Embroidery and paint

Watercolor Embroidery Project - YouTube | Watercolor fabric, Hand embroidery art, Fabric painting techniques

Adding paint to hand embroidery—or adding embroidered elements to a painting—is a wonderful way to experiment with layering colors and textures, decorating fabric, and delving into the wonderful world of mixed media art. If you have been curious about mixing these beautiful art forms, this overview

Want to learn how to embroider animal fur so that it actually looks realistic? This post go over some tips to help you learn how...

9 Cool Embroidery Artists Who Are Redefining Their Craft

Today I offer you a new case study! So if you ever wondered about the correlation between the number of layers (rows) on long and short stitching and the quality of blending, today's post might answer some of your questions, The task when stitching these 3 shapes was to make a transition from yellow to blue. The first example has only 2 colors: yellow and blue. The second example has 3 colors: yellow → green → blue And the third example has 7 colors: yellow → 2 mid shades of yellow-green →…

This comprehensive post about painting with thread will teach you everything you need to know to make more realistic embroidery art...

Learn how to use watercolor paints on fabric and kickstart your mixed media adventure

Recently I've started to delve into hand embroidery and watercolor. Before starting an embroidery piece, I experimented with watercolor paint on different fabrics, and also tried using watercolor pencils vs watercolor brushes. Here are a few of my learnings…