Showing posts with label straight stitch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label straight stitch. Show all posts

08 June 2015

Straight Stitch Flowers

straight stitch embroidered flowers

In an effort to embroider more flowers (and not only lazy daisy flowers - as I tend to always do) I have decided to start a flower sampler!

My first flower was last post - the buttonhole stitch. This time is the straight stitch flower.

I love how easy this flower is to stitch. I first drew a small circle to help guide me. Then stitched a few random straight stitches around it.


Next, keep straight stitching - almost like doing the satin stitch - keep the stitches close to each other - use different lengths of stitch if you want - it doesn't have to be perfect!


Here it is finished.

straight stitch embroidered flowers

I added a few french knots in the middle and started a second flower to practice more.


Added some stems and leaves (detached chain stitch).

straight stitch embroidered flowers

Up close.

straight stitch embroidered flowers

Here is the start of my sampler! I created a page to keep track of all of the flowers I stitch here.

blanket stitch flowers