙂
Dear Sarah,
Many thanks for the appreciation…:)
I am attaching a higher resolution pic. Hope this one can be used.
Thank you very much Pallavi. 🙂
Stem stitch & sattin stitches
PLEASE CONT TO ME 9909150903 I AM EMBROIDERY WORK FROM GUJARAT
Wow…!! Awesome.. 🙂