Stitchers love to stitch, and they love to receive handmade gifts. We have put together an embroidery gift guide with projects, tools and supplies that are good for the embroiderers in your life, or projects you can embroider yourself and give as gifts! From kits to patterns to threads to books to finished gifts, let our favorites inspire you to make a handmade holiday.
You can never go wrong with gifting some new embroidery threads, some new sharp needles or a new pair of embroidery scissors – an embroiderer can never have enough!
Consider some specialty threads like metallic or a nice variegated thread. Pick a color they love, or a color they don’t include in their work very often. Sometimes it is that different color thread that makes a piece sing when it is done!
As for needles, yes, they can go dull. There is nothing like starting to stitch a new project with a new sharp needle. And, make sure they have the right needle for the projects. There are different needs for different use cases. My favorite ‘go-to’ embroidery needle is a crewel embroidery needle. It has a nice larger eye than a traditional embroidery needle so it is easier to thread, especially when I’m working with Perle cottons.
One more essential that needs to be included in an embroidery gift guide is a good light!
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Embroidery Gift Guide
We've rounded up some of our favorite embroidery gift ideas -- whether you embroider the projects yourself to give as gifts, or give a little joy to the favorite embroiderers in your life. From kits, patterns and supplies -- you have all of the great ideas to make it a great gift!
Featured Products
Some of our favorite products, by some of our favorite embroidery artists and designers on Create Whimsy.
Scented Christmas Bowlies pattern by Kathy Schmitz
Hand embroider these 8 petite pillows to fill your Christmas basket! Add cloves to the filling to spice up your room too. The pillows vary in size from 4 3/4” x 6” to 5” x 8”.
Read Kathy's interview on Create Whimsy
Browse through more embroidery patterns and supplies on Kathy's website
Small Art Quilts for Sale
Visit this unique village of tiny homes nestled in a grove of large flowers. Laura’s original art quilts reflect her sense of fun and whimsy. Tiny Homes #3 is an improvisational design created with cotton fabrics and hand embroidered with her hand-dyed threads.
Price is $250
Doodle Stitching: One Hour Embroidery Book by Aimee Ray
Doodle Stitching: One-Hour Embroidery was created with busy people in mind. This book will show you that you truly can make something wonderful in just an hour! Whether you are a beginner or seasoned stitcher, you will love the fun, quick and easy designs in this book. It contains over 135 cute motifs to embroider; mix and match them with 18 simple projects that you can complete in right around an hour.
Read our interview with Aimee on Create Whimsy
Browse through more embroidery inspiration and projects in Aimee's store
Deck The Boughs Embroidered Ornaments by Kathy Schmitz
Full color stitching directions and complete assembly directions make stitching these 12 ornaments fun. Each ornament measures about 2” across. Add them to a Christmas tree or wreath!
Read Kathy's interview on Create Whimsy
Browse through more great embroidery patterns and supplies by Kathy
Stitch Sampler Beginner Embroidery Design Printed DIY Sampler by Aimee Ray
You will love learning 14 basic embroidery stitches as you embroider this colorful printed stitch sampler! When you're done, you'll have a beautiful and handy stitch reference to display. Perfect for beginners and experienced stitchers alike, it is available in a full kit with all supplies, or choose just the fabric sampler and instructions.
Read our interview with Aimee on Create Whimsy
Browse through more embroidery inspiration and projects in Aimee's store
Wanderlust Embroidery Kit by Alexis Acevedo
Hand stitch our best-selling Wanderlust embroidery while traveling or dreaming of your next adventure! This popular kit comes with everything you need to complete your modern embroidery. Detailed instructions and links to video stitch tutorials make this kit perfect for beginners and experienced stitchers alike.
Read our interview with Alexis on Create Whimsy
Browse through more embroidery kits and patterns by Alexis
Hand Dyed Thread Samplers in two color ways by Laura Wasilowski
Thread Sampler Intense
A sampler of hand-dyed size 8 pearl cotton threads in intense colors includes: Butter, Oranges, Red Hots, Bordeaux, Wisteria, Aquamarine, Lime Frappe, and Rainbow Rich. Use Laura's richly dyed threads for all your needle arts like hand embroidery, quilting, sashiko, wool applique, cross-stitch, and needlepoint.
Thread Sampler Pastel
A sampler of hand-dyed size 8 pearl cotton threads in pastel colors includes: Lemons, Nasturtium, Petunias, Prinky Phlox, Japanese Iris, Ocean, Sprouts, and Rainbow Medium. Use Laura's richly dyed threads for all your needle arts like hand embroidery, quilting, sashiko, wool applique, cross-stitch, and needlepoint.
Read more about Laura on her interview on Create Whimsy
Browse through more embroidery projects and supplies on Laura's website
Into The Woods Embroidery Kit by Alexis Acevedo
Get lost in the woods while stitching our best-selling tree filled embroidery! This diy kit comes with everything you need to complete your modern embroidery. Detailed instructions and links to video stitch tutorials make this kit perfect for beginners and experienced stitchers alike.
Read our interview with Alexis on Create Whimsy
Shop more of Alexis' great kits and patterns
Great Gift Ideas for Embroiderers
These are some of our favorite gifts the hand stitcher or embroiderer in your life will enjoy. Maybe they will make something wonderful for you!
Brightech LightView Pro 6 Wheel Rolling Base Magnifying Floor Lamp
Hands down my favorite light. There are different brightness levels. Lift up the top and use the magnifier for close up work. The heavy rolling base makes it very sturdy and easy to move around the studio. The stitcher in your life will thank you for this!
Adjustable Embroidery Seat Frame Stand
Wish you had a third hand? With this embroidery stand it is like you do! This embroidery stand has three joints, making it very flexible and easy to change into any position. It can be used on table top or by sitting on the base. Keep your hands free so you can stitch easily from either side.
Premium Beech Wood Gold Clasp Embroidery Hoop 10"
Every embroidery maker would love a high quality hoop for their projects. This high quality wooden hoop is make from close-grain beech with smooth radius edges. The clasp is designed to make it easy to adjust the tension for any fabric.
Clover Needle Threader
Challenged with threading embroidery needles? This is the tool for you - or give it to the stitcher in your life! Using this makes threading all kinds of needles with all kinds of threads super easy.
Gift ideas that you can embroider yourself, or give to your favorite stitcher!
Great ideas for small projects you can embroider and stitch for gift giving, or give to the stitcher in your life to help keep them inspired and organized -- in a pretty way!
How to Make Embroidered and Beaded Wool Coffee Cozies
Free step-by-step instructions on how to make your own embroidered and beaded wool coffee cozies for all of the warm beverage lovers in your life!
Give the gift of embroidery
Great ideas for hand embroidered gifts for the special people in your life.
Daisy Mandala Hand Embroidery Hoop Art PDF Pattern Hand
Pick your own thread colors or use the ones we've suggested in this easy stitched Daisy Mandala Hoop Art.
Circle Game Embroidery Hoop Art Hand Embroidery Pattern
Round and round she goes! This hoop art embroidery becomes meditative to stitch. Use the colors we suggest or pick your own!
Sashiko Ornaments
Hand stitch these sashiko ornaments for your special tree. PDF pattern comes with stitch pattern, tips for transferring the pattern to your fabric and basics of sashiko stitching.
Favorite Embroidery Resources
Looking to up your embroidery stitch game? These are our favorite go-to resources to improve our skills or just get some inspiration to pull out our needle and thread!
Hand Embroidery Dictionary: 500+ Stitches; Tips, Techniques & Design Ideas by Christen Brown
Hand Embroidery Dictionary provides step-by-step photo tutorials for over 500 embroidery stitches for both lefties and righties. Christen includes samples of many of her own projects so it is easy to visualize how the stitches come to life.
Read more about Christen in her interview on Create Whimsy.
The Geometry of Hand-Sewing: A Romance in Stitches and Embroidery from Alabama Chanin and The School of Making
When Natalie Chanin and her Alabama Chanin and The School of Making teams began to look at needlework closely, they realized all stitches are based on geometric grid systems—and by using grids as guides, they could make learning stitches, even seemingly elaborate ones, as easy as child’s play.
In The Geometry of Hand-Sewing Chanin presents their breakthrough method, featuring illustrated instructions (for both right- and left-handed stitchers) for more than 100 stitches—from the most basic straight and chain to the more fanciful feather and herringbone; photos of both right and wrong sides; and guidelines for modifying stitches to increase one’s repertoire further. To simplify learning, the book also includes two plastic stitching cards die-cut with the grids on which every stitch in the book is based.
Read our interview with Natalie Chanin on Create Whimsy
Judith Baker Montano's Embroidery & Crazy Quilt Stitch Tool
Over 180 stitches with photos for each step of every stitch for both righties and lefties! Tips for the types of needles to use for different threads and ribbons. This will become one of your go-to books for your embroidery projects. Perfect gift for the embroiderer in your life.
Browse through more embroidery projects and inspiration on Create Whimsy.
