embroidammit ouch!

needed a hobby that took me away from my screen and in the interest of not stabbing myself this one is working well all my blogs and all my writing

[alnitaks]

starry.eyed.stitcher

[accessible-art]

[ID: A circular cross stitch saying "your AI flyer looks like shit" next to a large peach with leaves. The text and most of the peach are contained inside a black and white striped circle within the larger cross stitch.

The outer cross stitch circle has ornate white frills and a dark brown stain on one part as well as over "looks".

It is hanging from a clothesline to dry.

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[moonchilddontcrymp3]

trying my hand at thread painting…..mhmmm

[leafstem]

*while sewing*: you are a fabric. you can stay a fabric. you do not yearn to return to being string.

[batbetbitbotbut]

*while spinning*: you are a thread. you can stay a thread. you do not yarn to return to being fluff.

[strikeslip]

*while embroidering*: you are a thread on a needle. you can just exist as thread on a needle. you do knot yearn to become a tangle.

[miamaimania]

“Embroidered Snowy Steps” ❋ The only footprints that won’t melt

[moonchilddontcrymp3]

I simply do things for my own amusement and usually those things are bad😭

ninth embroidery ever👍🏽

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cut a giant hole in my tshirt because there was a print on it I didn’t like but it’s now the base of my latest embroidery project. I’m doing a red edge (which has accidentally becoming frilled because I am not good at sewing as a general rule and also that’s just how fabric moves). but then ill be putting ribbons across it so its like a semi open back style thing and I’ll be doing an embroidery piece on the front. I am yet to decide on the piece.

[moonchilddontcrymp3]

seventh embroidery ever 👍🏽

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it seems I believe equal spacing and size are not important parts of embroidery………

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fifth embroidery ever👍🏽

[anonymityblaize]

"Everything I Love Causes Carpal Tunnel"

This one felt very personal to me! 🤣 Pattern available in my etsy shop.

[florad0ra]

first project of 2026

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third embroidery ever👍🏽

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latest wip

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second embroidery ever👍🏽

[coughloop]

does anyone have any favourite hand-sewing/embroidery/mending/darning youtube channels like stuff that would be good guides for beginners

[intermittentstitcher]

If you want to elevate your satin stitch filling , I recommend doing a single line of running stitches around the area you want to fill in before you do the vertical stitching because the running stitches give it a three dimensional appearance.

[massivetittiesandwarcrimes]

Random and probably unnecessary embroidery tips/tricks for beginners:

* When separating out strands, it's often easier to separate them one at a time; separating two or three at a time can cause the threads to get tangled together, but doing them one at a time prevents this.

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(the threads will bunch together, but not tangle. So you can just straighten them out and separate another individual thread)

*When working on a piece from a kit, you may notice that your fabric starts coming undone at the edges and pulling apart. Doing a simple blanket stitch all around the edge will keep the edges together.

*If you're having trouble with French knots, make sure that you are holding the needle the proper direction - that is, with the point facing away from the fabric when you wrap the threads around it.

I wasn't originally going to make this post, because I'm sure most people already know these things, but then I remembered that no one told me about them because they probably assumed I also already knew. So if even one person finds these tips helpful, I will be happy 😊