Ombre embroidery

ombre embroidery

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Today's post is about how to be lazy and still get something done in your embroidery work :D Also, today's moral is “A good stitcher is not always the one who stitches perfectly. A good stitcher is also the one who knows how to cover up their mistakes”. Well, on the more serious note... Before I give any “lazy” advises, let me remind you that stitching done neatly from the beginning will always stand out more than the one that has lots of covered up mistakes in it. Yes, there are situations…

I love ombre. Whether it’s on a dress, or on a wall, I just love the effect. And for a while now I’ve been mulling over the idea of creating an ombre embroidery sampler. (I should add h…

An interview with embroidery and embellishment artist Sarah Laskow. Sarah attended RISD and has worked with Alice + Olivia, Rebecca Atwood, and more.

A few months ago, I got interested in trying out some embroidery hoop art, and in particular, I wanted to work on some french knots. In the same vein as miniatures like the miniature art canvases, I bought a bunch of 3" and 4" hoops. I started working on one of the 4" hoops and wanted to do a design similar to this: Only, I didn't want to worry about beads this time, I figure I'll just practice the french knots. So I got some brown cotton and some batting, put them in a hoop, and get…

THIS IS AN INSTANTLY DOWNLOADABLE PDF PATTERN AND GUIDE, NO PHYSICAL OBJECT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. The 2020 Marbled Pattern refresh is here! This is a refreshed and updated version of my original Marbled Embroidery Pattern, which I first designed in 2017. The new pattern and instructional guide include: -5 Traceable Embroidery Templates, with an added template for choosing your own area of the design in a variety of sizes -Color Theory Guide for customizing your design -5 color guides…

In an earlier post I wrote about the importance of stitching the cords in the correct order. The box chart says to start cord #2 and then begin cord #3. These are done in "imitation wicker" and "single central braided" respectively, the two cords that I learnt on Suehiro. Given how apprehensive I was feeling about this Phase, it was a relief to begin with something familiar. Cord #2 is done in a 4-1 twist of 417, leaf green. My two favourite colours are green and purple. I love nearly every…

Tonal design using Sulky rayon thread. I think they look like bananas!