How to Do Lazy Daisy Stitch: Easy Step-by-Step Embroidery Guide
A quick, looped stitch that’s perfect for petals, leaves and delicate decorative shapes.
What Is Lazy Daisy Stitch?
Lazy daisy stitch is a simple embroidery technique used to create small petal-like loops. It’s really just a single detached chain stitch that’s anchored in place with a tiny straight stitch at the top of the loop.
This stitch is ideal for floral designs—use it to stitch petals, leaves, seed shapes, or even tiny hearts. It's light, pretty, and super beginner-friendly once you get the hang of forming neat, even loops.
If you're looking for a fast, decorative way to fill out your stitched florals or add scattered motifs, lazy daisy is a great stitch to try.
How to Do Lazy Daisy Stitch (Step-by-Step)
- Step 1: Bring your needle up at your starting point and insert it back down into the same hole, leaving a loop of thread on the surface.
- Step 2: Bring the needle up just outside the loop, catching the loop underneath the needle to form a petal shape.
- Step 3: Pull the thread gently to form the loop, then anchor it in place with a tiny straight stitch over the top of the loop.
Hope you’ve enjoyed learning this stitch.
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Tips for Lovely Lazy Daisies
- Try to keep each loop roughly the same size if you're creating a flower shape.
- Anchor your loops with a small straight stitch right at the tip to hold them in place.
- This stitch works beautifully for daisies, hearts, seed pods and scattered petal shapes.
