Embroidery How-To Blog

Behind the Stitching: Barry Brooch Wings

Hello my stitching lovelies. We're embarking on a little video series adventure. We're remaking my Barry (the Stumpwork Death's Head Hawkmoth) as a brooch! And I'm taking you behind the scene's and in front of the hoop as I play with this fun little project and experiment with some modifications to my original design. We'll also be road testing 'Brooch Barry' once he's done so stay with me as I wing it into brooch making. Today - those cute little wire slip wings get a rethink. 🖤I've made...

Free Embroidery Sampler Pattern: Bug Collectors Case – Part 4

Free Embroidery Pattern You can download a copy of the Bug Collectors Case Free Embroidery Pattern here - https://StitchGothica.com/project/free-embroidery-patterns-beginners-embroidery-sampler-patternBug Embroidery Pattern -Part 1 Have you stitched part one yet? Last weeks bug was the ladybird! The stitch was French Knot. You can read Part 1 here - https://stitchgothica.com/free-beginners-embroidery-stitches-sampler-pattern/ Week 4 Embroidered Centipede Featured Stitch: Fly Stitch &...

Free Embroidery Sampler Pattern: Bug Collectors Case – Part 3

Free Embroidery Pattern You can download a copy of the Bug Collectors Case Free Embroidery Pattern here - https://StitchGothica.com/project/free-embroidery-patterns-beginners-embroidery-sampler-patternBug Embroidery Pattern -Part 1 Have you stitched part one yet? Last weeks bug was the ladybird! The stitch was French Knot. You can read Part 1 here - https://stitchgothica.com/free-beginners-embroidery-stitches-sampler-pattern/ Week 3 Embroidered Spider Bolivian Tiger Spider Featured Stitch:...

Free Embroidery Sampler Pattern: Bug Collectors Case – Part 2

Free Embroidery Pattern You can download a copy of the Bug Collectors Case Free Embroidery Pattern here - https://StitchGothica.com/project/free-embroidery-patterns-beginners-embroidery-sampler-patternBug Embroidery Pattern -Part 1 Have you stitched part one yet? Last weeks bug was the ladybird! The stitch was French Knot. You can read Part 1 here - https://stitchgothica.com/free-beginners-embroidery-stitches-sampler-pattern/ Week 2 Embroidered Caterpillar Featured Stitch: Bullion Knot The...

A Free Embroidery Pattern How Do You Learn A Heap Of New Stitches While Creating Something Epic? This is the question I asked myself as I sat down to design an embroidery stitch sampler pattern. One that not only got you practicing new stitches but would look amazing...

Pro Level Embroidery Studio Lighting In A Box

Embroidery Studio & Setup

Lighting your work for social media videos and snaps can get pretty confusing pretty quickly. Without fancy photography lighting your hand embroidery may look flat, shadowy, too dark or weirdly yellow depending on the light you have at hand. Enter the $20 solution to...

How To Transfer Embroidery Patterns To Fabric

Embroidery For Beginners, Embroidery Studio & Setup, How To Embroidery Projects

Embroidery Design To Fabric Transferring Your Embroidery Pattern to fabric can be a bit of a pig but here are some techniques that don't involve printing onto a stabilizer. Transfer Embroidery Using A Light Box, Glass Table or Window Using a light source, place...