Turkey knot embroidery

Aha! I bet you thought I’d given up on expanding my video library of hand embroidery stitches! I finally managed to re-video (if that’s a word) turkey work! Turkey work, also called ghiordes knot, is an embroidery technique that creates a plush pile. It’s great for dimensional embroidery, stumpwork, and the like. I’ve seen many ...

Turkey stitch

Illustrated instructions on how tp work Ghiordes knot or Turkey rug stitch. Close loops are cut and combed to produce a velvet pile.

Are you familiar with turkey work? Turkey work, also known as ghiordes knot, is an embroidery technique that can be used to created a fluffy piled clump (for lack of a better word!) anywhere you want one on your embroidery. The technique is used a lot in stumpwork, but it can also be used in ...

I love French knots. I love doing them and I love touching them and I love how they can look so different depending on how they're placed in a shape. In the Marriage Pillowe I'm stitching, Phillipa Turnbull has used French knots to fill three shapes in different ways.The first is this little aco

Turkey Stitch, aka Cut Turkey, Ghiordes Knot or Turkey Rug Knot

Hand Embroidery is all about stitches and it is so much fun learning different ones. Here are some fabulous places to start if you want to have a go at a variety of stitches… Stitch the Hexagon Sampler This is such a fun and colourful way to learn 20 different stitches – the pattern contains a step by step photo guide for each of the 20 stitches – perfect for beginners. There are also some blank spaces for you to fill in at the end with your favourite stitches! Once you complete this you…

How to Do the Ghiordes Knot [Turkey Work] in Hand Embroidery: As you will see from my finished Santa, I used the Ghiordes Knot [Turkey Work] do make his beard and his Santa Hat Pom Pom really fully and wonderful. In this Instructable I will show you how you can also do this. It seems like a lot of step…

Aug 25, 2021 - A community for hand and machine embroiderers to exchange tips, techniques, resources, and ideas.

Here's what you'll get: - A PDF pattern with a Black & White scheme for you to print. - PDF help file with step-by-step photo tutorials for total beginners, 28 pages. The PDF guide includes: - Needed supplies - How to transfer the pattern - How to start and end a thread - DMC thread color chart - Used stitches - Tips for a great Satin Stitch - How to back your hoop - Closeup photos of the finished hoop

This stitch has had a lot of bad press!This poor picture is taken from the Turkey stitch daisy on the cottage garden Daisy ball. It is actually very simple if worked as a Stem stitch (heresy)row from left to right...

Surrey Stitch - Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials

If you've leapt into the world of embroidery, then you may be interested in trying hair embroidery. With hair embroidery, you can create realistic hairstyles such as French Braids and updos to elevate any pattern. For example - don't you just love the gorgeous texture and 3D effect of the hairstyles above?

Turkey work (also known as Turkey rug knot, Ghiordes knot, quilt knot stitch, tufted knot stitch, Turkey stitch, etc.; it has a lot of names!) is a great stitch for creating a soft, fuzzy texture in your embroidery work. In this post, I'll take you through this stitch step-by-step.