Embroidery: How to Satin Stitch

See the companion post at www.shinyhappy... for more info, links to additional videos, and a pattern to practice with.

[@Whitherthen]

Your tutorials are THE best. I'm learning how to sew, and every time I get stuck or confused I go poking through your vid archives. Thanks!

[@keatsian78]

This is great! Thanks so much. I learn so much better by seeing these stitches done; it really help to translate what is shown in the books. Gracias! (P.S. Why would anyone "dislike" this??)

[@sherierodrigues3359]

Dear Wendi, thank you for taking the time to film this tutorial and share it with us. I am trying embrodiery for the first time (actually the second) in 66 years. The first time was at least 59 years ago. With your help it will be like getting on the bike again and having the fun like you do. Love from Sherie

[@emmbea4770]

I’m trying to teach myself embroidery after years of only doing cross stitch! I always wondered how a satin stitch worked! I didn’t realize it would be so simple! Thank you for taking the time to make this video!

[@WendiGratz]

I'm working on adding links to other videos within each video when I mention them, but it's a slow process. In the meantime, if you go to my channel and click on embroidery videos you can get quick access to all of them.

[@sharynwinick1]

thank you so much. I learned to do embroidery when I was a young girl. It was a summertime project when our of grade school. My Nana taught me how she learned from the Nuns who taught her to embroider Altar Linens!. Well many years have passed and I've decided I needed to do something with my fingers ( arthritis) to keep them nimble. I've been knitting and for a little diversion thought I'd try to go back to embroidery. I couldn't remember how to do the satin stitch. The instructions do not show the split stitch first. After doing a little section I realized I didn't like the way it looked and sure enough my memory served me well. Thank you! Also I think I used at least three strands and the instructions call for two. Looks to skimpy with two, so three it is!

[@1Fresh_Water]

what a cool story! I would love to see some of those altar linens!

[@stephaniechia5450]

Hi Wendi , I really love your great videos because they're so easy to follow and do at home. I also love the sound of the needle going through the canvas=D Thank you so much for sharing!

[@HollyRose2425]

Thank you Wendi, I like the way you explain what you're doing. You have De-mystified how to handle the patterns. Luv it!

[@jennifermorris8764]

when do you are so awesome thanks for always teaching me great ways to do all my crafts. you are always so clear and informative you should have your own show on TV

[@WendiGratz]

+Jennifer Morris :-) Thanks so much!

[@WendiGratz]

@FantageRoselinda I'll do a video showing what to do if your thread comes up short - but it will probably be a couple of weeks before I can get to it. And sorry - satin stitch is just kind of slow. There's no way to speed it up except to stitch faster. :-)

[@lazydaisy6175]

Hello! I love your techniques and your efficient and easy methods! Keep uploading great lessons! All the best!

[@karimgilliland6827]

Wonderful! Love the split stitch tip-I have been struggling with the satin stitch on some clothing and it works beautifully. Well done and Thanks!

[@Dori23Stitches]

Yes, I found your video on it and it is easy, but on my counted cross stitch project, I think the backstitch is more appropriate. Thank you, your videos are great! :)

[@bxrdg]

I wish I had looked this up before I did my last project, I ended up scrapping my idea and doing a split stitch to outline the name and just left it at that. I will be using this to do names on stockings this year. :) Thanks for the fantastic idea!!

[@WendiGratz]

I've never tried that before - I always use backstitch or split stitch - but I think stem stitch should work just fine.

[@WendiGratz]

I do! KZbin won't allow me to add a link in the comments, but you'll find it in the embroidery playlist.

[@neilian9753]

thank you very much im a kid 12years old this is our project you help me so so so so much

[@lourrainearabit9756]

I also learned embroidery from Wendi and I totally agree with what you've said.. She's wonderful..

[@skoomajunkie1387]

Omg your tips were game changing to me! Thanks so much for posting!

[@WendiGratz]

Thanks! But it's just a simple little heart I drew. The puffiness of the satin stitch is what makes it look so good. :-)

[@TuxedoRonny]

Excellent tutorial, thank you! Though, what would you recommend for filling in a larger area? like if I had a heart shape 2-3 times that size?

[@shegoeshometoacactuss3169]

Hi, I need a little inspiration. For a school project I need to do some textiles work on fairgrounds and I want to do embroidery. Can u think of any ideas?

[@revinaque1342]

I love your videos, I find them so helpful! One question... How many strands did you use for this satin stitch?

[@djbatten522]

What is the thread you were using? is that 6 strands of embroidery floss or something else?

[@WendiGratz]

You should choose the number of strands based on the thickness of the line you want. In my videos I often use a full six strands because I want a thick line that's easy for you all to see. In my regular stitching I seem to always default to 4 strands. I've never noticed any additional twisting by using additional strands - but I let my thread dangle to untwist the threads fairly frequently.

[@yeahWegonnaparty]

this reaally helpecalot!! my art teacher couldn't even help me get it

[@martiadams1534]

I would have liked to see you finish the whole heart. It wouldn't have taken much longer, and would have felt rewarding to see it be a finished project. Also, I don't know what a split stitch is. When you refer to stitches, could you add links or short demonstrations please? I would like to hear you talk about the base fabric, how you made the shape of the heart from the beginning and seen you do that outline too. Perhaps in a few segments? I enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing

[@cherrylemonpop]

Hello, I love your videos! They are perfect for beginners like me! I do have a question, however, what if you have a much larger area you'd like to fill in? Are there easier stitches to fill large areas?

[@WendiGratz]

@elcarlosbaby1 Sorry - I don't know of a place that does that. Maybe try asking at your local fabric store?

[@WendiGratz]

It sounds like you might be stretching your fabric too much. If you're sewing a non-stretchy fabric, make it taught in the hoop but don't overstretch it. It should have a tiny bit of give in it. If you're sewing stretchy fabric (like a T-shirt) you MUST use a stabilizer. Good luck!

[@emilydid9554]

Oh my gosh satin stitch looks really easy to do

[@aashimarais4860]

I want to know wen i do satin stich n wen its ended i take d cloth out of frame n d thread bcomz bulky...can u plz tell me wat should i do to get rid off d bulkiness

[@anahernandezgonzalez7229]

this was super useful and pretty well explained

[@588158]

Please excuse my ignorance; I'm new to this.Your floss seems thick. What kind of floss are you using? I was told not to use more than 3 strands of floss because using the full floss would result in twisted threads.

[@gladysturner6600]

What fabric are you using? Great tutorial. Thank you.

[@WendiGratz]

Just some unbleached muslin.

[@WendiGratz]

You could use long & short stitch - that would be the closest in texture to satin stitch, though not as smooth. Split stitch also makes an excellent fill stitch. And I LOVE filling with French knots. I have videos for all of these - just go to my channel and look at the embroidery video list.

[@rnbrineg]

I would try etsy, there are plenty of embroidery artists who would be glad to do some custom work. There used to be an alchemy page where you could request something like that, but now I think you just have to contact sellers directly.

[@Nicole-il4jv]

This is an amazing tutorial! Much love!

[@miiywma]

@shinyhappywendi im kinda young and i cant understand wat 2 do if i lack some thread so cn u please give a vid on how to do it if u lack thread? oh and also, it takes a long time. cn u show a vid on how to do it faster?

[@abigail7591]

E hem ah did you do the chain stitch before you started the satin stitch?I must admit that yes your video was helpful.Do you know to satin stitch on a calico? :)

[@WendiGratz]

Abigail Dussard It's split stitch.

[@silencehavocig5182]

thanks i need this for my sewing class for school

[@WendiGratz]

Split stitch is easy peasy. :-)

[@KKJournals]

Very easy to follow videos. Thank you!

[@WendiGratz]

Thanks so much! I'm glad they've been helpful. :-)

[@WendiGratz]

@Thecatdiditagain Do try it! Embroidery is so much fun!

[@lance3665]

Thank you for the information you did a great job please make more videos.

[@DancingCorgi]

This was super helpful, thanks for making the video!

[@Neonprettykitty]

Looks great, really easy to understand, thanks for the tutorial! :)

[@AyyeStephanieee]

do you think you could show me how to do that but with letters please?

[@HerbandCindy]

Do you do the split stitch with fewer threads?

[@WendiGratz]

Just split down the middle no matter how many threads you have. I never use just a single strand for this stitch - it's too hard to split.

[@Dori23Stitches]

Thank you! Now I just need to learn the split stitch! ;)

[@jordantassone]

Quality video fam

[@kristenevol]

Looks great! Thx for the tutorial.

[@nikkimar3183]

What fabric are you stitching on?

[@WendiGratz]

That's just unbleached muslin. Nothing fancy.

[@ISmexyGurl]

omg im gunna embroider my jacket now XD im 13 n tht looked easily...now i shuld try it

[@heilirantala129]

Nice and easy ;) ,thanks. Only split stitch tutorial is missing :/ , I would have liked to see it from the same video ;) All the best!

[@WendiGratz]

I'm glad I could help. :-)

[@WendiGratz]

It's just your basic DMC 6-strand embroidery thread. Nothing fancy. :-)

[@marycarruth948]

How many strands of floss did you use?

[@WendiGratz]

+Mary Carruth On this sample I used a full 6 strands, but the amount you use will depend on how big the area is. Think f it like a marker - would you fill it in with a fat marker? Or a fine tip?

[@marycarruth948]

+Wendi Gratz Thank you so much!

[@WendiGratz]

@yeahWegonnaparty Happy to help!

[@48sunnyside99]

Thank you! This helped me so much!

[@miiywma]

@shinyhappywendi umm...im new to this. is this a show or something??? anyway, thanks !!! this is chritsmas break assignment and i did nicely!!!!!!!

[@WendiGratz]

@rocky5457sharma You're welcome!

[@elcarlosbaby1]

Nice vid:) do u know of a website where I can send a small teddy bear to get a heart and a name of a girl on a teddy. Bear? It's a small teddy I wanna get a beautiful heart like the one on ur vid on the teddy bear or maybe the name of the girl?:,( I've been looking for a place but I can't find any and I need it for valentines:,(

[@oohyllab]

@Thecatdiditagain Yes it is! I saw my Mom do it for years (and she was very good), before I asked her to teach me. It's nice to finish a project.

[@boserocks100]

I'm doing a wall hanging for my exams and I'm doing A Barcelona crest for it...I need to do three satin stitches in the whole crest wine

[@WendiGratz]

I'm glad it was helpful. :-)

[@WendiGratz]

@123likechicken You'll have to take out your last couple of stitches until you have enough thread to be able to tie off. You can see a video at wendigratz.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-tie-off-thread-on-back-of-your(dot)html that shows you how to do that.

[@sheetalnaithani33]

How to make the outline of the heart ma'am ????

[@WendiGratz]

That's split stitch. There's a video here showing how. www.shinyhappyworld.com/2011/01/embroidery-how-to-splitstitch.html

[@rokouttilur80]

Do you have a video for ending stitches?

[@fireshakb44]

Thank You Wendy...See you next time :)

[@0JReynolds]

Love this idea

[@WendiGratz]

You're welcome. :-)

[@WendiGratz]

Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful. :-)

[@WendiGratz]

@DancingCorgi Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@swagencheese]

ur voice is good for asmr

[@Bobby-dq8xz]

Not a useful as it would be hard to actually stitch a shape like a heart

[@joshontop6829]

Yeah

[@WendiGratz]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@renesmeram1982]

This helped me!!!

[@mrshewitt7421]

Thank you very clear. Xx

[@marleneramos4398]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@lossietesamurai]

wonderful video

[@WendiGratz]

@Neonprettykitty I'm glad it was helpful!

[@WendiGratz]

@ISmexyGurl Have fun!

[@mavisvermillion2327]

Wow , It was helpfull thank you

[@Callixto28]

Luv this !

[@foreverarmy1557]

Hi how to split stitch???????

[@WendiGratz]

+Scorpiona Wooz There's a video here showing how to split stitch. www.shinyhappyworld.com/2011/01/embroidery-how-to-splitstitch.html

[@sharondavidson7072]

Excellent!

[@WendiGratz]

@MoonkissedWolf Thanks!

[@WendiGratz]

@graciepage I'm glad it was helpful!

[@WendiGratz]

Thanks! :-)

[@lourrainearabit9756]

Thank you so much Wendi.. Pls keep on posting videos.. and by the way, do you facebook account? :)

[@rocky5457sharma]

thanks for sharing

[@misss685]

Gr8 tip!thanx a lot!

[@WendiGratz]

@lossietesamurai Thanks!

[@WendiGratz]

@nicnacsbypj Thanks!

[@WendiGratz]

@Mintcubes :-)

[@أكرمعلي-د9د]

كلش حلو

[@lourrainearabit9756]

yeah right! that's a good idea.. ;)..

[@amyrashaikh829]

Very 😘 nice