I love working with isolated stitches, just picking a colour and placing a stitch where I think it will look great. My heart embroidery kit is designed to work in this way. Here are some of my favourites:

Seed Stitch

A series of straight stitches placed at different angles to create a scattered seed effect. The seeds can be the same length or varied. They can even be overalapped.

French Knot

One of my favourite stitches, it is unlike any other on this list and is great for bringing texture to embroidery but it does take a little bit of practice!

Bullion Knot

If you think French Knot is hard, then beware of bullion stitch. I’ve been stitching it as much as I can lately as practice really helps. And it is worth the wait as it looks great when you’ve perfected it.

Lazy Daisy Stitch

Lazy daisy is just a single chain stitch. It is a series of small loops secured by a tiny straight stitch. It’s great for floral embroidery.

Arrowhead stitch

A simple V shaped stitch which can also be worked in a line of stitches.

The angle of the V can be varied and the addition of a small straight stitch can create a flock of birds!

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