32 Fonts For Hand Embroidery To Elevate Your Projects
Whether you’re looking to embroider a monogram, name, or phrase, there is a font for it! I’ve scoured Canva for the best fonts for hand embroidery, and I’m sharing them all with you today.
I prefer to use Canva because you can design in an A4 or letter document, which makes it easy to print to scale for easy transferring.
You can use Canva for free, but there is also a paid version with more fonts available. If you’ve never used it before and would like to see a more in-depth tutorial on how to use it, check out this post that will show you how you can design and print out any font.
Display Fonts
Display fonts are great for monograms and larger letters. Take a look at this post for some ideas for filling in block letters.
- Didot LP Display
- Brim Narrow
- Walbaum
- Moonshine
- DM Serif Display
- Binggo Wood
- Kelin Eator
- Notable
Serif Fonts
Serif fonts are more traditional and nostalgic. These fonts have more intricate strokes, and they remind me of text in an old storybook. Some of the thinner letters would look great with outline stitches, but some of the bolder fonts you could certainly fill in with a variety of fill stitches.
- Dejavu Serif
- The Seasons
- The Youngest Serif
- Noto Serif Display
- Glamour
- Silverfake
- Abril
- Egyptian Slate
Sans-serif Fonts
Sans-serif fonts have a slightly more modern look. They are an easy option to use with outline stitches.
- Works Sans
- Bricolage Grotesque
- Glacial Indifference
- Balgin Expanded
- Text Me One
- Alaska
- Stay Wanderer
- Bison
Cursive & Script Fonts
Script fonts are incredibly easy letters to embroider using a variety of outline stitches. They look great for names and phrases. I selected fonts with mostly uniform thickness throughout the letters to make them easier to embroider with one solid line.
- Badhorse Script
- Ja Jayagiri
- White Star
- Cloud Script
- Handsome
- Brittany
- Gistesy
- The Artist Script
Those are some of my favorites, but there is so much more available. If you find any interesting fonts for hand embroidery you’d like to share, please leave a comment!
Want to keep stitching? I think you’ll love this floral alphabet tutorial.
Amanda is a hand embroidery teacher and artist. With over 15 years of experience in the craft industry and embroidery, she owns and runs Crewel Ghoul, sharing accessible tutorials and patterns to help inspire fellow crafters to get creative. In addition to running this website, she teaches on Skillshare, Patreon, and Youtube. Her work has been featured in Country Living, Pop Sugar, Embroiderer’s Guild of America, and more.
