Embroidery really is SO SO easy. Once you know how to transfer your chosen design on to fabric the sky is totally the limit. Embroidery can be super perfect, or it can be a bit sketchy and naive. Don't feel that you have to make it perfect to make it good. That is not true at all. Look at my Max embroidery... it's imperfect, but it totally captures the feel of Max (well... I think it does!!)
Embroidery is so great because you can totally customise your crafty project to suit you, or the person you are giving it to! You can embroider a drawing or text or a traditional old school pattern. It is up to YOU! Do you want to embroider too? Read on...
A Brief Beginner's How To :
- You need fabric, an air fading marker, a storybook image or scan, floss, a needle, a hoop and some scissors - see notes within text below:
- You need to buy the regular DMC embroidery 'floss' (stranded cotton) and you pull it apartuntil you have one teeny tiny strand. That's how you get lots of fine sketchy details.
- Trace your scanned image or storybook character with a fading marker. The marker fades away in a day or two and you are left with only your embroidery.
- Use an embroidery hoop to stretch your calico out nicely. The hoop makes it easier to stitch your design. Re the fabric, you can use linen or another open weave plain fabric as well - but calico (or muslin in the US) is easier to source here.
- Stitch away - I used back stitch and stem stitch on mine!)
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