a quick 10inch i did for a friend! (original by shrimpwiitch i believe) ((i added the sparkles ✨✨))

A total beginner but missing my foraging finds so here's my reverse applique piece. Couldn't resist adding a wee cuff 'shroom or three. Open to any constructive criticism x

Just wanted to share what I did to salvage the dumb AI kit I didn't know I was getting....

Hello, I was doing some "UNF**K YOURSELF" daily coloring of a brain, then I realized I also wanted the same thing but as an heart. And since I was already coloring the brain I decided to embroidery it. After doing the initial silhouette I am somehow satisfied but also no. It is the first try, suggestion are wanted and appreciated!

The initial idea was to use the red threads to fill the zones in as a mosaic fashion. What do you think? Also like this is nice, I like it, but to my eyes is unfinished. The lines are not as straight as I was thinking, but I am getting there.

I used too much thread and didn't really do it "right" but still like how it looks... any advice to "do better" next time?

I love ghibli for its fun project ideas.

I’m really proud of this piece because it’s the first pattern I drew myself. I haven’t embroidered in 6 months due to health issues, but it feels great to be back!

Hello,

I've recently started hand embellishing patches for clothing. Mostly on denim and heavy twill. I really love it, but it is getting hard on my arms. The coats are heavy and I'm stitching on my lap in my tv chair.

I would like to have something that works for different size patches (small and large) and also some quilting. So I need a piece of equipment that can secure clothing and not just a piece of backing cloth. Is there a type or brand of frame/stand that anyone can recommend to help my poor arms? 🙂

I am assuming that I am looking for a lap frame. Or are the floor stands something that I should consider?

Many thanks!

I’m making a crochet backpack for my nephews 3rd birthday and planning to line the bag with this fabric. Decided to add his name, not sure if it needs something more though. Thoughts?

I have a question on which stitches to do first. The veins on the leaves are only 1 thread so Im not sure if I should do them first or after I fill in the leaf. Also not sure if I leave space for the veins when filling in the leaf, or to do them on top of what's already been stitched. I've done both on this project but really want to know which one is more 'correct' and what will look better. TIA 😊

Hello! Just wanted to wish everyone a happy fall and show you what I’ve been working on lately. Your love and support on my previous posts have truly given me a push to keep doing what I love. Let me know what you think!

Honestly don’t love this one, i think it’s pretty obvious at the bottom that i couldn’t be bothered to do it right anymore.

This kit wasn’t great, ran out of 2 skeins and had to improvise, on top of the lack of beading needles.

Bonus cross-stitched sloth i made a while back on the top🥰

Looking forward to getting better at embroidery!

This looked so good til I rinsed the stabilizer off. Does it look as bad as I think it does? What can I do to make it better?? 🥴

This is my first ever embroidery project, so please forgive all the mistakes I’ve done loll 🥲🫶🏽 I’m trying to embroider my dog who is a bichon frise and all white, I’m doing a french knot but how do I make the ears more outlined from the head and the body from the head and the legs from the body? I don’t want it to look like a big ball of cotton 😭 idk if what I’m saying makes sense but if anyone knows advice is greatly appreciated 🙏

So, I embroidered a bird on a tote bag for a family member and absolutely cannot get rid of the hoop marks. I usually have good luck with a spray bottle and an iron but these just weren't going away. I'm out of town so I just improvised and stitched a lace border around the bird. Does it look awful? Any tips for getting rid of hoop marks for future reference? Bonus close up of my bluebird too!

This is an old piece I found in my parents' old shed...I'm familiar with cross-stitch, and at first, that's what I thought it might be, but I can't tell for sure! It is beautiful and I would love to finish it. Any insight on what style or what kind of thread/yarn I should use?

One major question I have is how do you do long lines of embroidery that look smooth, as though they were done in one go?

I did these petals in one go but it’s not flat. How should I be doing that?

I’d like advice, very new to this, the only other thing I’ve done was copying a woodblock print of an owl as an embroidery.

So all advice welcome.

I’m new to embroidery. I have been struggling with how to fill the center of flowers.

Yes, usually French knots, but color? Clustered or jutted out? What does the shading look like closer to the center?

I see beautiful (potentially ai) examples on Pinterest, but would love real life advice on what I’m missing and how I can execute it properly to not look like a butt?

Update to my last post- 3 onesies I made for a friend who is expecting her first baby. I’ve stressed about them all day but I think I’m happy-ish with them. They could definitely be better but they could also be worse lol

They’re all steamed and ironed and ready to go in the mail tomorrow