Category: embroidery

Embroidery on Crochet 2: Separated stitches

How to embroider lazy daisy, fly stitch, French knot and bullion knot on crocheted items. Part of a tutorial series at revedreams.com/.

We continue to learn how to embroider crocheted fabric with “formal” embroidery stitches, which we’ll explore for the rest of the series. This episode covers isolated stitches that may be used separately or together, to draw features or other images. Remember that I would love to hear your comments and answer your questions!

As before, the photos link to larger versions, and the full post is behind the cut.

Inside this post:
Lazy Daisy
Fly stitch		 French and bullion knot

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Embroidery on Crochet 1: Basics and freehand stitching

How to embroider on crochet from the very beginning, including satin stitch, cross stitch, and some weaving. The start of a tutorial series on revedreams.com/.

Here we are! The first post in the series. As we explore embroidering crochet fabric, please do leave me any questions or comments you have. I love to experiment and will work out any answers I don’t already have.

Two notes: All photos may be clicked to reach larger versions. To keep the front page of the blog from being overwhelming, I’m going to cut each of these posts after the table of contents. The rest is after the jump!

Inside this post:
Beginning and ending
Stitching on crochet fabric
Running stitch and backstitch		 Satin stitch
Cross stitch
Freehand weaving

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How to embroider on crochet

How to embroider on crocheted items, start to finish. A four-part tutorial series at revedreams.com/.

Welcome!
If you like this, you might like more crochet technique posts.

I am very excited to announce a blog post series I have been wanting to do for quite some time: an in depth study of embroidering on crochet. In particular, we’ll discuss embroidery on closed crochet pieces such as amigurumi, where you don’t have access to the interior of the piece.

The series will be in four parts, two in the next few days and two in a week, divided as so:

How to embroider on crochet from the very beginning, including satin stitch, cross stitch, and some weaving. The start of a tutorial series on revedreams.com/. 1. Basics and freehand stitching.
Covers securing ends, working on crochet fabric, running stitch, backstitch, cross stitch, satin stitch, and freehand weaving.
How to embroider lazy daisy, fly stitch, French knot and bullion knot on crocheted items. Part of a tutorial series at revedreams.com/. 2. Separated stitches.
Covers lazy daisy, fly stitch, French knot, bullion knot, and some variations.
How to embroider the chain, blanket, and feather stitches on crocheted items. Part of a tutorial series at revedreams.com/. 3. Linked stitches.
Covers chain stitch, blanket stitch, feather stitch, and some variations.
How to weave, thread, whip, and couch. Part of a series on embroidering on crochet at revedreams.com/. 4. Weaving, whipping, and couching.
Covers threaded and whipped backstitch, Pekinese stitch, spider wheels, couching, and detached woven picots.

There will be many progress photos, links to alternate instructions for various stitches, and all the tips I can muster about neat and easy embroidery on crochet. Please do let me know if you have questions or would like to see more details or additional variations. Until tomorrow — happy stitching!