I tried my best to explain this tutorial for long and short stitch on strawberry design. I think pictures themselves are more explanatory. This method of long and short stitch looks good when worked with single colour.
Transfer the design on to the fabric. here I have transferred the design by chapa method. I have chosen red and green colour for the strawberry and its leaf respectively. And pony's number 8 darner needle is chosen.
after deciding the stitch direction roughly draw lines on the design
start stitching from left side of the design. Bring up the needle at point A. Keeping the thread towards your left, pass the needle anywhere along the vertical line you have drawn and bring up at B' Each time the stitch direction should be followed.
then pass the needle at point C and bring up the needle beside but little above the point A ie at the point D keeping the working thread towards your right.
Now pass the thread beside but little above or below the point B and bring up on the design.
When you pass the needle at the lower part of the design your working thread should be towards your right where as when you bring up the needle at the upper point of the design your working thread should be towards your left. By stitching so the thread overlap on previous stitch and stitch sits neat.
Repeat stitching like this.
WHen the design go broader you have 2 stitch 2 steps of long and short.
Each time while stitching push the stitches sideways and insert the needle so that it will give more room for stitching. The stitches will be tightly packed.
fill the gaps with straight stitches.
leaves are stitched in different direction of long and short stitch
stitch few daisy stitch here and there on long and short stitch
Back of the long and short
completed long and short stitch.
completed long and short stitch.
