**Assembling the Hoop**

To begin our embroidery project, we need to assemble our hoop. This involves taking it apart and reattaching the pieces in a specific order. We start by removing the top part of the hoop and placing it aside. Next, we add our fabric to the center of the hoop, making sure it is taut and evenly spaced. Finally, we attach the bottom part of the hoop to the fabric, ensuring that it is secure and will hold our embroidery in place.

**Outline with Washable Marker**

To make it easier to follow along as we work on our project, we use a washable marker to create an outline on the fabric. This involves drawing a line, creating a square or rectangle shape, and adding additional lines to guide us as we stitch. We want to make sure that our stitches are even and consistent, so this outline will help us achieve that.

**Running Stitch**

Our first stitch is the running stitch. To start, we take our embroidery floss and cut it into three equal pieces. This will make it easier to manage while stitching. Next, we split the floss in half, leaving a small tail at each end. We thread the needle with the floss and pull it through the hoop, leaving a small amount of floss behind. Then, we go back down through the fabric, creating an even space between the stitches. The running stitch is a versatile stitch that can be used for a variety of designs and patterns.

**Back Stitch**

The back stitch is similar to the running stitch, but with a slight variation. We take our embroidery floss, cut it into three equal pieces, and split it in half. We thread the needle with the floss and pull it through the hoop, leaving a small amount of floss behind. However, instead of going forward, we go back, creating a stitch that goes in the opposite direction of the running stitch. This stitch is great for writing letters, drawing curves, and filling in large areas.

**Satin Stitch**

The satin stitch is used to fill in large areas with smooth, even stitches. To start, we thread our needle with three equal pieces of embroidery floss, splitting them in half. We then begin stitching at one corner of the area we want to fill, moving across the fabric in straight lines, following the edge of the hoop. The satin stitch is a versatile stitch that can be used for a variety of designs and patterns.

**French Knot**

The French knot is a decorative stitch that adds a touch of elegance to our project. To start, we thread our needle with three equal pieces of embroidery floss, splitting them in half. We then wrap the floss around the needle twice, keeping it close to the hoop. Next, we push the needle through the fabric at the point where we want the knot to be, and then pull the floss tight. The French knot is a versatile stitch that can be used for flourishes, details, and even dots.

**Putting it All Together**

Using the stitches we have learned today, we can create a beautiful embroidery project. We start by stitching our running stitch, back stitch, satin stitch, and French knots into our design. We use longer running stitches to add texture and interest to our fabric. The back stitch is used for writing letters and drawing curves, while the satin stitch fills in large areas with smooth, even stitches. Finally, we add some finishing touches with a few French knots to give our project an extra touch of elegance.

**Conclusion**

We have learned four new stitches today: the running stitch, back stitch, satin stitch, and French knot. Each stitch has its own unique characteristics and uses, but they can all be used to create beautiful and intricate embroidery designs. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced embroiderer, these stitches will add depth and interest to your projects.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everyone welcome back to handmade it's me av and today we are going to get into some embroidery i have been teaching embroidery for a number of years and it is a trending and fun craft that you can get into and i want to show you four of my favorite stitches let's get started first up we have to assemble our hoop so you want to take your embroidery hoop apart like so put this part down put your fabric in the center and put this part on top you want to make sure that it is taut now i'm going to use this washable marker and just so we can have an outline of when we're starting our stitches so i'm going to do one line here another line a little box you'll see about that shortly and another line and don't worry like i mentioned this is washable so if you're using it in your project you can just rinse it off with water and it'll be as good as new first up is our running stitch so you're going to take your embroidery floss like so about an arm's length cut it and with your embroidery floss you can stitch with as little as one or all six but today we're gonna do three just so it's a little bit more manageable i'm going to just split it in half now i'm going to take these strands and put it through my needle we are going to get started now on our running stitch first you're going to just pull your needle through your hoop but you want to make sure to leave a little in the back after you do your first stitch you're going to go back down and come up again and the space between the stitches is the same as the stitch of course as you get more comfortable with the running stitch you can break those rules you can make a long stitch shorter stitches to get your design how you would like it to be so now we are getting ready to do the back stitch you already have the hang of the running stitch it is very similar we take our embroidery floss cut and split i like to use three just so it's thinner so i can thread it so the back stitch it's literally like starting the running stitch so you're pulling through make sure you don't pull all the way you leave a little bit like that and you hold it with your finger don't worry about pulling it all the way through because after you do your stitches it will stay in place so stitch one pull through so it's just like the running stitch stitch space pull through again but instead of going forward you're going to go back yes that's why it's called the back stitch it's great for doing letters going around curves you can use it for anything and it is a simple stitch where you really feel like you know i'm doing embroidery today yes the back stitch next up is the satin stitch i love this stitch because you use it to fill in spaces so that's why we have that square well rectangle so if you are making something that has like words or shapes this stitch is what you can use to fill it in so you're going to start at your corner you're going to pull through you're going to go across remember when we were kids and you would you know shade stuff in with your pencil this is the same same technique but just with thread you're going to go right next to it pull and come across like that last but not least is the french knot i like this stitch because it's not truly a stitch it's a bunch of knots and it's pretty and decorative and it just gives it the razzle dazzle so you already know what to do all right i'm going to start from the back just like all of our other stitches you never want to start from the front and you don't want to pull too too much just because your knot will get tangled ironically you're going to pull this part to the left wrap twice around you want to keep yourself as close to the embroidery hoop as possible and you're going to push back down next to the original stitch i'm going to pull through the back and there's your knot it's cute tiny but it gets the job done i'm gonna do it again i love using the french knot because it gives it the extra pizzazz to your project now i wouldn't recommend doing it like how we were using the other stitches because as you can see it's pretty complex but if you're using it for like flourishes and just little details maybe to dot your eyes if you're writing something beautiful so i put all the stitches that we learned today to create this so here this is our running stitch i have longer running stitches here and this is all of the back stitch i mentioned how great it is to do things like writing details stuff like that and then we have our good old satin stitch to fill in these hearts but it's missing a few french knots so let's add that we have learned four new stitches today personally i am team backstitch but i want to know which stitch will you try first please don't forget to like this video subscribe to our channel for more diys byehey everyone welcome back to handmade it's me av and today we are going to get into some embroidery i have been teaching embroidery for a number of years and it is a trending and fun craft that you can get into and i want to show you four of my favorite stitches let's get started first up we have to assemble our hoop so you want to take your embroidery hoop apart like so put this part down put your fabric in the center and put this part on top you want to make sure that it is taut now i'm going to use this washable marker and just so we can have an outline of when we're starting our stitches so i'm going to do one line here another line a little box you'll see about that shortly and another line and don't worry like i mentioned this is washable so if you're using it in your project you can just rinse it off with water and it'll be as good as new first up is our running stitch so you're going to take your embroidery floss like so about an arm's length cut it and with your embroidery floss you can stitch with as little as one or all six but today we're gonna do three just so it's a little bit more manageable i'm going to just split it in half now i'm going to take these strands and put it through my needle we are going to get started now on our running stitch first you're going to just pull your needle through your hoop but you want to make sure to leave a little in the back after you do your first stitch you're going to go back down and come up again and the space between the stitches is the same as the stitch of course as you get more comfortable with the running stitch you can break those rules you can make a long stitch shorter stitches to get your design how you would like it to be so now we are getting ready to do the back stitch you already have the hang of the running stitch it is very similar we take our embroidery floss cut and split i like to use three just so it's thinner so i can thread it so the back stitch it's literally like starting the running stitch so you're pulling through make sure you don't pull all the way you leave a little bit like that and you hold it with your finger don't worry about pulling it all the way through because after you do your stitches it will stay in place so stitch one pull through so it's just like the running stitch stitch space pull through again but instead of going forward you're going to go back yes that's why it's called the back stitch it's great for doing letters going around curves you can use it for anything and it is a simple stitch where you really feel like you know i'm doing embroidery today yes the back stitch next up is the satin stitch i love this stitch because you use it to fill in spaces so that's why we have that square well rectangle so if you are making something that has like words or shapes this stitch is what you can use to fill it in so you're going to start at your corner you're going to pull through you're going to go across remember when we were kids and you would you know shade stuff in with your pencil this is the same same technique but just with thread you're going to go right next to it pull and come across like that last but not least is the french knot i like this stitch because it's not truly a stitch it's a bunch of knots and it's pretty and decorative and it just gives it the razzle dazzle so you already know what to do all right i'm going to start from the back just like all of our other stitches you never want to start from the front and you don't want to pull too too much just because your knot will get tangled ironically you're going to pull this part to the left wrap twice around you want to keep yourself as close to the embroidery hoop as possible and you're going to push back down next to the original stitch i'm going to pull through the back and there's your knot it's cute tiny but it gets the job done i'm gonna do it again i love using the french knot because it gives it the extra pizzazz to your project now i wouldn't recommend doing it like how we were using the other stitches because as you can see it's pretty complex but if you're using it for like flourishes and just little details maybe to dot your eyes if you're writing something beautiful so i put all the stitches that we learned today to create this so here this is our running stitch i have longer running stitches here and this is all of the back stitch i mentioned how great it is to do things like writing details stuff like that and then we have our good old satin stitch to fill in these hearts but it's missing a few french knots so let's add that we have learned four new stitches today personally i am team backstitch but i want to know which stitch will you try first please don't forget to like this video subscribe to our channel for more diys bye\n"