Text embroidery

If you’re a hand embroiderer, a quilter, a textile artist, or a crafter, you’ve probably run into situations where you could add words, text, and lettering to your projects. Hand embroidery is an excellent way to personalize gifts, household objects, momentos, quilts, journal covers – just about anything! Writing with your needle and thread can ...

Years ago, I wrote a series of articles on hand embroidered writing. The articles take you step-by-step through different embroidery stitches that work well for embroidered writing. Today, we’re going to add a stitch to that list – particularly, a stitch known today as the “Quaker Stitch” because it was formulated to work as the ...

Text lovers will adore this Cursive Font pattern. A full alphabet set is included so you can create your own monogram or slogans. Try this out on a scarf,...

Hand Embroidering Script Fonts {Needlework}Script is such a gorgeous way to write, why not use it to make your embroidered saying that much more lovely! This tutorial goes step-by-step teaching you how to create this technique. If your at a intermediate to advanced skill level then this is a great project for you!View This Tutorial

What stitches should you use when hand embroidering letters? In this blog and video tutorial I go over using back stitch, split stitch, stem stitch, chain stitch, couching and satin stitch.

Embroidered illustration for Land of Nod by MaricorMaricar. Private commission of a ‘very fun and awesome family motto!’ by MaricorMaricar. Quote taken from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Work in progress. Photos by Lucy Leonardi. New embroidery for MaricorMaricar’s new exhibition in Melbourne – Needle Work Needle Play, Opening tonight at the Brunswick st Gallery, Fitzroy. …

One Day At A Time Hand Embroidery A perfect reminder to take things one day at a a time.This beautiful embroidery hoop is great wall art, that can be hung from a nail in the wall (like an art print), or propped up on a shelf.Created using high quality embroidery floss and off white cotton, in a 5" wooden hoop. How to Display Embroidery You can prop your hoop on a shelf, hang from a pin/command hook, or display on a mini easel - here's 6 ways to display your embroidery. All of my pieces are…

Cathy Cullis’s art invites you to enter a world of serenity, quiet beauty, and sometimes, melancholy. Stone cottages and charming homes, cozy interiors, peaceful gardens, solitary figures, an…

Find out 4 of the best embroidery stitches for script lettering. I'll tell you why each stitch works and why you want to use it.