Long and short stitch

Learn how to create beautiful and realistic designs using the long and short stitch embroidery technique. Enhance your needlework skills and bring your projects to life with this versatile stitch.
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As you probably know, I am very fond of the embroidery technique called long and short stitching, and I hope more and more people fall in love with it and see that it is actually not that scary and not that hard. Well, it is not that easy either and it requires some time and patience to get friendly with it. But it is totally worth it, isn't it? By today I actually have plenty of material on this blog about long and short stitch as well as needle painting. So I decided to gather it all up in…

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Claire Lush
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Long and short stitch, also known as "thread-painting" or "needle-painting" is a challenging yet rewarding embroidery skill. Use this stitch to create color gradations and shading or highlighting to give your subjects a three dimensional look. Here are a few key ideas I have discovered through many hours of long and sh

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T Campoverde
Needlepainting tips: filling a shape with long and short stitch Hand Embroidery Letters, Hand Embroidery Patterns Flowers, Hand Embroidery Videos, Embroidery Stitches Tutorial, Embroidery Tutorials, Embroidery And Stitching, Embroidery Techniques, Ribbon Embroidery, Embroidery Projects

This topic is something I've wanted to cover for a while now. It is especially beneficial for beginner embroiderers who are currently exploring long and short stitching and needlepainting. So, today's topic is actually not just “using long and short stitch as a filler”. I mean, we all know that it can be used as one, right? And we all know the main “how's” of using it as a filler: outline the shape and fill with long and short stitches. In fact, the main point that I wanted to speak about…

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Dee Lopez
Long and short stitch is also known as thread painting or needle painting. It is a beautiful stitch that is used to fill flowers or designs. Just like the satin stitch, this is a time-consuming stitch.  It is a very beautiful stitch that is very rewarding Long And Short Stitch, Thread Painting, Step By Step Painting, Satin Stitch, Fill, Needle, Embroidery, Video, Kitchen

Long and short stitch is also known as thread painting or needle painting. It is a beautiful stitch that is used to fill flowers or designs. Just like the satin stitch, this is a time-consuming stitch. It is a very beautiful stitch that is very rewarding when you finish the design. The outcome of this...Read More »

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thu ha
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Before we start, an important announcement! I'm having a SALE in my Etsy shop: everything is down 15% until the end of March. Hurry up to make your purchase, especially if you already have my designs in the cart! Now, let's get back to the topic :) When you work long and short stitch, one of your main goals should be the correct direction of your stitches. As long as you achieve that, the surface of your stitching will be smooth, and the blending will be easier. Here are two examples. On the…

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Noemi Nacelle Gonzalez
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As you probably know, I am very fond of the embroidery technique called long and short stitching, and I hope more and more people fall in love with it and see that it is actually not that scary and not that hard. Well, it is not that easy either and it requires some time and patience to get friendly with it. But it is totally worth it, isn't it? By today I actually have plenty of material on this blog about long and short stitch as well as needle painting. So I decided to gather it all up in…

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Barbara Wheeler Smith

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