Embroider leaves - 5 Basic embroidery stitches

Stitches to embroider leaves

Today we show you 5 very beautiful and useful filling stitches to embroider small or large leaves.

leaf point

The leaf stitch is widely used in all stitches to embroider small and medium leaves, and in embroideries for rose leaves or other flower leaves.

Next, look at the step by step to embroider the leaf stitch:

First, draw the outline of the leaf on the fabric making sure you have the dividing line in the middle.
Next, bring your needle back and forth from the beginning of the sheet and insert it on the center line of the sheet. The distance should not be very great.
Bring the thread forward again by inserting the needle along the side of the starting stitch. You can choose any side.
Bring it to the center line and insert it under the previous stitch you made in the middle of the sheet.
Do step 3 again but this time from the other side of the initial stitch
Then, repeat the stitches interspersing the sides until you complete the outline.

The leaf stitch is one of the most used embroidery stitches for embroidering flower leaves. This is because its stitch is very similar to the small leaves that end in a point, which are the favorites of embroiderers to decorate simple embroideries by hand.

Embroider leaves - Satin stitch

You can use the satin point to embroider small leaves and large leaves. In addition, you can use it to embroider leaves of various colors It is a simple embroidery point, it is widely used to embroider leaves by easy hand. The The versatility of this point is due to its simplicity. See, right away, how to embroider the satin stitch, step by step:

To start, bring the needle forward from the beginning of the leaf and insert it into the opposite side of the outline.
Then bring the needle back out the side of the starting point and bring it to the opposite side of the outline, next to the previous point.
Repeat these steps until you complete the leaf design.

The simplicity of the satin stitch helps a lot when embroidering large simple leaves. You can embroider them by changing different colors and exploit your creativity.

herringbone point

The herringbone stitch is used to embroider long leaves and one that is best appreciated in large leaf embroideries. It is a point more ccomplex but very pretty.

How to do the fish stitch step by step:

To start, bring the needle forward at the beginning of the blade.
Next, make a straight stitch along the center line of the sheet and bring the thread to the back.
Your next stitch should come out the side of the starting point, and insert the needle across the already embroidered thread.
Then, draw the thread from the other side of the starting point and cross it to the opposite side of the leaf outline.

buttonhole stitch

El buttonhole stitch is one of the classic embroidery stitches and widely used to make napkin edges or any edge. They can also be used to make leaf borders or as a fill stitch to embroider small leaves and large leaves.

You can use the buttonhole stitch to define the outlines of the leaves. The empty space between each stitch will depend on your design.
If you want to avoid empty space, you can stitch continuously. In that case, the result would be a sheet with a filled dot and a defined border.
It is a good stitch for embroidering large leaves.

fly point

The fly stitch is a very simple embroidery stitch.
This point is usually in the embroidery samples of those who have this craft as a hobby.

This hand embroidery stitch is quite versatile and you can use it to embroider small stems or as a filler stitch for larger leaves. Everything will depend on your level of needle management.

For example, you can use this stitch to embroider simple, small leaves that adorn a landscape.