Embroidery Lessons - Knotted Stitches

The Swap - THE SEND BY DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SEPT. 28th

• Create an embroidered design or picture on a 6" x 6" (15.25 x 15.25 cm) square of 100% cotton fabric (any color) for your partner. Use any style of thread you wish. Be creative!

• Use any knotted stitches (such as French knots, bullion stitch, etc.) as a main part of the design, but you may use additional stitches as well.

• Include your name or Swap-Bot name and date somewhere on the square (except in the margin) -- embroidery or water-proof ink.

Embroidery Basics: If you are not already familiar with embroidery, please take time to learn these basic techniques for successful embroidery.

• How to transfer designs to fabric: Wild Olive: Transferring a Pattern

• How to start and end threads so that the back of the work is neat and tidy: Wild Olive: Embroidery Basics

• Needle n' Thread: Beginner Embroidery

• About.com: Embroidery Basics

Knotted Stitches: Here are some resources, but feel free to use additional resources from online or in books/magazines.

• Sublime Stitching: Fool-Proof French Knot

• Needle'n' Thread: Video Tutorials (Knots are about half-way down the page.)

• Embroidery Knots on Pinterest

Questions? Problems?

• Contact the swap host: Cirsium

Example photo source: Needle 'n Thread Embroidery Tutorial