Sewing Inspo

Over the years, I have made so many embroidery canvas pieces. So my home is packed with all of them. I didn’t know what to do with it. Some sat folded in boxes, others stacked in corners waiting for their moment.  That’s when I realized why not turn them into something useful? Grandma gives me…

I still remember the first time I tried the half loop top stitch by hand. I was working on a small floral embroidery for a friend’s gift, and I wanted the outlines to feel delicate, almost like they were floating on the fabric. At first, the tiny loops seemed tricky to control. But as I…

The triple straight stitch by hand is a well-known stitch among machine stitches. So I was thinking, is triple straight stitch by hand possible? 🤔 Yes, you can do a triple straight stitch by hand. It just takes a little more time. Why? Well, on a sewing machine, this stitch moves forward, then backwards, and…

If you’re learning all types of hand stitches, you’ve probably run into two terms that sound almost the same: pick stitch and prick stitch. No wonder so many beginners (and even experienced stitchers) get confused. At first glance, they look alike. But if you look up close, you’ll see that they are different. But the…

You’re sewing a little flower on a handkerchief. You want the petals to look soft and raised, not flat like a simple line stitch. Not all types of stitches can do it, but the loop stitch hand sewing can. It’s one of those stitches that beginners can pick up quickly. It also gives advanced stitchers…

Hand sewing stretchy fabric can be intimidating at first. The problem is, stretchy material doesn’t behave like regular cotton. It moves, it pulls, and if you use a normal straight stitch.The thread usually snaps the first time you stretch it. Not every kind of stitch handles it. I learned the hard way. You need stitches…