Embroidery Made Easy: Learn 5 Basic Stitches

In this 'How To' video I show you how to stitch five embroidery stitches that are found in early medieval embroidery. Stem stitch (sometimes called outline stitch) Laid and couched work (sometimes called Bayeux stitch) Satin stitch Chain stitch Split stitch Enjoy, Alex Kits can be found here: https://early-medieval-embroidery.squ... My published analyses can be found here: 'The Front tells, the Story the Back tells the History: a technical discussion of the embroidering of the Bayeux Tapestry', in Making Sense of the Bayeux Tapestry Readings and Reworkings, ed. Anna C. Henderson with Gale R. Owen-Crocker (Manchester University Press, 2016) 'Les six Chateaux de la Tâpisserie de Bayeux: une discussion technique du travail de broderie de la Tapisserie de Bayeux' in L'invention de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, ed. Sylvette Lemagnen, Shirley Ann Brown & Gale Owen-Crocker (Point de Vues, 2018) The Lost Art of the Anglo-Saxon World: the sacred and secular power of embroidery (Oxbow, 2019) Dr Alexandra Makin Early Medieval Embroidery Professional Embroiderer Textile Archaeologist ​#howto #embroidery #stitch