Embroidery 101: How to Embroider a Feather/Cretan Stitch

Are you ready to dive into the enchanting world of hand embroidery? Join us on this exciting journey as Natalie, a passionate embroidery enthusiast, guides beginners through the fundamentals of this timeless craft. Whether you are new to embroidery or looking to master a different stitch, this series can help enhance your craft and have you stitching like a pro in no time! Today’s video will cover how to embroider a feather stitch, also called a Cretan stitch. Follow along so we can transform threads into masterpieces together.

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[gaylerichardson]

Thank you Natalie! I love learning all these beautiful new stitches. The zoomed in views of the stitching are very helpful.

[nancyparris]

I would LOVE to be able to purchase a kit with the practice "canvas" for the stitches you teach.

You do an amazing job of demonstrating the stitches. The close-ups are very helpful.

[sandyrichmond]

Thank you for the closeups, much better than the other videos. Loved the stitch!

[pamelao]

Natalie, you are so talented. Is there anything yon can’t do?

[valerieenglish]

Natalie- this is such a neat stitch! Thanks for rhe close up it is really helpful.😊

[carmenbailey]

Very interesting stitch, thanks for sharing. 👍❤️🙂

[debbiedo]

Thank you for the great tutorial. What is the quilt pattern behind you please. Beautiful

[elizabethrukminiishii]

Is there a canvas we can practice on? A kit?

[heidimoodie]

Very nice, but how many strands of thread did you use in this particular video?

[DEBBIEJEWELLZ]

Is this Sample in the Learn Embroidery Stitch by Stitch? Package?

[penny]

This may be a silly question, as a rule of thumb how many threads do you use all six or 3 ? or does it just depend on what your doing . Thanks

[cherylmartin]

Do you always use such a long thread? I’m just curious because I usually use about half that length, because then I have less tangling. 💁🏼‍♀️

[elizabethdekalb]

Please. Please. Please. As so many people have asked... PLEASE USE A CLOSEUP VIEW FROM THE BEGINNING. ALSO, WHEN YOU ARE USING DOTS OR LINES TO GUIDE STITCHING, MAKE THE DOTS AND LINES REALLY DARK SO THEY CAN EASILY BE SEEN ON A PHONE OR MONITOR. Natalie, you are an excellent teacher. Please incorporate these suggestions into the videos. Otherwise they are very frustrating to watch. There are many people who provide effective stitching instruction; I prefer Missouri Star. But I want to be able to see the actual stitching process and visual guidelines. Please.

[vikkivanveldhuizen]

A close up at the beginning would have been helpful. At somewhat at a loss as to how it’s suppose to be started.

[MargeWagner]

Can't see it until you finally zoom in...😢