Here’s a round up of some of the my favorite modern embroidery kits for beginners that you can learn how to embroider with. I definitely recommend trying one of these kits because they are great starter kits; they come with all the thread colors, the fabric, and the hoop ready to go. Each of them …
How To Embroider - Beginner Embroidery
These posts contain information about how to embroider. Find out about the best embroidery supplies and resources, learn basic embroidery stitches, and get access to a bunch of free patterns.
Once you’re done with your hand embroidery, you’ve most likely put a ton of hard work into it and spent hours stitching. Naturally, you’ll want the back of it to look just as good as the front! Here are two different ways you can secure the fabric and back an embroidery hoop. Finishing the back …
Have you ever heard the phrase “It takes 10,000 hours to become good at a particular skill”? Let’s face it, you’re probably really busy and don’t have an extra 10,000 hours lying around to teach yourself embroidery. The good news is that you don’t need that long to start feeling comfortable stitching. In this post, …
I’ve put together a list of what I believe to be the best embroidery books for beginners because they walk you through everything you need to know to get started, learn embroidery stitches, and some even have projects to complete. When I first started learning embroidery, I almost exclusively used books. Google and Youtube are …
You’re embroidering and all of a sudden you realized you’ve messed up pretty bad. This mistake is so bad that you’re thinking of taking the stitches out. If you’re not sure, this post about fixing embroidery mistakes is really helpful. If you’re 100% convinced you’ll have to take out some stitches, then how do you …
Embroidery floss can be tricky to work with sometimes and easy to tangle. This method of separating embroidery floss is sure to prevent any tangling or knotting from occurring. This tutorial goes over the best way to separate embroidery floss that has 6 strands. This post is a part of a series of posts about …
A common question I hear a lot is if you can use Aida cloth for embroidery. The short answer is yes, you can use pretty much any fabric you want to embroider! However, it’s not always the most ideal fabric to work with and you should take a few things into consideration first. What is …