Embroidery on shoes patterns

The perfect upgrade for last year’s sneaks.

DIY Embroidered Shoes: Techniques, Designs, and Downloadable Templates to Personalize Your Footwear (Landauer) 13 Patterns for Embroidering Canvas Shoes or Espadrilles, a Stitch Dictionary, and More A beginner-friendly to advanced embroidery primer, DIY Embroidered Shoes includes an extensive stitch dictionary, instructions for successfully embroidering on footwear, and vibrant ideas for turning ordinary canvas shoes or espadrilles into personalized, eye-catching embroidered shoes.

Use this fun and simple tutorial to revive your old kicks! These DIY floral canvas shoes are created using iron-on transfers.

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