Crow's Foot Gone Rogue: Embroidery Explorations

In my tutorial on embroidery fill stitches, I teach a traditional Crow’s Foot stitch, done in a triangle shape. Someone asked if it could be stitched into any other shapes, and of course, I couldn’t just say yes - I had to try it!
Turns out, crow’s foot likes to make you think it’s not working. It looks like a mess, you think there’s no way this will be okay, and then, as if by magic, it turns out great! Unless you try to sew it in an octagon… then not so much.
Basically, acute angles are Crow's Foot friends; inverted angles are confusing, but once you figure it out, they work; 90 degree angles are okay; and obtuse angles stray from the original brief (because you can't really fill in the whole shape).
I’m stitching with DMC cotton perle thread on a linen material in this video.
Happy Stitching!

[@janesusan4072]

Thanks KZbin for allowing me to make slower speed adjustments! I want to repair an old worsted hexagon quilt with visible mending and I think your excellent tutorial gives me the inspiration/technique to use--perle cotton on wool. Thanks for posting.

[@gettheetothestitchery]

That's so kind of you to say! I'm super glad this has given you some inspiration!

[@needleworknut7792]

I like the octagon. I would place a silk ribbon flower or even something in cotton floss. I liked all of your stitches. Thank you. Pat-South Padre Island, Texas

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Thank you so much! The octagon definitely provides a pretty cool frame for something!

[@melissaburns9719]

Not a moment too soon. This is exactly the star fill stitch I have been looking for!

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Huzzah! It's always a pickle to figure out how to fill in a shape like a star, so this one is definitely going on my books for later on too!

[@alenxa]

Thank you! I used this to stitch a 4-pointed star decoration over some mending on a hoodie. Had a few false starts (like you said, it starts out deceptively terrible) but it worked great, even on knit!

[@parvinderrana591]

No words to say beautiful

[@blondeexplorer8276]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing. I know what I will be doing every evening. 😁

[@musica_sue1180]

merci de nous l'avoir partagé ! c'est trop cool !

[@Ttingey01]

I love this! Thanks! I really like the octagon too!

[@gettheetothestitchery]

You're so welcome!

[@Kera.S.]

This reminded me of string art. (with nails and string) I was going to say, but easier. Yeah, that's only because you were doing it! If it were me then you would have seen what a hot mess Really looks like 😂 😂

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Haha I'm sure that's not true! It is a lot like string art though - very much that back and forth repetition to create an abstract pattern.

[@Stitchycatlady]

I really like the star. Now I’m wondering what it would look like going all the way point to point. May have to give it a try. Not used this stitch as yet, but gotta start somewhere 😸

[@gettheetothestitchery]

You know, I was almost going to do a second star that skipped the inverted angles, but I didn't get around to it. You could also make a six-pointed star by overlaying two of the traditional triangles!

[@mediamedia4765]

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[@Broken_robot1986]

That's the witches star and will summon great power, be careful.

[@AbdulMajid-kp3dt]

May Allah bless you for the wonderful knowledge you share to lot and me. Very awesome

[@remylebae3395]

I have a tapestry I want to make creating star/sparkle shape patterns. Crow's foot looks like the perfect stitch for it! Thank you so much!!

[@gettheetothestitchery]

It really is perfect for stars!

[@reneedsouza3279]

Thank you sooo so much for this! I had included stars in one of my hoop designs and didn't realize until I started stitching just how difficult it would be. This video really saved me a lot of time trying to figure out how to do it! ⭐

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Aw I love to hear that these little explorations I do are helpful to someone! Happy Stitching!

[@stefaniaponitz5738]

I did the square with a color changing thread and it came out so nice!!!

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Oo that's a great idea!

[@user-wv7mv5gq8h]

Благодарю...❤❤❤...

[@nikkin3752]

this is so cool!!!

[@neestovekin8251]

Okay, I'm gonna have to try this sometime soon 😄 looks amazing

[@gettheetothestitchery]

You definitely should! I'd love to see what can be done with them!

[@esthermarygold-lowe4403]

So cool!

[@Camiluchin]

Bien, muy linda la estrella, ahora a bordarla en la camiseta⭐⭐⭐🇦🇷

[@kotiscorral5765]

Gracias por compartir saludos cordiales 👏👏👏

[@hasslefreerental7833]

Ps: I forgot to mention, I also did a diamond shape (like the diamonds on playing cards basicaly 2 triangles together.) and it also works great! And the last way I tried and succeeded was a 4 point star using the square and the triangle shapes. I first stitched the square in yellow than added the triangles on each 4 sides in red floss and I live how cute it looks like a mini bunch of star flowers. I added the stem and 2 diamond shapes on each side of the stems in 2 shades of green for the leaves. it looks adorable! I have a picture of anyone wants to try it out. You are so right, if you keep playing with the technique you'll come up with lots of ideas! Very relaxing & enjoyable while having afternoon tea & strawberry jam toast! They are quick & easy to make a bunch when stitched in miniature for all over print style.

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Super creative! I love the variety of stuff you can do with one simple stitch style!

[@vortex3010]

Very nice! I think the octogon would look really pretty if it was used to frame a smaller piece in the middle, say for a border on a project. Or a printed fabric that was embellished with embroidery.

[@gettheetothestitchery]

So true! There are lots of ways you could get creative with it!

[@3dcushions]

Very beautiful

[@hasslefreerental7833]

I've figured out how to do the hexagon, you have to connect each line to form triangles (like when you cut a piece of pie or pizza for example.). Than start it from the very center/inside out. Thank you!

[@gettheetothestitchery]

That's a smart way to get full coverage! Great job!

[@ashakumarisingh7936]

Excellent

[@alberthocana7372]

Muy buen video. Muchas gracias.

[@nalva6295]

Excelente 👏👏 Obrigadaaa ❣️

[@hasslefreerental7833]

I hate it how youtube doesn't allow to attach a picture to the comments so I can show you guys my cute flowers! I was able to find an icon of the diamond shape I was talking about on my phone emojis icons, in case you guys get confused on what type of diamond shape I meant when I said; like the playing cards diamond. You may have to squint to be able to see it because it's black in color. Here it is: ♦♠♥♣ It's the first one out of the 4. Can you guys see it? lmk

[@tedDIYbear]

Nice!

[@AJones-mb7zg]

How many threads are you using? Are you splitting the embroidery thread into three threads or using the full six threads together? It is wool, cotton or what type of thread?

[@valbankz292]

Thanks 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@divavenanciodasilva3587]

Amei esse bordado

[@premachala770]

👌ಹೊಲಿಗೆ 👌 idea ನಮನ 🙏.

[@rnpenelope5672]

What type thread are you using? Gorgeous!

[@gettheetothestitchery]

This is DMC perle cotton (size 5 I believe)

[@wtfamisupposedtodowiththis7123]

Can you please do a tutorial for lettering I’m trying to hand embroider service dog patches and I am extremely stuck😂

[@needleworknut7792]

Sarah Homfray has a great tutorial on lettering.

[@wtfamisupposedtodowiththis7123]

@@needleworknut7792 ok tysm🙏🏾

[@gettheetothestitchery]

It's definitely on my list, but it may be a while before I can get one out! In the meantime, if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask here or DM me on Instagram @gettheetothestitchery.

[@cubershil6298]

That star is gonna be perfect in purple as a jojo reference

[@wtfamisupposedtodowiththis7123]

Ayee first to comment and third to watch😁😄

[@blueturtle21]

5:49 - square (just a timestamp for myself)

[@christinecruz2805]

How do you not get lost in where you are going next 🤯

[@gettheetothestitchery]

I often do, especially at the very end! It's a pretty solid rhythm that you get into, but the smallest distraction can send me randomly in the other direction.

[@christinecruz2805]

@@gettheetothestitchery I'm adhd lol im sure it's gonna take a lot of practice for me 😅

[@lucyandersontadros245]

This is tge beast star tutorial on KZbin

[@olliex2oxenfree139]

I keep ending up with a hole in the center of my star! How do I prevent that?

[@gettheetothestitchery]

You just gotta keep those stitches really close together and even!

[@olliex2oxenfree139]

@@gettheetothestitchery Thanks! Would using a different amount of threads help too? I was using three.

[@hmnnmh3027]

Can I make with normal cotton thread?

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Absolutely!

[@cactusbrandon440]

how do you figure out how much thread you need? i always end up cutting too much or too little

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Unless I'm doing a really small section of stitching, I usually just go with a length of thread that feels comfortable to sew with - generally around an arm's length for me. Then when you run out, you can just tie off your thread on the back and cut off any extra or start a new thread segment to finish the piece!

[@cactusbrandon440]

@@gettheetothestitchery thank you!

[@vesilehanm9097]

Çok iyi

[@samc9140]

Thank you! May i ask what pronouns you prefer?

[@gettheetothestitchery]

I use she/her!