embroidery

I mentioned about a week ago that I have been working on some embroidery. Very, very cute embroidery. 

I got the patterns from this book: 

This is a great beginners book, full of simple designs and photos. It also comes with a cd so you can resize and print the images over and over again. 

Want to start embroidering? 

Here are the basic supplies you will need:

• Embroidery thread
• Needle
• Fabric
• Embroidery hoop
• Image transfers or something to transfer images with

 

 I cannot justify giving you my own tutorial on embroidery work, especially considering I learned everything from someone else's tutorials or videos. I am not a cheater so I won't take someone else's answers :)

I do have some tips and helpful websites for you: 

• YouTube. Use it. Search any stitch or any little embroidery related thing and you will find major help. I know I did. 
• Sublime Stitching. There are great ideas, step by step guides, and lots of tools and patterns for sale. Awesome resource. 
• Don't stress if it doesn't look perfect. I noticed my stitch quality improving very quickly, so if you aren't perfect at first, just go with it. You'll get it.
• I used a really sturdy material because I didn't want to use fabric stabilizer. Most books and tutorials recommend a stabilizer, but with a sturdy enough fabric and an embroidery hoop you can get by without it. 
• For transferring images: I just use a water soluble marking pen from Hobby Lobby to trace an image directly onto the fabric.

 

I hung my finished embroidery in our bathroom. Cute, but it doesn't scream "Crazy crafty person lives here!" Or maybe it does. Whatevs.

Personally, I enjoy a tiny embroidered mermaid in my bathroom. 

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