Painted embroidery

Adding paint to hand embroidery—or adding embroidered elements to a painting—is a wonderful way to experiment with layering colors and textures, decorating fabric, and delving into the wonderful world of mixed media art. If you have been curious about mixing these beautiful art forms, this overview

Hi all! I'm a fan of cross stitch. I also love creating cross-stitch patterns. Every day some ideas appear in my head and I try to implement them.

Recently I've started to delve into hand embroidery and watercolor. Before starting an embroidery piece, I experimented with watercolor paint on different fabrics, and also tried using watercolor pencils vs watercolor brushes. Here are a few of my learnings…

Beginners Guide to Painting on Linen — The Stitchery

We have incorporated fabric paints into this simple springtime embroidery project, you can use watercolour paint too for the same easy result. Read this blog to see how this mixed media art project is achieved by conbining beautiful embroidery threads and simple paint colours

Have you ever felt like your embroidery needed a little something extra? There are SO many fun ways that you can pair hand embroidery with other media. One very simple way to begin is by using regular Crayola crayons to add a pop of color to your design. Read on to get tips for coloring your embroid