Practical Embroidery Newsletter 2

Practical Embroidery – December Overview 🎄🎀🎁🧵

DECEMBER UPDATE Hi, Reader, I hope you had wonderful Christmas celebrations! As we close another month, I want to share a summary of articles, guides, and tutorials on the Practical Embroidery blog and YouTube channel in December. Ready to Explore? Monogrammed Velvet Ribbon Bow DIY Hand Embroidered Ribbon for Holiday Decor Read Now How to Organize Embroidery Needles Needle Organization Tips and Storage Ideas Read Now How To Embroider Christmas Tree: 5 Simple Methods + Free PDF Pattern Cross…

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Stitch Your Way into the New Year! 🧵✨

Welcome 2025 with Embroidery Goals That Spark Joy! Hi, Reader, There are few days left to Christmas. Time to relax and celebrate! Then, as the holiday glow fades and we step into the fresh promise of a new year, it’s the perfect time to think about the projects and dreams that bring us joy. Whether you’re looking to try a new technique, finish a long-lingering project, or dedicate more time to your craft, let’s make 2025 the year of stitching success! Here are some ideas and resources to get…

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Last-Minute Christmas Embroidery 🎄🎁⏰

Quick DIYs for last-minute embroidery Hi, Reader, There are only 10 days left till Christmas✨ 🎁 I’m sure your home is beautifully decorated, gifts are packed and ready, and you are not panicking. 🎀 In case you need something extra to craft to decorate the table set up or make a last-minute gift, these quick DIYs might be just right for you: Monogrammed Velvet Ribbon Bow DIY Hand Embroidered Ribbon for Holiday Decor Read Now How To Embroider Christmas Tree 5 Simple Methods + Free PDF Pattern…

How to embroider Christmas tree 5 ways

How To Embroider Christmas Tree: 5 Simple Methods + Free PDF Pattern

In this DIY tutorial, I demonstrate 5 methods of how to embroider Christmas tree. A Christmas tree adorned for the holidays is a traditional symbol of joy and holiday cheer. It is common to add this festive image to holiday greeting cards, stockings, sweaters, or kitchen textiles. These five hand-embroidered Christmas trees are fun to…

Monogrammed velvet ribbon bow DIY tutorial

Monogrammed Velvet Ribbon Bow DIY: Hand Embroidered Ribbon for Holiday Decor

Looking for ideas to make your holiday dinner table elegant yet unforgettable? Need fresh ideas to decorate for Christmas? Looking for innovative gift-wrapping inspiration? Make monogrammed velvet ribbon bows and use them for your holiday decor! According to The Spruce, “Velvet bows are the Christmas tree decoration of the year,” so why not DIY them…

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Practical Embroidery – November Update 🧵📍✂🍂🦃❄

NOVEMBER OVERVIEW Hi, Reader, If you live in the U.S. and celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday, I hope you had a wonderful time! As usual, on the last Friday of the month, I wrote an overview of articles, guides, and video tutorials that landed on the Practical Embroidery blog and YouTube channel in November. Ready to Explore? On-Trend Christmas Embroidery Embroidery and Holiday Decor Ideas for 2024 Read Now How to Embroider Stars and Sparkles Hand Embroidery Stitches + Free Sampler Download…

On-Trend Christmas Embroidery Designs 2024
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On-Trend Christmas Embroidery Designs and Holiday Decor Ideas for 2024

As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to take a look at festive décor trends that evolve and change each year, reflecting fresh ideas in color palettes, textures, and themes. Unsurprisingly, holiday decor trends also influence trending Christmas embroidery designs and patterns. This year, the spotlight is on merging timeless holiday traditions with bold, modern…

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…

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Planning hand embroidered Christmas gifts 🎁📃

Planning Christmas gifts Hi, Reader, How are you? I feel slightly overwhelmed by Black Friday offers, ads, and emails. There’s so much pressure to buy everything and anything like there’s no tomorrow! Instead of asking you to buy anything, I want to encourage you to make things with your hands! Time is precious, so plan your gifts ahead. Download my free Christmas gift-making planner > (Christmas gift making planner.pdf) and start brainstorming the gifts you could embroider this year! Read…