Flower Bouquet, Part 2 (and a short break notice)

Here is the finished bouquet from the last week! Also a short notice about hiatus :)

Embroidery lifehack: use fusible interlining instead of traditional lining

So here goes my little “embroidery lifehack”: fusible interlining VS traditional lining.

Embroidered flower bouquet, Part 1

Here is an example of how to put in practice some of the stitches that we learned earlier :)

French Knots Crash Course: Learn to get them right

Okay, this turned out to be a whole 3-page essay, but stay with me, because here are some long time-brewing tips and tricks for correct French knots!

Vignette: embroidered ornaments PDF in the store now!

Bring some pretty florals to your Christmas and New Year's installations! The PDF tutorial is finally available for purchase. read below to find out more about the project :)

November round-up

It is time for our monthly round-up to catch up on the things you might have missed during November!

Festive designs are coming!

A little spoiler for the upcoming ornament designs :)

DIY plush snowball ornament

Plush fabric and snowballs: isn't that the perfect combo? :)

How to make realistic petals: woven picot tutorial

And here is one more stitch you can use for working dimensional flowers!

Cast-on stitch & cast-on stitch rose tutorial

Let's continue learning how to stitch dimensional flowers! This time we will take a look at cast-on stitch and how to use it to work pretty floral motifs.

Short notice on blog comments

Hi, there are some changes on the blog and I thought I should inform you so that it doesn't come as a surprise :)

"Fall wedding", status: complete!

“Fall wedding” is finally complete! Enjoy the gallery :)

Needlepainting tips part 7: Must watch Youtube tutorials

Before I come back with some more specific needlepainting tips, I thought I would drop some Youtube links here which I find helpful and some of which I actually used when learning long and short stitching.

Garden Stitch Life by Kazuko Aoki: book review

Today I'm a happy girl because I finally got my hands on one of Kazuko Aoki's books! Although this post is titled as a “review” be prepared to a certain dose of fangirling... I will try to contain myself though!

October Round-up & "Fall Wedding" part 3

November's already crept up without me noticing! Time truly flies fast. Anyway, today is a good day to remember what went on on Stitch Floral through the past month and also to share my progress with the new piece!

Needlepainting tips p.6: Shading on shading, is it worth it?

And the new portion of needlepainting tips has arrived! This time let's take a look at an “alternative method” of long and short stitching!

"Fall wedding" Part 2: Beaded filling tutorial

This week I was supposed to post the part 2 of the “Fall wedding” process, but alas! I'm WAY behind my own schedule, haha. Sorry, guys. Instead, catch a tutorial on how to fill a shape with beads, in case you feel experimental :)

Looped blanket & turkey stitch flowers tutorial

Here's another tutorial for embroidered flowers!

Spider web stitch tutorial

This is that time of the month on Stitch Floral! Here are some new stitches for our library.

"Fall wedding" progress, Part 1

This is the start of the “Fall wedding”. Who's up to work it with me?

September round-up

With October already outside the window, it's time to say bye-bye to September, reminiscence what we've done during the past month and decide the plans for the following weeks :)

10 basic stitches for hand embroidery

Hand embroidery beginners! This one is for you.

DIY embroidered brooch tutorial

How about learning how to make an embroidered brooch today? It's not difficult at all!

Braid stitch & Plaited braid stitch

How is everyone? Hope you're doing well! Today we're going to learn the last two stitches from this month.

Ladder & Loop stitches tutorial

Today let's take a look at two more braid stitches!

Basket & Vandyke stitches tutorial

Last time we learned new hand embroidery stitches was way back in June! Time sure flies so fast. Let's practice something new this month and increase our stitch vocabulary with Basket stitch and Vandyke stitch.

How to frame hand embroidery: tutorial

Today let's learn how to frame our hand embroidery works using simple picture frames from a nearby store :)

August Round-Up

September's already here, are you feeling the autumn vibes?? I don't, haha. Well, but the round-up for August is still a must, so let's do that!

Magnolia Stitch Along: Your results!

It's been more than 2 months since the end of our Magnolia Stitch Along and it is time to celebrate our results!

A quick tip for thread transporting when you stitch

So I was embroidering here and thought that maybe not everyone knows about this little trick of thread transport. At times, if not done correctly, this can be one of the factors contributing to puckering!

Needlepainting tips part 5: shading in patches

Continuing from where we left last time, let's take a look at the “non-conventional” placement of colors at needlepainting.

Behind the scenes of working on Aqua Botanicals

When you see some pieces of art and crafter's creations, don't you wonder how they came up with the ideas and how these works were brought to life? It happens with me all the time. So I thought maybe you would also like to take a peek behind the curtain and walk with me the process of “cooking” the most recent tutorials series - Aqua Botanicals, see the problems I faced and solutions that were found.

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July Round-up

Time for another monthly round-up! Although it will be more of a recap of my ribbon embroidery posts, haha.

Coloring ribbon embroidery with watercolors: tutorial

Here's the last tutorial for this month' ribbon embroidery festival! Today we will work a lovely flower and color it using watercolors.

Ribbon embroidery tulip tutorial

Like I promised in the last post, here's one more tutorial for ribbon embroidery. Meet the yellow tulip!

Forget me nots: ribbon embroidery tutorial

Time to practice ribbon embroidery! Today we will work an easy forget me nots miniature and apply the stitches we learned in the previous posts. And of course we will add some extra elements in our favorite floss :)

DIY silk ribbons: cutting & coloring

The best material for ribbon embroidery, arguably, is considered to be silk ribbons. Finding them, however, can be a struggle sometimes... So, how about making some yourself?

5 basic stitches for ribbon embroidery

Our ribbon embroidery festival this month is continuing! After learning the basics of ribbon embroidery, how to start and end the ribbon when you work it, it is time to practice some basic stitches.

Ribbon embroidery for beginners

Ribbon embroidery festival, anyone?

Needlepainting tips Part 4: Diagonal shading

Continuing the series of needlepainting tips posts! Today we are going to look at the process of diagonal shading.

May & June Round up and new designs

July has come and it means that before we dive into the new month' activities, it is time for the traditional round-up. Let's remember what happened on StitchFlroal during the past two months and catch up with what you might have missed. You will also get a little sneak peek to my new series of designs and will know what to expect from July :)

4 things to remember when talented stitchers intimidate you

Do you ever feel uneasy because of hand embroidery? Not confident, scared of failure, being intimidated by the talent of other “embroidery geniuses”? Is there a voice within that tells you aren't cut for it or you will never be as good?

Whimsical lemon tree tutorial: a freebie

Look what I found! Well, not that I've lost it. Actually, this lemon tree's been up on one of my shelves for over a year now. But most importantly, it already has ready instructions which you can download for free now :)

What you need to know about hand embroidery fabrics

If you're new to the needlework world, chances are that there's been a question bugging you for a long time now: which fabric to use for hand embroidery?

Magnolia Stitch Along Part 5

This is the last post for our Magnolia Stitch Along! Today's part is not so long: we will work the few red leaves and add the last details :)

Magnolia Stitch Along Part 4

Part 4 of the Stitch Along is here! One of the most exciting in my opinion, because finally we are working the flower blossom. Originally, Trish mentions working the red leaves after the green ones, but I thought that we need a bit of variety after working a total of 8 leaves.

Couching techniques: basic, trailing, Roumanian & Bokhara

This is the last stitch lesson in this month and also, the longest one. It's because we are going to take a look not just at one stitch, but a whole family, learning various types of thread couching!

How to work herringbone stitch

It's herringbone stitch day today! It is quite simple and easy to handle so the lesson will be rather short as well. Nevertheless, hope it will be plenty useful :)

Closed cretan stitch

Yesterday we took a look at the cretan stitch and saw how diverse it can look if you tweak just a few things. And today let's see a clear example of that. One of the cretan stitch variations is close cretan stitch.