Needle and thread embroidery

First things first, before you dive into your embroidery project, I’d like to show you how you can start and finish your embroidery thread to secure it. Traditionally using knots to start and finish your embroidery thread is a big no-no. And there are several reasons for this. Firstly the knot can show through your

Are you struggling to thread up your thread for sewing or hand embroidery. In this tutorial I'll show some quick tips and techniques that make threading up your needle and finishing your thread much easier.

In case someone comes along and is still interested in making the Embroidery 101: Stitch & Quilt Along or the Ruby market tote: Stitch & Quilt Along, I thought I’d post my choices for equivalent colors from DMC threads. This first set coordinates with the Just Wing It by Momo for Moda that was used...

Stitch Trish Burr's Pansies in this stitch along. We tackle all the hurdles of needle painting together!

I think we’ve all experienced it: that overwhelming frustration when, in the middle of an embroidery project, nothing is going right with the thread. It’s tangling. It’s fraying at the eye. It’s fuzzing up. It’s shredding as you stitch. SHREDDING!! Aaaaaaaaaaaack! You’ve had it up your eyeballs with the fibery little beast. You might be ...

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Now, this is not exactly a “secret”... but it is also hardly ever brought up, although I do see beginners making this mistake. Congratulations on the 10th post of the needlepainting tips! Wow, who could have thought that there is so much to explore in this area of hand embroidery?? But let me tell you, I actually have more topics to cover! They are just waiting for their turn, haha. Today's topic, in my opinion, is quite important to grasp if you want to master needlepainting, especially, if…

Are you new to embroidery? Are you wondering how to thread an embroidery needle? It is actually fairly simple to do. Below, I will teach you how to thread an embroidery needle the easy way.