To learn how to stitch a velvet stitch, you will need
- a small piece of Aida fabric,
- a tapestry needle,
- several strands of embroidery floss,
- a hoop and
- scissors to cut the floss.
Begin the velvet stitch using a waste knot. Start the velvet stitch with a loop. Bring the threaded needle up at point A, indicated by the red dot in figure 1. Make a loop and insert the needle at point B, indicated by the blue dot. Use your thumbnail to hold the loop or use a pin to keep the loop from being pulled straight as you stitch. The size of the loop is up to you. I use the squares of Aida as a guide to keep my loops consistent. I generally make my loops 2-3 squares long.
Note: Although the velvet stitch in this diagram is stitched over more than one square of Aida fabric, a velvet stitch may be stitched over one or more fabric squares, just like a cross stitch.
