/r/Embroidery

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A community for hand and machine embroiderers to exchange tips, techniques, resources, and ideas.

A community for hand and machine embroiderers to exchange tips, techniques, resources, and ideas.

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/r/sewing
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/r/crossstitch
/r/stitchy
/r/digitizing
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/r/craftit
/r/knitting
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/r/Embroidery

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“Your body, my choice?” More like:

Will be wearing to the women’s march.

3 Comments
2024/12/03
17:15 UTC

1

Keith Haring beanie

0 Comments
2024/12/03
15:00 UTC

1

Need help and suggestions

Newbie here. I wanted to make Christmas present to my boyfriend by hand and thinking about this pattern on this pullover. But my question is does material matter? Can i do it on this pullover and what kind of stitches should i use? I will appreciate every answers, thank you.

0 Comments
2024/12/03
14:40 UTC

1

First properly finished piece.

Started embroidery maybe a month ago to cope with not getting out much/achieving a lot due to chronic illness and ADHD burnout. Pretty happy with it, obviously a long way to go!

All your pieces are inspirational to keep up the hobby despite my internal critic ☺️

0 Comments
2024/12/03
11:29 UTC

1

Skateboarding broccoli for my kid’s nursery

0 Comments
2024/12/03
16:39 UTC

15

Lighthouse Update:

My mom and I framed the lighthouse and my dad opened it as a gift yesterday! My mom came up with this great idea to have him open a gift for each day he completed treatment. He has six days left!

He loved to hear about how Reddit responded to it as well. Thank you all for the well wishes and helping make his days brighter with your kind words!

1 Comment
2024/12/03
14:51 UTC

48

First time Long and Short Stitch

Right so I've done my first ever long and short stitch and I'm not sure if I even understood the assignment.

There was no rhyme or reason to my stitches and it was a bit chaotic to be honest.

Any advice/feedback would be greatly appreciated! I also noticed there are some spaces between stitches etc. which is probably due to be doing it in a not very well lit room.

(Also ignore the little stain on my fabric 🤦🏼‍♀️ I like to do some embroidery on my lunch at work and I've clearly managed to stain it with something 🤷🏼‍♀️)

2 Comments
2024/12/03
14:20 UTC

22

First time ever doing these stitches. Looking for feedback.

I bought a stitch dictionary kit and I’m learning all these different stitches. These are my two most recent. I’m not sure if this is good, bad or mediocre. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve.

For learning, my kit came with a book which has a QR code that takes you to a video of how to do each stitch. So I’m watching those and also following along in the book with written instructions. Last night I watched a few beginner how-to and tips and tricks videos to help out.

Anyway, would love your feedback. I bought some flour sack fabric napkins and I’m planning on doing my first project with it using a pattern from a coloring book that I recently ordered.

1 Comment
2024/12/03
14:06 UTC

222

My 2nd embroidery! Loving this new hobby!

I think my backstitch and seed stitches need some work but I’m very happy with it! Soooo cute!

Anyone ever stretch these over canvas bars for easy display?

4 Comments
2024/12/03
13:25 UTC

93

Snap, crackle and pop!

Finished this cool fireworks piece! Looking forward to celebrating the new year!

7 Comments
2024/12/03
11:52 UTC

75

I made this. It isn't a very good photo abs it's cross stitch not embroidery but I'm proud of it.

6 Comments
2024/12/03
03:11 UTC

73

Decided to frame these three as a series.

4 Comments
2024/12/03
02:43 UTC

563

This is Dolores, she’s newly divorced and in her glow up era.

Actually quite proud of the thick long/short stitch I used to make the feathers.

6 Comments
2024/12/03
01:07 UTC

3

DMC thread

Hello everyone, I have a question for the Canadians of the sub; I was looking at ordering the modular storage set from the DMC website, but on the checkout page it says "DMC does not determine and is not responsible for Canadian import fees. These fees may result in an excess of $50.00". Has anyone ordered recently who can speak to the import fees? Just trying to figure out the total cost after taxes and fees to decide if it's worth treating myself.

1 Comment
2024/12/02
22:43 UTC

40

Missing something?

I’m making a Christmas gift for my dad he’s a musician and music runs in our family he plays the keyboard so I thought I’d embroider one for him. I’m using two felt squares and doing a blankets stitch to attach them together into a square that he can hang in his studio but it feels unfinished I thought about putting some sort of quote at the bottom of the keyboard but I also don’t want it to be cheesy does anyone have any suggestions? It just feels to plain

Also I know it’s not perfect I’m pretty new to embroidery and the pulling in the felt is unavoidable because it’s the only fabric I have to work with rn and the size doesn’t properly fit in my smallest hoop lol just ignore the imperfections

12 Comments
2024/12/02
22:01 UTC

22

Finished my First Original Embroidery Design!

3 Comments
2024/12/02
21:54 UTC

567

My first patch! Baby penguin from Wingspan

10 Comments
2024/12/02
21:40 UTC

89

Kiki embroidery

Made a little clay sign for this one, found the template for the drawing online (no name so don’t know who to credit).

3 Comments
2024/12/02
21:32 UTC

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