10 Easy Embroidery Stitches to Embellish Your Projects
Hand embroidery is so relaxing, and small projects can go anywhere with you. There are a gazillion stitches out there. (Sometimes we invent our own if we embrace little slips...
Hand Embroidery
With the exploding popularity of embroidery patterns, it’s a good thing that hand embroidery is so easy to learn. You can get started with just a few embroidery stitches – some embroidery artists create stunning work specializing in just one or two stitches! Whether you prefer traditional patterns like flower embroidery or like to stitch on the edge with modern pattern designers, Create Whimsy has the inspiration and the how-to instructions to help.
Hand Embroidery Basics
Best Threads for Hand Embroidery: Floss and Thread Guide
Changing up the stitches is certainly a big element in making your hand embroidery as creative as it can be, but what you choose to stitch with adds yet another...
Best Tools for Hand Embroidery
I love to stitch, and I’ve found that I enjoy the experience much more when I have my favorite tools close at hand. Hand embroidery doesn’t require a lot of...
Flower Embroidery Inspiration
Spotlight: Jenny Clouston, Crazy Quilter
Jenny Clouston is happiest and most content when she is stitching by hand: crazy quilting, flower embroidery or English Paper Piecing. In embracing the process, she feeds her creativity and...
Spotlight: Christen Brown, Fiber Artist
With a needle in her hand since the age of 7, Christen Brown creates lush embroidered and beaded pieces to wear and admire. Generous with her knowledge, she shares her...
Spotlight: Jessica Long, Embroidery Artist
Like so many others, Jessica Long loved art as a child, but was steered in a more "practical" direction for a career. When she found herself in an area with...
Botanical Embroidery Inspiration
Spotlight: Alexis Acevedo, Embroidery Artist
Alexis Acevedo was studying fashion design when the needlepoint bug that had bitten her in childhood came buzzing back with the infinite design possibilities of color and texture she could...
Spotlight: Rose Andreeva, Embroidery Artist
Capturing the natural world with impeccable detail, embroidery artist Rose Andreeva honors both her subject and her art with stunning realism. Her expressive stitches rise from the background, almost convincing...
Spotlight: Hannah Streefkerk, Textile Artist
Working in concert with her surroundings and reflecting her passion for global warming and environmental issues, Hannah Streefkerk uses crochet and embroidery to create unique textile installations. Starting with the...
Bee and Butterfly Embroidery
Spotlight, Michele Pollock, Paper and Stitch Artist
Keeping her mind and heart open to the creative possibilities during life's challenges keeps artist Michele Pollock on the hunt for new ways to express herself. When a neurological disorder...
Spotlight: Rosemary Drysdale, Embroidery Artist
Rosemary Drysdale can't imagine her life without stitch. It's in her genes. Her British mother and grandfather are from a long line of tailors; her Scottish grandparents, and generations before...
Spotlight: Catherine Redford, Fiber Artist
With a love for stitching happy things, fiber art by Catherine Redford is sure to keep you smiling. She does a bit of everything: embroidery, appliqué, crazy quilting, modern quilting,...
More Hand Embroidery
Spotlight: Susie Johns, Artist, Writer and Editor
Susie Johns started her career in publishing. She writes about two books a year, with projects and instructions for a variety of art and craft techniques. How did you find…
Spotlight: Hilary Leslie, Embroidery Artist
Hilary Leslie has spent most of her life drawing and illustrating. She picked up some embroidery supplies at a yard sale thinking it might be interesting to learn how to…
How to Whipstitch, Beginners Hand Sewing Tutorial
The whipstitch is a hand-sewing stitch that is used for English Paper piecing and to join fabrics for appliqué and closing openings, like sewing the opening to a stuffed animal.…
Spotlight: Kieren Dutcher, Teaching Artist and Illustrator
Kieren Dutcher grew up in a creative home and was encouraged to be a maker. From an early age, she learned how to sew, knit, and embroider from her mom…
Spotlight: Melissa Galbraith, Fiber Artist
Melissa Galbraith grew up in a creative home and began stitching at a young age. She turned her hobby into a small business and now teaches people how to embroider,…
Spotlight: Marie Danger Kare, Maker and Writer
Marie Danger Kare creates mixed-media collage using found papers, photographs, and textiles which she hand-embroiders using yarns she hand-spins on supported spindles. She also makes her own recycled paper and…
DIY Sugar Cookie Felt Christmas Tree Ornaments
These sugar cookies are calorie-free and fun to make! Use your Christmas cookie cutters to trace the shape onto white felt and use beads and other embellishments instead of sugar…
Spotlight: Sophia Isabella Brown, Screen Printing and Embroidery Artist
Sophia Isabella Brown grew up in a creative home. She paints, illustrates, and embroiders her designs while exploring shapes and patterns looking for places to add a face. How did…