Burden stitch hand embroidery video tutorial

How to make the Burden stitch in hand embroidery Burden Stitch was born in the middle ages. It is used to cover large areas in an embroidery piece and gives a woven effect to the fabric. Burden stitch is a couching stitch because the laid horizontal threads are couched down with straight vertical stitches. This stitch gives you the possibility to play around with the colors as different combinations of colors of horizontal and vertical stitches will create beautiful patterns. Also, you can make this stitch dense of loose and create a wonderful texture in your embroidery. Watch this video tutorial and see how a burden stitch is made. 0:00 Introduction 0:03 Start with making long parallel horizontal lines. Lock the last stitch on the back side. 0:46 Now make couching stitches with straight vertical stitches 1:56 The second row of vertical stitches is centered between the stitches of the first row 2:57 Keep adding the rows of couching stitches until you will lock all the horizontal lines and fill in all the pattern. 🧵 Learn hand embroidery with me: Embroidery courses https://learn.practicalembroidery.eu/courses/ Hand embroidery stitch library https://practicalembroidery.eu/stitch-library/ DIY projects and tutorials https://practicalembroidery.eu/diy-projects-and-tutorials/ 🌸 Embroidery patterns: Shop my Embroidery patterns https://practicalembroidery.eu/shop-embroidery-patterns/ Free embroidery patterns https://practicalembroidery.eu/free-embroidery-patterns/ 📧 Be sure to subscribe for hand embroidery news https://practicalembroidery.eu/sign-up-for-the-newsletter ➰ Oh, and follow me! https://practicalembroidery.eu/ https://www.instagram.com/practicalembroidery/ 🎁 Like my free content? Buy Me a Coffee! https://pages.practicalembroidery.eu/products/tatjanas-tip-jar