This post shares all of the videos from my simple stitches series – tutorials designed to introduce you to embroidery and its basic stitches! Use this post as a guide for my patterns, or if you are trying embroidery for the first time!
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If you have been around Home Sweet Harps long, you know I have shifted most of my content toward embroidery projects and patterns.
With an uptick in embroidery inquiries, I focused in on creating DIYs to share with you!
One of the biggest requests I received is video tutorials to go along with my patterns so you can stitch alongside me.
So after a few months of work (and a big learning curve), I have officially started the Home Sweet Harps YouTube channel!
Goals
There are a few goals for this channel:
- Teach basic embroidery stitches for friends who are just starting out and
- Include tutorial videos for each of my patterns.
What that means is, all of the embroidery projects I have shared in the past will soon be updated with video tutorials to accompany them!
Simple Stitches Series
I want to have a space on my channel where clients can refer back to when stitching if they need help with a specific stitch.
So I created the “Simple Stitches Series.” This is a series of 10 videos that teaches you everything from materials and threading your needle to basic embroidery stitches.
This series is 100% beginner friendly. Even if you haven’t touched an embroidery needle before, you can follow along with this series.
I give a very basic and inexpensive list of materials, and walk you step-by-step through 5 simple stitches you need to get you started on any of my beginner projects.
Materials:
First, let me share the materials I used in this video that will be helpful to you as you get started.
(And let me just say, all of these materials cost around $40, and all of these products will be used more than once!)
- Embroidery Floss
- 6″ hoop
- Fabric
- Water Erasable Pen
- Clover embroidery needles
- Embroidery Stand (optional, but I use in the video series)
The Series
Here are all the links you need to get started on the Simple Stitches Series!
- Video 1 – Intro Video
2. Video 2 – Materials
3. Video 3 – Measuring Floss
4. Video 4 – Threading Your Needle
5. Video 5 – Tying a Knot
6. Video 6 – Backstitch
7. Video 7 – Stem Stitch
8. Video 8 – Satin Stitch Part 1
9. Video 9 – Satin Stitch Part 2
10. Video 10 – French Knot
11. Video 11 – Lazy Daisy
This is just the beginning! I am so looking forward to sharing more content with you and updating my patterns to include tutorials.
If you haven’t seen my posts including free patterns, check them out below!
I love this! Glad you are doing the video series, I just watched your intro and will be back for more! This is so helpful!
Thanks Heidi!