Chicken scratch patterns

Chicken scratch embroidery is a unique and charming needlework technique that has been around for centuries. This form of embroidery is believed to have originated in America during the early days …

Muddlepud has created some chicken scratch designs, and she’s giving them away! She says, “I’ve decided to encourage others in Blogland to craft so that I might live vicariously t…

Instructions for doing Chicken Scratch Embroidery on gingham fabric

Just a little house keeping here, so that you can easily find information on chicken scratch / embroidery on gingham here on Needle 'n Thread when you're looking for it! This index will include all articles on Chicken Scratch, including patterns, tutorials, and other information on the technique.

Posts about chicken scratch (round/reg.) written by Elizabeth

Years ago I bought some Gingham fabric with hearts. I'm not sure what I wanted to make, but now was the time to use it for the first challenge of Stitch Explorer. I started on a 12 inch square with 2 threads of white DMC. I used this tutorial. Then I did the same with red DMC. I tried some cross stitches and made a woven square without the running stitches. The next one I tried was double cross stitch. I laced them diagonal. The second diagonal was woven into the first one. On the left I…

This cross stitched quilting on gingham checkered fabric creates a beautiful lacy appearance. This guide is about making a chicken scratch quilt.

This lesson will illustrate how to do, probably, the most common pattern in chicken scratch : the heart. It is advised to go through the thread-fabric-and-stitch section of the chicken scratch page before beginning this lesson. It will help you...

Chicken Scratch food is a mixture of seeds that chickens eat – much like bird food, only cheaper. Usual ingredients found in chicken scratch are cracked