• Notice What You Like
• Part 2 - Making and using a viewfinder
• Draw a Scene
• Draw a Leaf or Flower
• Make Felt
• Felt Making Video
• Stitching onto Felt
• Stitch Doodles
• Stitching Video
  • Stitching video guides introductions
  • Part 1 Introduction and materials
  • Part 2 Starting and finishing a stitch
  • Part 3 Introducing running stitch
  • Part 4 Running stitch
  • Part 5 Couching
  • Part 6 Chain stitch
  • Part 7 French knot
  • Part 8 Blanket stitch
• Glossary

Stitching Guides

Watch our short videos on stitching which introduce us to basic stitches and ways we can use them. You can download our ‘How to stitch guide’ to remind you of the stitches when you have a go yourself.

 

Introduction and materials

This video lists the materials you will need with some optional extras. 
Learn different ways to thread a needle.
The materials suggested are used in our stitching demonstrations Part 2-8

Part 2 - Starting and finishing a stitch

An introduction to starting and finishing a stitch, using knots and weaving stitches into stitches on the back of our work.

Part 3 - Introducing Running stitch

An introduction ‘running stitch,’ showing some examples of how these stitches have been used.

Part 4 - Running stitch

This video shows how to do ‘running stitch.’

Part 5 - Couching

An introduction ‘couching’, showing some examples of how these stitches have been used and how to do ‘couching’.

Part 6 - Chain stitch

An introduction ‘chain stitch’, showing some examples of how these stitches have been used and how to do ‘chain stitch’ and ‘detached chain stitch’ and a ‘lazy daisy’.

Part 7 - French knot

An introduction to using ‘French knots’, showing some examples of how these stitches have been used and how to do a ‘French knot’.

Part 8 - Blanket Stitch

An introduction to using ‘blanket stitch,’ showing some examples of how these stitches have been used and how to do a ‘blanket stitch’.  This video shows use of water soluble pen for drawing shapes to guide your stitches.