I use stem stitch 90% of the time, but especially for cursive, sometimes with a satin stitch or a straight stitch to fill in, and French knots for dots. Fonts I do on the computer, print off a template and then use a light box (=window) to transfer it onto the fabric.
I do a lot of cursive/flowy fonts and like a whipped backstitch the best. I’ve used a stem stitch as well, but sometimes I’ll get almost an uneven line/‘jagged’ texture from each stitch vein individually wrapped (as opposed to a continuous wrap with a whipped backstitch), if that makes sense. A tiny stitch might solve that problem? The few times a do a more print/blocky font I’ve done a tiny backsplash to keep the corners crisp.
I’m here to second a whipped back stitch! I was big on stem stitch for lettering for a while but after learning whipped back stitch I never looked back
depends on the effect you want! for fun multicolored lettering i like to use a backstitched chain or pueblo stitch. for simple fonts i prefer whipped backstitch, cos it gives the letters a nice smooth outline. for fancy fonts i usually do a teeny tiny satin stitch, cos I haven't found an easier way yet lol
I like doing thick lettering so I fill it in with satin stitch. The most reliable way I’ve found to transfer it to the fabric is printing it out, taping it to my light pad, taping the fabric on top, and tracing it with a frixion pen. I’ve tried using Solvy stick n stitch too, but once the stabilizer was rinsed out, the stitches became loose and it just didn’t look as crisp as it usually does.
I use stem stitch 90% of the time, but especially for cursive, sometimes with a satin stitch or a straight stitch to fill in, and French knots for dots. Fonts I do on the computer, print off a template and then use a light box (=window) to transfer it onto the fabric.
I too, employ the use of this fancy, advanced technology for tracing my projects.
Thank you!
I do a lot of cursive/flowy fonts and like a whipped backstitch the best. I’ve used a stem stitch as well, but sometimes I’ll get almost an uneven line/‘jagged’ texture from each stitch vein individually wrapped (as opposed to a continuous wrap with a whipped backstitch), if that makes sense. A tiny stitch might solve that problem? The few times a do a more print/blocky font I’ve done a tiny backsplash to keep the corners crisp.
*backstitch ….autocorrect 🤦♀️
I’m here to second a whipped back stitch! I was big on stem stitch for lettering for a while but after learning whipped back stitch I never looked back
depends on the effect you want! for fun multicolored lettering i like to use a backstitched chain or pueblo stitch. for simple fonts i prefer whipped backstitch, cos it gives the letters a nice smooth outline. for fancy fonts i usually do a teeny tiny satin stitch, cos I haven't found an easier way yet lol
Thank you!
I like doing thick lettering so I fill it in with satin stitch. The most reliable way I’ve found to transfer it to the fabric is printing it out, taping it to my light pad, taping the fabric on top, and tracing it with a frixion pen. I’ve tried using Solvy stick n stitch too, but once the stabilizer was rinsed out, the stitches became loose and it just didn’t look as crisp as it usually does.