Star Stitch, sometimes called Twinkle Sewing, is a simple embroidery stitch made with basic straight stitch. It is perfect for adding a little detail around and around your embroidery. There are a few ways to do this type of stitching, and the images here and the examples below show you how.
You can create a star with a few straight stitches that all share a common point in the middle and then radiate, like the islet stitch or the spider web stitch. The version you see here is similar to a set of cross stitches instead.
Forming the Stitch
To create a 8-point star stitch, come up through the fabric (point 1) and back down a little below the vertical stitch (point 2).
Bring the center back to the left side of the first stitch (point 3) with the fabric to the right of the first stitch (point 4), forming a straight cross stitch.
Return between points 2 and 4, and then go down between points 1 and 3, and again take the needle back between points 2 and 3 and finish the star and go down between points 1 and 4.
This is just the primary way to do it though, so try to work it out with different points and stitch lengths. Read on for examples and tips.
Variations and Tips
The 8-point star stitch looks a lot like a smoldering cross stitch, and the material itself gives you a structure to achieve even stitches when working on fabric. When it comes to surface embroidery, you have a lot of flexibility in how this stitch works.
For example, instead of keeping all straight stitches the same length, make them a little longer or shorter. One of the examples in the photo shows a long vertical stitch with short stitches on the top, giving the tail a bit of a tail.
You can make the vertical and horizontal stitches longer and the diagonal stitches shorter. These small adjustments significantly change the appearance of the stars.
Instead of working four stitches directly, use only three stitches to create a 6-point stitch. Following this same idea, try to make stitches with more points.
When adding more straight stitches, a smaller star can start to look overly crowded and less like a star. Sometimes you want it to look, but when you want to see these points, use a less strand of embroidery floss, or make the stitch bigger.
If you have sewing large stars, you will find that the center is slightly loose or prone to stripping. It is shown as a point-top wire in the image, fix it with a small tilting stitch in the center.
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