Satin stitch is a crucial technique in embroidery that fills small areas or shapes with smooth, glossy stitches, creating a solid, shiny surface. It involves straight stitches worked side by side, and can be used for both beginners and experienced embroidery designers. The thread used plays a significant role in achieving a smooth satin stitch. To achieve a smooth finish, use a non-divisible thread with a softer twist for the top-most layer of satin.
Satin stitch is best used for filling small areas in your embroidery, as too long stitches may result in gaps in the stitching. It is also perfect for creating smooth, shiny surfaces and showcasing beautiful thread colors. This stitch is a basic hand embroidery stitch that can be used to fill any small design.
The satin stitch is a fill stitch, meaning it is used to fill a shape rather than outlining it. It requires reversibility to be called a satin stitch, unlike the thread-saving stitch known as laid work. True satin stitch is a fill stitch consisting of straight stitches.
A six-week project is available to learn or develop variants on a filling stitch, covering six different hand embroidery filling stitches. By understanding the basics of satin stitch embroidery, beginners and seasoned embroidery enthusiasts can enhance their craft and become proficient in stitching like a pro in no time.
📹 Easy Method for Perfect Satin stitch | Satin stitch on Heart | Afeei | Embroidery
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📹 Customized hand-embroidered hoop # combination of satin stitch, lazy daisy, outline stitch)
I was taught embroidering at a church youth activity when I was in foster care and stopped after I went back to my family. Now that my life is all situated and I’m a grown girl with too much freetime, I decided to take it back up again and this is SO HELPFUL, thank you so much for uploading–three years later lmao.