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Stem stitch6/7/2023 Backstitchīackstitch on its own will work “ok” for stems and whatnot, but it won’t produce a very smooth effect for the line. You can find a tutorial for split stitch here. You can also see a tree trunk worked coton a broder in this article, here. One of my favorite threads to use with split stitch is coton a broder #25, which you can read about here. Split stitch works best with a softly twisted, non-divisible thread, like a single strand of stranded cotton or silk, a strand of floche, a strand of coton a broder, or a strand of crewel wool. If you want very fine tendrils or wispy stems, split stitch worked with one strand of floss (from the six) will give you a most delicate look. You can find a tutorial for outline stitch here. To add a certain interest and texture to things like tree trunks, throwing in an outline stitch line or two occasionally among stem stitch filling will add a little subtle texture. The rows of outline stitches worked close together when filling won’t blend the same way, so you’ll end up with a slightly more ridged look to your filled area. With outline stitch, you’ll get a smoother line (you won’t have the ropey look of stem stitch), and you’ll get a totally different look when filling with it. The result, however, will be slightly different! Outline StitchĪnything you can do with stem stitch, you can do with outline stitch. Here’s a tutorial for stem stitch, and here are some tips on working stem stitch filling. I used the stem stitch, for example, on the trunk and branches of this leafy tree. It can also be used to fill an area, and it works really well for filling in tree trunks and branches. It takes curves well, and it can be worked as a very delicate line when using fine threads, or as a bold line, using heavier threads. Stem stitch is my my most frequently used stitch for these types of stitching situations. Then I went through that list and circled the ones that I’ve used more frequently, that I fall back on as reliable for interpreting stems, vines, tendrils, branches, tree trunks, and the like. When I started brainstorming the stitches I’ve used to produce branchy effects, I ended up with some 20+ possible stitches and variations. It’s actually hard to narrow down a list to ten favorite stitches for branches and stems. To help you make just such a decision, I’ve put together a list of my favorite 10 hand embroidery stitches to use for stems and branches, with information on how they can be used and links to tutorials. Whether it’s tree branches, wispy herbal shoots, curly vines and tendrils, heavy stalks, or stylized stems on stylized flowers, it’s highly probably that at some point in your embroidery journey, you’ll have to make a decision on the stitches to use to interpret these types of growing things. Stems and branches – you’re bound to run into them at some point in hand embroidery!
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