Friday, July 19, 2013

Embroidery tutorial and ideas...


Today I did a guest post for Clover in Violet series, A Season by Hand. Welcome to Clover and Violet readers, we hope you like what you see.

 I decided to share an embroidery project that is twist on the norm. 


I embroidered right on top of a fabric I already loved. This is Sarah Jane's Out to Sea fabric line, and this mermaid is darling!

To start, cut the fabric piece about an inch and a half larger than the hoop you are using. 

Another tip is to add a circle of fusible white fleece to the back, this helps your stitches not show through to the front of your project. 



I started with a simple filler stitch for the mermaid tail...



I added some stem stitching to her hair, just pieces of her hair, not all. Then I did a handful of frenchknots to the starfish. The texture really stands out. You could be done here if you liked it. 



I decided to go on and "freestyle" the fishes. The same style of fish were in a different area of the print, so I basically just copied that idea and added the fish next to her. I really like them. 



When you are finished, pull tight, and use a glue gun and glue the fabric edges to the back of the hoop.


You are finished! A sweet, semi-custom, darling embroidery hoop art.

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial, and if you are new from Clover and Violet, we hope you come back more!

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11 comments:

  1. Great idea for preserving a bit of a print you just love.

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  2. VERY cute! I never thought to do that

    Peggy in NJ

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  3. I was just online looking at Sarah Jane's Fabric and got this image. Very cute! I love it!

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  4. So adorable!! Such a great idea too.

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  5. This is adorable and those fish really add to the overall design...great job!!

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  6. Hi Megan! It was great to meet you today at tHe DCMQG meeting! Thanks for getting me on Instagram (aka thanks for yet another diversion). :). You have such a fun blog!

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  7. That is ADORABLE!!!!! I love it! I suck at embroidery, but I may have to give this a try. :) Thanks for the tutorial!

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  9. I am sure people love your tutorials. Hope to see eve more from you. Bye!

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