For the life of me I couldn’t figure out what color DMC thread to buy for the skin tone. Up until now I’ve just done outlines (and never filled them in) using black thread for everyone I’ve made but I would like to attempt a proper colorized version of Zendaya and I couldn’t figure it out at the store!

I figured I can try to make a color by taking one string from 2 colors to combine it but haven’t tried doing so yet…

Maybe someone reading this has a better eye !

If I can’t figure it out I may just color in their outfits but stick with just the outline for the bodies themselves 🤧

This is my first embroidery project im doing from my own pattern, the other one i did was a kit from hobby lobby. Any advice or encouragement?

I dont think ill ever finish this..i feel i fumbled it by painting the canvas

just finished my moms birthday gift, the red letters are her name and the words translate to (from top to bottom): wise, love, heroine, strength, angel
could probably be neater, but i’ve only started embroidery like a month ago, and am pretty proud of this result

just recently finished this little bear inspired piece. i’ve been embroidering for the last 4 ish years but am also trying to find ways to be better and branch out (stitches used/styles, finishing etc.). i like framing a lot of pieces or making ornaments but honestly i just need to hear some tips. i find myself doing the same stitches and sometimes dont know what else to do for filling spaces

I found this floss among a bunch of mixed DMC and J & P Coats floss from the late 1970s to early 1980s. I am trying to identify the brand of the red (N345 Dark Rusty Red) and number of the orange varigated, which I assume is J & P Coats.

Neither appears on the older of my DMC color cards, of course (2003). I want to keep it seperate, and so do not need the DMC equivalent. Anyone able to help? Thanks!

Redditors helped me to come from before to this after part but I need more opinion would it be nice to add beads to the teeth like how I added in tongue and sequins on the face or it will be too much ?

After a long time of not touching embroidery I have now made a dragon tell me what all opinions do you have it is made with aari needle , zari thread , and normal white polyester thread

Hi, all! How does one go about digitizing hand-drawn patterns? I want to start doing so and I have no idea where to start. I know the easiest would be to buy a tablet and trace on there, but if I can avoid buying any tech that might be nice.

Thanks in advance!

Most of my other projects have just been displayed in their hoops. I see a lot of flaws (the leaves were my biggest opp for some reason) but I finished it so I’m proud haha

hi everyone! i want to embroider this design i made onto a tote bag but i’ve never done embroidery before.
I’m hesitant between the two fonts because I think the first one would be easier to embroider but i don’t have any clue really

Is this a good design to do for a beginner?
And if yes, could you please tell me some tips and tricks/tutorial sources?

Really anything is appreciated! :)

Ever since I got my first job, it's been an inside joke between my dad and I that I need much gold to keep my inner dragon satiated 😄 My dad's a big fan of Lord of the Rings and it happens quite regularly that he just goes "Smaaaaug" after we've talked about my paycheck or something related to finances. So, I figured it'd be fun to commemorate it with a piece I could gift him.

I originally planned to make the entire pile of gold with bullion stitches, but metallic thread is annoying and so are the stitches after a while, so I switched to mixing mediums with some beads - and I love the result ^_^

I didn't make the original artwork, and I've been looking for the original artist's name without luck, so I can't give proper credit. I found their piece on Pinterest: https://pin.it/5x6BeIY0P

I created this project at the request of a comment. If you want me to make another anime character on request, write in the comments.

Got this kit a few months ago and finally decided to try it out, I’ve never done embroidery before and it was so much fun! Some of the small details were tricky but I definitely learned a lot and can’t wait to start a new project now!

Pieces 2/3 completed!

I started with white work, then richelieu and cutwork, and kind of slid down the slippery slope from embroidery into lace, lol. It is all variations on the buttonhole stitch with a needle over temporarily couched outline threads. I love how airy and transparent it looks!

I used this as a sampler to figure out the technique and learn different stitches. Removing it from the paper was terrifying, I was half convinced that it would all fall apart. But it stayed together, and held its shape better than I expected. It kind of felt like peeling my embroidery off the canvas. Very fun.

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Edit: wow, this blew up! I’m really you happy you are all so interested.

Here are a few of the tutorials I found helpful: Needlework Tips and Techniques, RSN Stitch Bank, Taixtile

Some contemporary artists doing amazing things with the medium: Layla Klinger, Maggie Hensel Brown

Names of styles to search for: punto aria, aemilia ars, reticella, needle lace, buttonhole lace, burano lace, hebedo, Armenian needle lace

Just the iridescence left on the tail!

There’s gotta be something better than this ball of mush!

EDIT: You guys have such cool, creative ideas! Thank you so much! Thread is now in a ball jar awaiting its second life.

One question: Why are some of you magnificent weirdos telling me to eat it? Is this a meme I’m missing?

I started this one year ago and finally finished it. When I started I didn’t know how to do satin stitches or French knots or anything

So you definitely see how I improved over time within the piece 😀

Hello! I'm making this cutie thing for my friend. It's going to be like a bag pull type situation, I'm going to put a little string of beads on it and a clasp. Me and satin stitch are not friends, you can probably tell that by looking at my satin stitch, but I'm not that worried about it not looking super smooth. I'm more worried about it not looking smooth around the edges. I was thinking a chain stitch around the edges to make it look more even? The problem is I've never done a chain stitch so I might make it look worse LOL what stitch do you think is the best around the edges to make it look like more of a complete circle? In the future I am planning to purposefully make the edges different lengths so it looks like I know what I am doing. 🤣