The Popcorn Lazy Daisy Stitch Makes Things Pop! 🖤 Learn how to make the popcorn lazy daisy stitch to take your embroidery work to another level! This one is so much fun once you get the hang of it and it's going to add gorgeous volume and texture to your work that just might push your embroidery to the next level. I love using the popcorn lazy daisy stitch for some of my flower embroidery designs and it turns my flat work into a piece that literally has parts that can be moved and manipulated. You could say it gives things a little bit of life. It’s not a stitch I would recommend as a beginner because it takes both hands, some extra coordination, and a bit of patience. There’s an element of awkwardness when first learning this stitch, and I think that’s probably true for most stitches, but with the popcorn lazy daisy stitch, it takes some getting used to. Table of Contents Steps Video If you're a newbie, start with an easy embroidery stitch that's beginner-friendly, such a
Fishbone Stitch Tutorial
Create a Beautiful Fishbone Pattern with the Fishbone Stitch
🖤 Learn how to create the classic fishbone pattern with the fishbone stitch in this step-by-step tutorial.
Here’s another easy embroidery stitch to create design elements, fill in shapes, and add visual interest. It’s the fishbone stitch.
It’s simple to make and to break it down, it’s basically the letter ‘X’ stacked on top of each other. The width of the ‘X’ can be consistent all the way through or it can vary and go from narrow to wide which is how a leaf is made.
The fishbone stitch can be used as a closed-fill, meaning the fabric below it is completely covered. It can also be used as an open-fill stitch which is more open, as the name suggests. The stitches are more spread out so some of the fabric below is exposed.
I’ll go over how to create a flat fishbone stitch, raised fishbone stitch, then end it with a leaf made with a closed-fill fishbone stitch. If you want to learn how to make an open-filled version I have a post just for that.
Flat Fishbone Stitch
Draw 3 parallel vertical lines to serve as guidelines.
Make a straight stitch from the top left and cross over the center at an angle.
Return to the back near the center line.
Repeat steps on the right side.
This will form an ‘X’ with a narrow bottom.
From here, repeat the steps and stack them directly below each other.
Raised Fishbone Stitch
This variation looks very much like your flat fishbone stitch except it'll be a bit plumper.
Draw 3 vertical parallel guidelines.
Add a straight stitch from left to right at an angle, from the first guideline all the way to the third.
Then repeat this on the other side.
Repeat and stack each one directly below each other.
Fishbone Stitch Closed Fill Leaf
To make a leaf, I’ll use the flat fishbone stitch:
Draw a leaf template.
Add a straight stitch at the top of the leaf along the spine.
Add an ‘X’ over and follow the outline of the leaf as each stitch is added below.
When you get to the bottom of the leaf you may run out of room to cross the stitches. That’s okay. Just taper them into a point and if you still have space along the bottom of the leaf that needs filling you can add a few simple stitches. Add a stem if you’d like.
Fishbone Stitch Video Tutorial
For more embroidery stitch tutorials take a peek at my stitch library.
