S.E.Wings

A place for Hand Embroidery, Cross Stitch, Sewing, Textiles, Inspiring Artwork...and a little Knitting (or maybe a lot!) along the way. xx

[empress-of-snark]

last cross-stitch project of the year: finished! this one took me a little over a day and I’m so happy with how it came out! the color-shift thread is gorgeous 😍

this brings my total to five finished pieces this year, though two of them were technically started last year lol

(pattern by FuzzyFoxDesigns on Etsy)

[stclements]

[margdierembroidery]

A little autumn brooch with long and short oak leaf on orange silk.

[s-e-wings]

🎃 Happy Halloween

Our home grown Pumpkins didn't manage to turn orange in time for Halloween but that didn't stop us from carving them 😆.

🧹👻🧟‍♂️

[s-e-wings]

Made this Pumpkin Cat for Halloween but it actually feels more like a cute Autumn decoration. Definitely leaving this one out 'til the Christmas decs go up 😻🎃.

⬇️ Free pattern can be found ⬇️.

Secret the Pumpkitten - Crochet Pumpkin Cat - Free Pattern - Little World of Whimsy

Secret the Pumpkitten is a cute pumpkin with a kitten poking her head out of the pumpkin top. Use this adorable plushie as Halloween home de

[ansitru]

🐝🌱✨ While I am deathly afraid of wasps, I can't help but admire how they, uh... very proactively protect their peace.

If you, too, are a fan of strong boundaries and not taking any shit, then this is the cross stitch pattern for you. 🖤

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The symbolism of the plants in this piece explained:

Goldenrod: be cautious

Atropa belladonna: warning

🛒: http://studioansitru.bigcartel.com/product/choose-violence-digital-download-only

[atsadi-shenanigans]

Finished a thing!

[darke-faerie]

18th November 2023 - 3rd October 2024

Finished my first landscape cross stitch! (I mainly do animal/mythical creatures)

I used a pre-stamped kit and I'm really pleased with how it came out! ^.^ My curse of running out of thread seems to have continued though, had to substitute similar colors a lot >.< (luckily it's just messy enough for it to have worked)

[crazypercheron]

oh yeah, you can definitely see the individual trees more

[ansitru]

[castlesprincess]

🐝

[kaylierosecrochet]

Tried tapestry crochet for the first time and it went very well! The color changes were absolute monsters but this is so cute I don’t even mind the headache!

[awesomecopper]

Woo, I finally finished another cross stitch project! I started this an embarrassingly long time ago, but with multiple crafty hobbies to juggle it’s just one I don’t end up doing very often.

Pattern is by XCrossStitchPatternX on etsy!

[s-e-wings]

This is the crochet granny square bag that I've been working on for an embarrassing length of time ☺️. I opted for the thermal stitch for handles which will hopefully be less stretchy in the long run (I've had a big problem with that in the past!!). The sun has finally made an appearance here so I'm just going to sit in the garden and get it done by the end of the week 🌞.

[skullchicken]

Things I wish I had read in "beginner" sewing tutorials/people had told me before I started getting into sewing

You have to hem *everything* eventually. Hemming isn't optional. (If you don't hem your cloth, it will start to fray. There are exceptions to this, like felt, but most cloth will.)

The type of cloth you choose for your project matters very much. Your clothing won't "fall right" if it's not the kind of stretchy/heavy/stiff as the one the tutorial assumes you will use.

Some types of cloth are very chill about fraying, some are very much not. Linen doesn't really give a fuck as long as you don't, like, throw it into the washing machine unhemmed (see below), whereas brocade yearns for entropy so, so much.

On that note: if you get new cloth: 1. hem its borders (or use a ripple stitch) 2. throw it in the washing machine on the setting that you plan to wash it going forward 3. iron it. You'll regret it, if you don't do it. If you don't hem, it'll thread. If you don't wash beforehand, the finished piece might warp in the first wash. If you don't iron it, it won't be nice and flat and all of your measuring and sewing will be off.

Sewing's first virtue is diligence, followed closely by patience. Measure three times before cutting. Check the symmetry every once in a while. If you can't concentrate anymore, stop. Yes, even if you're almost done.

The order in which you sew your garment's parts matters very much. Stick to the plan, but think ahead.

You'll probably be fine if you sew something on wrong - you can undo it with a seam ripper (get a seam ripper, they're cheap!)

You can use chalk to draw and write on the cloth.

Pick something made out of rectangles for your first project.

I recommend making something out of linen as a beginner project. It's nearly indestructible, barely threads and folds very neatly.

Collars are going to suck.

The sewing machine can't hurt you (probably). There is a guard for a reason and while the needle is very scary at first, if you do it right, your hands will be away from it at least 5 cm at any given time. Also the spoils of learning machine sewing are not to be underestimated. You will be SO fast.

I believe that's all - feel free to add unto it.

[aspenceart]

there goes the yarn ball!

[sunsbleeding]