/r/Embroidery
A community for hand and machine embroiderers to exchange tips, techniques, resources, and ideas.
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Hi everyone! I’m not sure if this is allowed but can anyone help me with the sizes of these needles? I feel so dumb but I decided to try and pick up embroidery but am confused on which needle to use. I bought some DMC 6 strand floss, some 100% cotton, a hoop, and these needles (and a 5-10 pack) but want to make sure I am doing things properly. Thanks!
I’m trying to find a silver metallic embroidery thread to make some stars on a piece, and I’m having some trouble.
I’ve tried the DMC S762 Light Effects and it’s very slippery, and it’s not staying secure.
I was hoping someone here might know of a silver thread that is shiny, but acts like typical cotton embroidery thread. Preferably DMC.
Thanks
first piece I made for my daughters birthday.
Just got into embroidery, I got an embroidery kit for my birthday and loved it! I did the first pattern in a couple of days but I used the whole thread without separating and it was a little messy lol. I bought more patterns because I love doing it and I have some questions:
are you supposed to do the outline first or at the end, meaning when all the areas have been filled in?
can you use the whole thread if the area is too big? Because some patterns have really large areas to cover and I kinda like the bumpy look
which stitch do you recommend, long and short or satin? I’ve been doing satin so far and I like the way it looks but maybe long and short would look cleaner.
Anyway, thank you for reading and I appreciate any advice!
Another Etsy pattern that I absolutely adored! I added some dried flowers to fill up the empty space afterward. Planning on gifting to my MIL who loves hummingbirds ☺️
Hi! I have some hand embroidered hoop pieces that I want to run through the washer to try to get some tiny stubborn ink stains out of. I am worried about the stitching being secured well, I dont want the wash to mess anything up. Is there a preferred backing anyone used before washing?
Thanks! (ft. choso)
Hello, sorry if this is a commonly asked question but I am looking to get into embroidery and I have no idea where to start. Is it best to start with a kit? What are the best supplies to buy? Thank you in advance!
I am working on this project and I’m new to embroidery. I’ve done a satin stitch rainbow before and it looked so bad and uneven. I circled the area I will be doing in satin stitch with 2 strands per the guide. I think my satin stitch for the purple bricks looks okay.
Is there any tricks to make a curved area look good with satin stitch?
Finished this Goldwork and beadwork fish embroidery. It will be turned into a Christmas ornament!
Hello, looking for some advice! I moved to Austria and came during the great rainfall, so part of my water soluble stencil got wet. It got so wet that I had no choice but to cut it off. I’ve been trying to use pens, but was wondering if there were any better solutions to try to mirror my leaves. I might invest in a white gel pen but worry for my artistic abilities! I don’t have anymore stencils that I can print on and would like to get it as close to the other side as possible before I finish this piece. I also worry that using pens might leave permanent marks on my work and I really don’t want that on such a dark fabric.
Hi Everyone! Headed to New York Comic Con this weekend, and I wanted to show you all the costume I just finished which features A LOT of Hand Embroidery!
This is my "Historically and Theatrically inspired" Cinderella. The skirt border (7 yards long) is all hand embroidered, the sleeves and swags are chain stitched by hand and there are hand sewn appliques on the bodice, gloves, and the bow tails on the back. The flower on the necklace was also done using a thread wrapping technique I've seen people use when embroidering. Not pictured is the hand embroidered 18th century style pockets to hold all my stuff! It was a real labor of love, and I'm so pumped to take her out in public. The whole project (undergarments included) took me well over a year to complete.
This has been so fun! Not my designs, just printed and stiched by me. I'm supposed to be making these for family Christmas gifts but I want to keep them. Lol. Happy stitching!
Just embroidered this on to my denim jacket and I'm stuck on what I want to do with it next. Do I fill it? Do I give it a patch like outline? My brain don't work 😢 send help
I finished my first embroidery today. I want to know how I can get better at it and improve my embroidery. Any suggestions or tips?
I’ve been saving to make hand made golf headcovers and I was wondering if a PE900 would be good enough. I’m in the UK so options are scarce but the PE900 seems to be my best option. I’m not doing thick leather just 1mm. And I’ve searched and searched online but all the information is different.
Does anyone embroider on leather and if I can .whats the preferred thread and needle to use and preferred standard settings. Any help would be great ,thankyou
I'm a total newbie to machine embroidery but I have tons of experience sewing and have wanted tog et into machine embroidery for a while. I have an opportunity to nab a brother pe570 for 200$ USD. is it an okay machine? I know it only has a 4in range and that's not the greatest but I feel like I could make it work.
I make fursuits professionally and id love to have a machine to work ond details!