Hand embroidered Wisteria: Free PDF pattern & tutorial

The last spring miniature is here! Today we are stitching lovely Wisteria. I hope we do justice to this beautiful flower :)

Tulip hand embroidery tutorial

It's been a rather long break this week from stitching the spring miniatures, but the series is back! Let's finish them this weekend? What do you think about that? Let's give it a try! Here's the Tulip tutorial.

"Euphoria": new design complete

New design complete! It's a self-indulgence of sorts and a bit of an experiment, as usual :)

Primrose botanical embroidery: freebie & tutorial

Time for a new miniature tutorial! Who's ready to stitch a lovely Primrose? :)

Lavender: embroidered miniature

Let's continue stitching our spring miniatures! Today we take on Lavender :)

Double chain stitch tutorial

Oh my, this post is long overdue! I was planning to post it earlier, but life happened and... Anyway, here it is! The last stitch from the chain stitch family. And it's pretty easy!

Twisted chain stitch, Rosette chain stitch and Oyster stitch - learn 3 at once

Today let's learn 3 stitches together! Don't worry, though, it shouldn't be too overwhelming because all of these stitches are connected by similar elements and thread manipulations, so after learning one, the other becomes clearer :)

New process complete

I figured it's been a while since I posted my complete works on the blog, so here's a little something I stitched for myself :)

Raised Chain Stitch tutorial

Hi, here's a new stitch tutorial! Today we are taking a look at a dimensional raised chain stitch.

Crested chain stitch tutorial

It's time to kick off another marathon for the chain stitch family and, hopefully, complete it! I plan on posting at least 4 tutorials this week, every day, so be prepared for a lot of information. That being said, the stitches are all very fun, so take a piece of fabric, your favorite thread and practice with me :)

Cotton flower hand embroidery: freebie and tutorial

The second spring miniature has arrived! Today we stitch fluffy cotton flowers :)

Embroidered spring miniatures: Mimosa. PDF pattern and tutorial

Honestly speaking, I'm yet to experience the spring mood here where I live, because the streets are still covered in snow and slush, sigh. But if miss Spring is not coming here, I decided it is time to take a step towards it myself!

March Round-up

April already started, which means it is time for another month round-up! Let's take a look at what happened on StitchFlroal during March and see the plans for April :)