#1 this weekEmbroidery
How to Embroider a Rose (Easy Woven Wheel Stitch)
- Difficulty: Easy
- About 45 min
- 7 steps
Learn how to embroider a woven rose the easy way.
Updated weekly · Week of Oct 12, 2026
Top 5 Embroidery Designs for Beginners (Updated Weekly)
These beginner embroidery designs are the five patterns crafters opened most on Crafting Step by Step this week. Each one uses a handful of simple stitches, with a photo for every step and a video to stitch along with.
#1 this week
Number 2: Embroidery
How to Embroider a Sunflower (Hand Embroidery, Step by Step)
- Difficulty: Easy
- About 50 min
- 6 steps
Learn to hand embroider a sunflower with four basic stitches: outline, satin, lazy daisy, and French knots.
Number 3: Embroidery
How to Embroider a Butterfly (Satin-Stitch Hoop Tutorial)
- Difficulty: Easy
- About 25 min
- 7 steps
Hand-embroider a blue butterfly in a hoop.
Number 4: Embroidery
How to Embroider a Mushroom
- Difficulty: Medium
- About 35 min
- 8 steps
Stitch a red fly agaric toadstool by hand with satin stitch, long and short stitch, and french knot spots.
Number 5: Embroidery
How to Embroider a Lavender Stem (Beginner, 2 Stitches)
- Difficulty: Easy
- About 35 min
- 8 steps
Stitch a botanical lavender stem in two stitches - stem stitch and lazy daisy.
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How this list works: ranked by how many people opened each tutorial in the last 7 days on this site. Refreshed every Monday.
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