About the Barb Stitch
The Barb Stitch uses two rows of the Blanket Stitch with coordinated teeth and mirroring each other. These two rows are whipped together in the middle, making it pretty decorative. Try this stitch to fill in leaf patterns. You can also try to make it whimsical by varying the lengths of the vertical stitches. Slip in a bead while whipping to jazz it up.
How to do the Barb Stitch
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| Fig 1: Make a row of blanket stitch. Turn the fabric around and make another row of Blanket Stitch adjacent to the previous row, as shown. The two rows should look like reflections of each other. | Fig 2: Now, come out with a contrasting colored thread and whip around the stitches of both rows, as illustrated. |
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| Fig 3: A finished portion of the row looks like this. |
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Related Stitches from the Blanket Stitch Family
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Raised Blanket Stitch
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Sarah has been researching and sharing hand embroidery lessons for over 17 years, making it accessible to everyone around the globe.
hi, cant print the barb stitch through print friendly, it prints out the picture dictionary instead….
Great site, very very well explained. incredible work you have put in here.
Hmm, marie, thanks for pointing out the bug. I guess it is because the barb-stitch is kept on the front page now. It should be fine once it is archived.
Hi Marie, check the printfriendly output now. It is working since it is archived.
Cheers,
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Thanks for all of your tutorials!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very helpful
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I cannot subscribe either
hi , i am interested in embroidery . i am not able to subscribe to your post.
Dear S. Helms,
We really appreciate what you are trying to gift your little grand daughter and thanks for making us a part of it. 🙂
When I have students this young (the youngest I had was a 9 yr old), I usually start with an embroidery form called Redwork. It is not only simple and beautiful, but it also has traditional connections with America.
I would suggest that you start with a simple design, maybe something she likes, like a puppy or flowers or even a doll. Take 4 or 5 easy stitches from the Red work tutorial and get her started.(PLEASE avoid the french knot. Kids can get frustrated with it).
Kids of her age can get tired easily with continuous stitching and want to see quick results, so keep the design simple…something she can finish in 2-3 days. Redwork uses only red colored thread, but she can use different colors to keep it interesting. Later, she can use only the red color to see and understand what redwork is like.
Here is the link to redwork tutorial:
https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/redwork/redwork-lessons/
Here is a link to some samples of what my young students have made:
https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/redwork/redwork-samples/
You can check for few designs at needlecrafter.com .
You can print out the red work tutorial page, the tutorial pages of each stitch used, and a few simple designs to send her. Also, include a set of embroidery needles, a sheet of white fabric, an embroidery ring, tracing paper,and some embrodiery threads. I would prefer Ayla to use perle cotton threads with a thickness of #8. So send her a few yarns of different colors, including a red one too.
If you need any other kind of assistance from me, please do ask.
We wish Ayla a very happy birthday. 🙂 We would also like to see what she stitches, so please upload a picture of her finished work for others to see as well.
with warm regards.
My granddaughter is 7 yrs. What is the best way to introduce her to embroidery? I think she would like it. What do you recommend for getting her started. The problem is I am in Michigan and she is in Louisiana. I will not be there to encourage her. If I send her a starter, I’m sure
her mother will help her. (even though her mother doesn’t know a thing about embroidery) Ayla is a little girl that is very precise in anything she does. That is why I think she will enjoy the challenge of the stitches. Of course, she would need to start with something simple. Where do I start? I would like to get this to her for her birthday in June.