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...
Embroidery
Embroidery, whether by hand or machine, is gaining popularity as a fiber arts technique that anyone can do. Some folks prefer to follow a pattern for tried and true embroidery designs. Others will take their embroidery stitches in brand new directions to create original art. And stitches can look very different depending on your choice of embroidery thread – color, weight, twist and fiber all add unique elements that make your work unique.
Beginners will find patterns and tutorials to learn everything from French Knots to Lazy Daisies. Experienced stitchers will find inspiration and resources while exploring the creations of working embroidery artists. So, let’s start stitching!
Embroidery Basics
10 Easy Embroidery Stitches to Embellish Your Projects
Hand embroidery is so relaxing, and small projects can go anywhere with you. We've got our favorite 10 easy embroidery stitches to embellish your projects. There are a gazillion stitches out...
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...
Embroidery Artists and Inspiration
Spotlight: Michelle Kingdom, Embroidery Artist
With a strong sense of narrative, Michelle Kingdom embraces embroidery as an art form that has long been sidelined as "women's work". With lines of stitching, she creates textural drawings...
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: Shirley Hudson, Designer
While her first embroidery project at age 10 presented challenges, Shirley Hudson is glad she persisted. She has made a career out of stitch, and her work designing patterns doesn't...
Sashiko Embroidery
Beginner’s Guide to Sashiko Supplies
Whether a student of historical Japanese Sashiko or a Modern Creative just looking for an easy, enjoyable slow stitching project, Sashiko might be “it”. All you need are simple sashiko...
How to Sashiko Stitch: A Step-by-Step Guide
Sometimes I want to get a project done really fast, but lately I have picked up a hand stitching project when I want to unwind. The slow, meditative process of...
How to Make Sashiko Ornaments
Making Sashiko ornaments is a great way to see what the slow-stitch movement is all about. It's slow stitch, to be sure, but the projects are so small you can...
More Embroidery
Spotlight: Radhika Vyas, Embroidery Artist
Radhika Vyas has stitched her way through life’s ups and downs. Her love for embroidery began in childhood, paused for years, and then returned as a form of meditation and…
Spotlight: Claire Voelkel-Sedlmeir, Fiber Artist
Every scrap of fabric has a story to tell, and Claire Voelkel-Sedlmeir is a patient listener. Through her quilts, she transforms everyday materials and sentimental keepsakes into art that carries…
Spotlight: Olga Prinku, Dried Flower Embroidery Artist
Olga Prinku turns nature into art. Curiosity and experimentation led her to develop a new art form. Her delicate dried-flower embroideries on tulle celebrate the quiet beauty of twigs, seed…
Spotlight: Nichole Vogelsinger, Boho Embroidery Artist
Nichole Vogelsinger has never met a fabric she didn’t want to stitch, bead, or layer with color and texture. What started as a few cross stitches with her mom has…
Spotlight: Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, Embroidery Artist
Surrounded by creativity from an early age, Maggy Hiltner grew up in a family where making things was just a way of life. Today, she transforms vintage textiles and discarded…
Spotlight: Julie B. Booth, Textile Artist
Julie B. Booth layers stitches, textures, and found objects into art that reflects both nature and healing. She creates playful textures and river-inspired designs using beads and a variety of…
Spotlight: Laura McGarrity, Embroiderer and Fiber Artist
Laura McGarrity found her creative voice through embroidery, where she could finally "draw" with needle and thread. From detailed animals to everyday inspirations, her work celebrates nature, curiosity, and the…
Spotlight: Jessica Devin, Embroidery Artist
Jessica Devin’s embroidery journey began with a Christmas stocking and quickly grew into a lifelong passion for needle painting and silk shading. Inspired by nature and traditions from both East…