Large hand embroidery projects

Embroidery as a craft has flourished everywhere across the world. Whether it’s stunning artwork or cheeky cross-stitch on clothing and home goods, it’s always been an important part of our material culture. However, today, some people think of needlework as a dying art that is unsuited for our hectic lives. Well, this is not entirely true and there’s an online community that proves it.

Usually, when you open a book on hand embroidery, the first thing you see is the "theory" part: how to choose fabric, needle, and thread. Naturally, it is very important! But as for me... I think if you want to start hand embroidering the first thing you need to learn is how to start your thread and get going. Because you can get quite a good grasp on which fabric and needles are better already in the process. That's why I prefer starting with practice and polishing my experience and…

Celebrate National Embroidery Month. Learn hand embroidery with these 29 stitching tutorials from MCreativeJ.

Brick Stitch This is one of the simplest ways to fill a space. Brick stitch is done by stitching staggered lines of back stitch side by side. So once you know your back stitch you're good to go! Similarly, many line stitches (stem, chain, split) can be placed side by side to fill a space.Satin Stitch Another simple but very effective way to fill a small area. Long straight stitches are laid side by side to give a cohesive block of colour. The fewer threads used here the better, as they lie…

These are the most common beginner mistakes in hand embroidery. Avoid these mistakes if you want to excel at the art of hand embroidery.

Do you ever second guess your embroidery finishes, after you finished them with (what you thought was) satisfaction? This happens to me frequently, and I think it’s mostly because I take photos of my embroidery projects to share with you. Sometimes, it’s not until I start going through photos that I see things I don’t ...

I continue to work on the large piece of embroidery I shared back in 2013. It goes on most trips with me. I work in the airport... ...on airplanes... ...at the beach... ...at my Mom's house... ...on the train... ...on the ferry... ...and I swear to you, sometimes in my sleep! I'm currently working back into the face. I've become a better embroider-er over time and there's stuff in there that I want to fix and update. In any case, here's a peek at the current state of things: Thanks for…

Here's 5 embroidery projects to get started with hand embroidery. At Mindful Mantra Embroidery, we believe that everyone is creative in some way, and can embroider if they want to! Learn embroidery with our beginner friendly embroidery patterns

Needlework is an impressive enough technical skill, but pair it with some top-notch creativity and you end up with embroidery projects that are truly next level. This online group is dedicated to helping beginners and showcasing the top talent out there.

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