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Needle painting, also known as “painting with thread”, is an intricate and fun way to create realistic looking embroidery art. Years ago, I began making embroidered pet portraits. I am a completely self taught artist. My journey has been a long and sometimes frustrating process, but I continue to improve my techniques and incorporate practices …

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Ribbon embroidery is such a fun and beautiful style of hand embroidery. If you’ve never done this style of embroidery before, a kit is a great introduction to learn how. However, I have found it kind of challenging to find high quality kits, so I decided to look around on Etsy to find the best …

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I always love a good challenge. I have wanted to experiment using tulle for the wings of a dragonfly, so I decided to make them 3-dimensional using crafting wire. This technique is called stumpwork. This post will walk you through how to embroider a dragonfly. There isn’t a stencil provided in this tutorial. However, the …

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Years ago, I began teaching myself how to embroider pet portraits. It was fun and challenging at times, but it also felt long and frustrating to figure out. Eventually, I got the hang of it and have completed hundreds of custom portraits for people’s beloved pets. There weren’t as many resources online when I first …

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When you’re starting an embroidery project, one of the first questions you may have is whether you should outline your embroidery first or last. This question is a common one and there are a few factors to take into consideration when determining which stitch you should use first. The short answer: it really depends on …

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Hand embroidery poses a special challenge because you can’t mix different colors together in the same way that you would when you are painting. This tutorial focuses on perfecting the technique of color blending in hand embroidery using color gradients and the long and short stitch. Disclaimer: This post has some affiliate links in it. …

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