Handbook of Stitches

Every week, 52 weeks long, a tutorial video (in Dutch) has been posted to YouTube with the instructions for one stitch.
If you follow along you can learn a new stitch each week. You can practice the stitch and make a record of it in your very own "encyclopedia" of stitches.
If you go to settings on YouTube, you can get subtitles in your language, translating the spoken instructions.

Tammy has called this collection of different stitches Tammy's Handbook of Stitches.

Do you need help with the stitches or do you want to perfect the stitch, contact Tammy for a class or workshop near to you.

If you need the materials to work your stitches with you can also contact Tammy (use the menu to go to the "Contact Us" page on this website).


These are the stitches that are published, including a link to the YouTube video:

week 1 - the running stitch, de rijgsteek (check it out here)

week 2 - the double running stitch (Holbein), de dubbele rijgsteek (Holbein steek) (check it out here)

week 3 - the back stitch, de stiksteek (check it out here)

week 4 - the stem stitch, de steelsteek (check it out here)

week 5 - the split stitch, de gespleten steek (check it out here)

week 6 - the sheaf stitch, de schovensteek (check it out here)

week 7 - the algerian stitch, de stersteek (check it out here)

week 8 - the ribbed web stitch, de spinnensteek (check it out here)

week 9 - the arrow head stitch, de pijlsteek (check it out here)

week 10 - the fern stitch, de varensteek (check it out here)

week 11 - couching, de cordonsteek (check it out here)

week 12 - cross stitch, de kruissteek (check it out here)

week 13 - double cross, de koninginnesteek (check it out here)

week 14 - the rice stitch, de rijststeek (check it out here)

week 15 - the flanel stitch, de flanelsteek (check it out here)

week 16 - the chevron stitch, de chevronsteek (check it out here)

week 17 - the Rhodes stitch, de Rhodossteek (check it out here)

week 18 - the fly stitch, de vliegensteek (check it out here)

week 19 - the Queen stitch, de Rococcosteek (check it out here)

week 20 - the Montenegrin cross, de Montenegrijnse steek (check it out here)

week 21 - the double Cushion stitch, de gekruiste kussensteek (check it out here)

week 22 - the leaf stitch, de bladsteek (check it out here)

week 23 - the long armed cross, de vlechtsteek (check it out here)

week 24 - the "farmers shirt stitch", de boerenhemdensteek (check it out here)

week 25 - the basket stitch, de mandensteek (check it out here)

week 26 - the ermine stitch, de hermelijnsteek (check it out here)

week 27 - the waffle stitch, de wafelsteek (check it out here)

week 28 - the woven cross, de gevlochten kruissteek (check it out here)

Bonus video 2 (check it out here)

week 29 - the barrier stitch, de Bosnische steek (check it out here)

week 30 - the ribbed wheel, de geribde spin (check it out here)

week 31 - the chain stitch, de kettingsteek (check it out here)

week 32 - the buttonhole stitch,de festonsteek (check it out here)

week 33 - the feather stitch, de taksteek (check it out here)

week 34 - the wheatear stitch, de korenaarsteek (check it out here)

week 35 - the coral stitch, de koraalsteek (check it out here)

week 36 - the Palestrina stitch, de parelsteek (check it out here)

week 37 - the scroll stitch, de krulsteek (check it out here)

week 38 - the loop stitch, de lussteek (check it out here)

week 39 - the Cretan stitch, de Kretasteek (check it out here)

week 40 - the Pekinese stitch, de Pekinesesteek (check it out here)

week 41 - the crown stitch, de kroonsteek  (check it out here)

week 42 - the Sorbello stitch, de Sorbello steek (check it out here)

week 43 - the French knot, de Franse knoop (check it out here)

week 44 - the bullion knot, staafknoopje (check it out here)

week 45 - the Palestrina knot, de Palestrina knoop (check it out here)

week 46 - the van Dyke stitch, de van Dijck steek (check it out here)

week 47 - the old fashioned hem stitch, de zoomsteek (check it out here)

week 48 - the coral knot, de koraalknoop (check it out here)

week 49 - the ladder stitch, de laddersteek (check it out here)

week 50 - the stain stitch, de platsteek (check it out here)

week 51 - the four sided stitch, de hokjessteek (check it out here)

week 52 - Bargello, de Gobelin steek (check it out here)

Bonus video 3 (check it out here)

The stitches will be presented in 5 parts:

• Straight stitches
• Crossed stitches
• Looped stitches
• Knotted stitches
• Satin stitches

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