This is a variation of blanket stitch that carries a visual similarity to the up and down blanket stitch. It can make a good bordering or edging pattern.
You need to know the blanket stitch to continue with this tutorial. I will work between two horizontally parallel stitch lines to illustrate this stitch.
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| Fig 1: Start by making two blanket stitches close to each other, as shown. Then, slide the needle under both the stitches without plucking the fabric below. | Fig 2: Take the needle out and tighten it to form a loop above both the blanket stitches. Next, continue to make couples of blanket stitches and loop them around. |
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| Fig 3: A finished portion would look like this. |
Sarah has been researching and sharing hand embroidery lessons for over 17 years, making it accessible to everyone around the globe.
Which book has the German blanket stitch in pleasec
This book has this stitch and 300 more!
https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/product/ebook/
Great information – stitches I’ve never heard of.
Sarah,
Your blog is simply amazing. You have made everything so simple to follow and that is precisely the reson I liked your blog. Thanks for helping beginners like me:)
Lakshmi
Hi Sarah, I am a post-graduate student of English literature. I freely confess sewing and stitching isn’t my cup of tea! However, I intend to do something special for my boyfriend’s birthday. I’d normally just make him a birthday card. But this year, I’ve decided to embroider a hanky for him! I found your blog very helpful. The instructions are clear, concise and easy to follow, even for a novice like me!! Thank you so much!!
P.S. Would you please post monogram patterns for the letter S? Or any easy emboidery pattern for that matter would do!
Dear Adharshila,
What a nice thought! 🙂 Thanks for referring our pages.
Though I have been asked by many learners to provide patterns to practice, it has always been a challenge for me due to a busy schedule with other projects and of course, a young family. So, I can only ask you to check the net for simple patterns for now. You can also check our KASUTI section for some simple kasuti patterns if it might interest you.
https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/kasuti/
(check the last portion for links to lessons and patterns)
hi sarah,
lovely patterns, stitches yaar ,these lessons truly going to help me. i learnt it like 10 yrs back now you are my new guru…………….
please keep us up on the e-book, so very interested. your work is stunning and such great find for this beginner. on line classes would also be welcome.
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🙂 sure Deb.
Still working on the e-book.
I’ve been looking for such a site. Thank you. I found you through Pinterest. I just got the Reader’s digest book of Embroidery stitches (from the library) — I love the book, but it is very $$$$ on Amazon. Your site is a great resource!
Hi Dollutional.
We might come up with an e-book, if it interests you. 🙂
Thank u so much for showing such detailed work I really liked it.I did like to get more info about Koch work and kasuti of north Karnataka.
Dear SiriLaxmi,
You can refer to https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/kasuti/ for Kasuti.
I am only working on the Kutch work tutorial and will take some time before it is posted.
Thanks. 🙂
Thank u so much for showing such detailed work I really liked it.
Sarah,
Your tutorials are excellent! I found your site on Pinterest. Thank you for making these available. I have an old Readers’ Digest publication from the 1970s with many stitches, but not as many as you have made available, and certainly not as clearly explained! I am a complete amateur at embroidery, but I love the fact that it is inexpensive and can have such a big impact.
Thank you very much!
Chris
🙂 Thanks Chris.
Hi Sarah,
Happened to stumble upon your website while looking around for some classes. The tutorials here are amazing and have an incredible amount of information on so many stitiches!
I wanted to check, would you be holding any embroidery workshops in the near future? I checked the site, but the last one seems to have been held only last year.
Would be great if could let me know, am keen to learn!
Warm regards,
Soumya
Dear Soumya,
I am planning to hold regular embroidery classes or even one day workshops this time. Only that, it might take a month or two before I start it as I am still busy with some travels. I would announce the classes held and you will be welcome to enquire and attend it. 🙂
Thanks Sarah, looking forward to your next workshop!!
Hi Sarah.
Thanks for such a lovely site. I am really very thankful to you and appreciate your patience to give all the details about the stitches.
I love embroidery. I am very much interested to learn hand embroidery. Can you please suggest how to go about it. Should i refer any book?
Thanks,
Shreyasi
Hi,
I was just going through for some embroidery stitch tutorial and came across your blog. I must say that it is very appreciable. The kind of tutorials you have presented is just awesome. Love it a lot. And thanks for being such a nice tutor. I am a working professional and married, and staying in Indore, India. Though I don’t get much time for my hobbies, but I love to see them on internet. My hobbies include Embroidery, painting, jewelry making, and of coerce cooking. I have created my own blog of cooking too. The link for the same is: shubhanaik.wordpress.com. Hope you go through it and enjoy my recipes as well. Just a note to thank you. I have started making a bed sheet of embroidery too. Don’t know how soon I can complete…but I am planning to complete it by this year End…I know it’s a long time…but don’t get much time. Only an hour a day is not enough to complete the bed sheet…
In the end, would like to let me thank you.
Love to your baby,
Regards,
Shubha
Dear Shubha,
Thank you very much for stopping by. We would love to see your bedcover finished, though late, so please keep sharing pictures of finsihed sections of your embroidery on it.
Your new blog looks nice. I will try to use your recipes and will let you know how they came out to be. 🙂
What a lovely stitch. thanks for the clear instructions, I look forward to using this one 🙂
we like your red wren avatar 🙂