9 Ways To Embroider Leaves Step-by-step Hand Embroidery Tutorial
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9 Ways To Embroider Leaves: Free PDF Pattern + Step-by-step Hand Embroidery Tutorial

Nature around us and the natural world are the biggest sources of inspiration for hand embroidery designs. Botanical embroidery designs – plants, leaves, flowers, greenery, and landscape scenes are the most popular among needlecrafters. If you are planning to embroider botanical designs, you might wonder what the best ways to stitch the leaves of the…

Beginner Embroidery Stitches Cactus sampler
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Beginner Embroidery Stitches + Free Cactus Hand Embroidery Sampler To Learn Basics

Hand embroidery is an ancient craft that grew into a popular modern hobby. It is a fun and relaxing activity that benefits your mental health and a practical skill that lets you create textile art, mend and embellish your garments, or create original home textiles and gifts. Want to learn hand embroidery? This hand embroidery…

How to Improve Your Hand Embroidery Skills - Tips and Exercises
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How to Improve Your Hand Embroidery Skills: Tips and Exercises

Why is embroidery so hard? – I see this question asked a lot in various craft groups and forums. In my opinion, it is not that hard. It just requires time and patience to build up and improve your hand embroidery skills. “Skill is only developed by hours and hours of work.” – Lewis Hamilton…

How to Embroider Stars and Sparkles - 17 stars sampler
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How to Embroider Stars and Sparkles: Hand Embroidery Stitches + Free Sampler Download

Stars and sparkles are traditional needlework motives in modern embroidery. We use them in festive and Christmas embroidery, for mending and embellishing garments, in hoop art, and many other types of surface embroidery. Learn how to embroider stars and you will be able to incorporate these motives in your original embroidered art, add a new…

Hand embroidery for mending. Decorative mending techniques and stitches
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Hand embroidery for mending. Decorative mending techniques and stitches

Hand embroidery for mending In a world increasingly conscious of sustainability and creativity,Hand embroidery decorative mending has emerged as a beautiful solution to prolonging the life of our beloved garments. We no longer need to discard clothes at the first sign of wear and tear; instead, we can embrace the opportunity to transform these imperfections…

Hand Embroidery Basics
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Hand Embroidery Basics: A Beginner’s Guide to Needlework

Hand embroidery is not just a craft, it’s a world of endless possibilities. With just a needle, thread, and fabric, you can transform simple textiles into stunning works of art, decorate your household, or embellish your clothing. The versatility of hand embroidery is what makes it so exciting-you can create anything from intricate floral designs to bold geometric…

nine hand Embroidery stitches for outlines

Hand Embroidery stitches for outlines – from the most simple to decorative ones

From historical tapestries to contemporary fabric designs, the outlines of embroidered pieces set the foundation for stunning visual narratives. In this blog article, I want to showcase a variety of embroidery stitches that are perfect for creating outlines, from the most simple and straightforward to more decorative options. Whether you’re a beginner looking to master…

Long and short stitch for round shapes

Long and Short Stitch for Round Shapes. Learn how to Embroider a Sphere and a Circle

Long and Short stitch for round shapes is a variation of the Long and Short stitch hand embroidery technique, also known as Silk shading or Shading stitch. It is a great embroidery stitch for filling small and vast areas, depicting the petals of flowers, animals, and various three-dimensional objects. The embroidery method is simple—a series…