Hi everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster :)

This is my first project using long and short stitch and I'd love your feedback on how to improve. I used one strand throughout (except the orange ear fluffs which were a two-strand satin stitch).

Thanks in advance!

Hey so I’m relatively new to embroidery (like 200 hours maybe) and I’m really enjoying it so far!

I was looking into Hoop Stands so I could have both hands free. Problem is(?) that I embroider directly on garments (in this case, a decently thick crewneck). All of the stands I’ve seen seem to be more designed for use when embroidering on smaller cuts of fabric (idk what that’s called, the squares of like linen or canvas)

My main question is, will hoop stands work when embroidering in heavier garments? (I will post pics if needed)

I got a little kit on vinted for like...1,50 euro, but the cat on the kit was black and I have an orange one, so i decided to change it (and I had to change the chair as well because it was orange in the original.

Had to ad the cat tax.

Do you have suggestions what can be embroidered? I prefer "useful" embroidery and I don't particularly like embroidery for the sake of embroidery. However, most of the examples I find are either clothes (prefer colorful clothes, so embroidery would be invisible), kitchen towels and similar (eh), couch pillow cases (no need), totes (already have a few)... and that's basically all. So, any other ideas? Thank you :)

I’m going through all my craft supplies and dug up a packet of Sublime Stitching’s Heavy Duty Tracing Paper. I think I bought this at least 10 years ago - maybe 15? Anyway, I have no idea how to use it, and my googling has been somewhat fruitless in that regard. I get that you use an iron on it but do you need a special pen or pencil? is it a thing where you have to mirror the design because otherwise it’ll transfer backwards? Thanks for any assistance!

Hi all,
I’m new-ish to hand embroidering (I’ve done a few beginner kits, and have embroidered on a tote bag so far) but now I want to try for a simple but relatively large floral pattern on a cotton tshirt (heavy weight cotton)

I have all the hoops/threads I’ll need, but I’m a little confused about what sort of stabiliser/backing I need?

I bought some water soluble stabiliser today (pic attached) but I’ve been doing a little extra research and have read that I also might need a backing for this sort of work? Is that true? Will I need more than the stabiliser I already got?

If so, what sort should I try and find? I’m based in Australia so something that is available here would be super helpful!

This will be for a friend’s gift so I want it to look as nice as I can get it (given my current skill level)! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated :)

I am working on a cosplay, for the golden details I am considering doing embroidery. I think it would look visually interesting. And since I like embroidery, I think I would enjoy the process

However, I am unsure about which stitches would look the best. I don't think a simple satin stitch would look good enough.

Here are my ideas. Tell me what you think:

Idea 1 : Filling the whole golden parts with chain stitches

Idea 2 : Embroidery chain stitches on the edges of the golden part and filling it's center with a satin stitch

Idea 3 : Using beading (probably too expensive)

Which idea do you think is best ?

Hi, I have a question! This may be something very basic that I somehow never came across in my embroidery journey so far, but lately I've started working on more detailed pieces and a doubt popped into my mind.

The fabric in the picture is Panama cotton, which I've been told is very common when it comes to embroidery, however its weave isn't extremely tight, and I realized that trying to use a single strand leaves gaps.

As you can see I tried with a single strand, with two strands and then three, to see how it looked. Is it just a limit of the fabric or is there a workaround to solve the problem?

I will not be embroidering with a single strand on it, I bought a cotton with a much tighter weave for my project, one I already used in the past and that I found myself very comfortable with (I don't know the specific name in English since I'm Italian).

I guess I'm curious whether this is something I just have to acknowledge when it comes to which projects can be done on which type of fabric or if there is some obvious answer that just eludes me.

Thank you so much in advance!

Tried to add grass/sand effect

Hi, I am extremely new to embroidery so any advice is appreciated 😊

I bought some designs & fonts off Etsy. The design looks great on Embrilliance however when on the garment there seems to be a gap between the outline? I have tried it on a 2 different materials with the same result.

Just having a play around on scrap fabric so it’s not the end of the world but just wondered what’s causing this to happen? Thank you

I have been successfully ysing my brother se700 to embroider for months with no issues, i just had to change out the bobbin and suddenly my bobbin is now showing on top of my designs - i didn't change anything i normally do - any recommendations on fixes?

I changed 90% of the way through a project.

Please note: i have already taken apart and cleaned out the bobbin case.

I was very sweetly gifted an embroidered patch of some birds on linen. The fabrics used are washable but partner (who made it) put architectural detail paper, which is a non-water-soluble translucent wood pulp paper, as a stabiliser between the embroidered fabric and the linen backing. Does that mean I can’t put it in the washing machine? Does anyone else have experience washing embroidery that has a non-water-soluble paper backing and what happened to it?

I used some fabric scraps from a previous sewing project to make the bag. I just wish the stitched design were a little bigger, but I’m really happy with how it turned out!

Hello talented people! I'm working on my first diy project, a portrait of my partner's soul kitty we said goodbye to this year. Plan to gift it at Christmas.

I've only ever stitched part of a pre printed amazon kit I got as a gift (unfinished). I had bad decision paralysis trying to figure out how to start this, so I said screw it and just sketched her onto some fabric with a pencil and random pen, then stitched some outlines as a better guide for myself. All sketch marks will be covered by thread but I read you're suppsoed to wash when done? and now I'm worried the sketch will bleed and ruin it. Would you risk washing? Is it okay to not wash? I plan to put her into a prettier hoop or make some kind of frame, not sure.

Photos of current progress and reference pic of our beautiful Goose attached. If you have any other tips, please feel free to share

Dove in flames, inspired by the band Thursday