How To Tuesday: Crewel Embroidery

This post is written by Mandi Jackson especially for the Pink Auction blog. Slainté.

Crewel is a fantastic and versatile style of embroidery. It has a vast library of stitches, which vary in difficulty and complexity. There isn't any counting involved in this style of embroidery, and it does not require evenweave fabric, so curves can be sharper and more realistic. Here are some amazing sites to inspire you.

Crewel Bloggers:

Basic Crewel Embroidery Stitches (with diagrams)

Crewel Embroidery Projects from Needle N Thread

Stitching a Jacobean Flower from Stitching with a Shimmy

Helpful How To links:

Learn to Crewel with eHow

Stitch Dictionary from In A Minute Ago

10 tips for Crewel Results from Stitching with a Shimmy

What is Crewel Embroidery from Stitching Cow

A few videos for those who learn by example (Like me):

Introduction to Crewel Embroidery

Getting Started with Crewel Embroidery: Part 1 & Part Two.

Photo by Nancy L. Stockdale