Textile art embroidery

In your journey to becoming a textile artist, the most important thing you can learn is to trust your artistic instinct. Have belief in the inherent quality of your work, and celebrate where you are now. Recognising where you fit in the Four Stages of Textile Art Mastery can help you on your way. When

Posts about intuitive daily stitching written by Karen

What is free motion embroidery? How long has it been around? What can you do with it? How can you get started? Read more here!

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Little by little I've mentioned in my posts some mistakes that you might be making as a hand embroidery beginner and warned you from some other things that you can do as a rookie. But all of it is scattered around the blog, so I thought it is a high time I make a compilation and gather all of that in one place. So here we go! The list of the most common mistakes as a hand embroidery beginner: 1. Not taking your fabric out of the hoop after stitching session So, let's say, you have an…

What is slow stitching? A lot of fun! Learn how to get started with slow stitching and enjoy this creative textile art.

This is my first embroidered purse ( a gift for a friend ). She was looking for a glasses purse that she could wear around her neck. I’ve wanted to make a purse for ages so this was my Christmas project ! My biggest problem was sourcing the purse frame as I wanted one that had two links to attach the chain. The only size I could find to order was slight smaller than I would have liked and I was worried that glasses might not squeeze in !! First I eco dyed some silk noil as a background. The…

Smaller textile artworks. Available framed and mounted.

Daily Dose Of Art 🎨 on Instagram: "Creative, yet simple embroidery tricks. SAVE it and try later 🧵🪡 Artist: @whynotstitching #embroidery #art"