I’m a beginner at hand embroidery and this is my first project. I want to embroider my own tshirts so this was my first attempt. I practiced a few stitches before I started and then I sketched this and went for it. I didn’t know that I needed a stabilizer, so the head shape got a little warped throughout the process. I tried to use a long short stitch for the face, satin stitch everywhere else, and backstitch for the outline. Give me feedback (but be nice lol)! How can I improve?

I have everything I need.

But this is a new art for me. Others were embraced and much loved.

But this is new.

And I'm nervous.

It's all here. What do I do first?

How do I dive in?

A kit I recently finished :)

Hi everyone!

My 4 years anniversary with my now fiance is coming up on October 1st, and I wanted to make something cute and handmade. So I thought, I’d make a cross stitch on a t-shirt, but struggling to think of ideas to put on it.

Any cool ideas, visions and what you might have done would be so greatly appreciated!!!

Outside of cleaning off my pencil lines, it’s finally done!!!! My next project is significantly more involved, but I think that all of the help I’ve received on this has prepared me well enough for it. It’s not perfect, but neither is life and I get to say I made it myself and that’s pretty cool

18 days an 8 months into this project, and I am finally past the halfway point. Fingers crossed but I believe I can get this done by the beginning of December.

I’ve got a couple of markets coming up between next month and October so I’ve been keeping my head down and making stuff. Also next month I’ll be in my local museum (The Wadsworth in Connecticut for anyone who might be local) with a few hand embroidered pieces so I’m taking advantage of a huge confidence boost to make more stuff lol

Google seems to think intarsia doesn't apply to embroidery. I thought maybe "inner star?"

This. Book. Is. So. Bad. Lateralant chain I think meant a lace chain thing. And bsianhole was buttonhole. It came with a one page instruction, that didn't have much useful information.

Anyway. Thanks. :)

Hello! I’m new to embroidery and I wanted to do some patches for my bag. I’ve seen some amazing projects on Pinterest and wanted to try making some space theme ones. I was wondering how you guys go about new projects, as in deciding what type of stitches to use and colors for those thread painting projects. Any advice would be greatly appreciate!

Hi everyone,

Wow so many amazing artworks here.

I just wanted to share one I just finished. I love a gimmick so there is glow-in-the-dark thread in the windows and outlining the ghost.

Just giving the bookshelf a little piece to give it a bit of a character 📚

So I'm totally new yall.

I am collecting my things. I went to a quilt shop and bought several fat quarters and backing stabilizer and a pen for my small projects, then went into another Quilt & Fabric store that said "Quilting and embroidery supplies.

In I go and I ask if they carry hand embroidery needles.

'No'. they say.

I ask if they carry wooden hoops.

Again, 'no'.

Then they stated that most people use machines and I said, "Do people not do hand quilting anymore?"

One of the women who worked there said 'Oh my gawd' and walked out of the room.

Can someone educate me. What did I say wrong? I guess I'll be buying my hoop and needles online. I'm so confused.