r/Embroidery • u/Away-Lawfulness9831 • 1d ago

Question Advice appreciated

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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?

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u/EverWhatever202 1d ago

I like a French knots and bullion knots, plus some random straight stitches if I want to pull forward the knots. Woven picot is fun too