How to Do the Lazy Daisy Stitch
The lazy daisy stitch is used in embroidery to create the petals on small flowers. It can also be used to fill in whole areas of a stitched design to give an interesting texture to the piece. Antique silk needlework sometimes has whole areas worked in this simple stitch. It can be done as one single stitch or to form a longer chain of interconnected stitches.
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Things You'll Need
- Silk, Cotton or Woolen Thread
- Needle
- Silk, Cotton or Linen Fabric
- Embroidery Hoop
- Scissors
Instructions
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Create a tight canvass to stitch by placing the circular side of your embroidery hoop under the fabric. Place the adjustable side of the hoop on top. Push the top hoop down so that the fabric is sandwiched between the hoops. Tighten the adjustable screws until the fabric is tight like the head of a drum. This gives you the tension you need to make even stitches that do not pull the fabric or make wrinkles.
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Thread your needle. Do not double the thread. Tie a knot at the other end.
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Insert the threaded needle from the bottom (the back side) of the fabric. Pull it all the way through. Lay out a small (1/4th inch in length) oval shaped loop of thread against the fabric. The left side of the oval starts with the thread that is emerging through the fabric. Use one thumb to hold the oval down. Push the needle back through, but do not let the oval of the thread go. If you did not finish the lazy daisy stitch, the oval would flap around loosely against the fabric.
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Estimate where the loose end of the loop is. Push the needle back through the fabric so that it comes up inside the loop at the end that is farthest from where you first brought the needle up. Put the needle back down right next to this new hole so that it anchors the loop if you are making just one single lazy daisy stitch.
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Chain a line of lazy daisy stitches. Bring the needle up as though to finish a single stitch. Instead of making a short anchoring stitch, form a new loop. Repeat for the entire length of your chain. Anchor the last stitch in the chain with a short stitch.
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Tips & Warnings
Never leave your embroidery accessories lying around, especially in a home with children. Serious injuries could occur if you do.
