11 Hand embroidery lifehacks

 

Long and short stitching by sections

 

Spoiler: the finished piece at the end of the post! :)

Filling an irregular shape with long and short stitching

How to use variegated thread in hand embroidery

 

DIY Marble Fabric Dyeing

How about some fun experiments with fabrics and colors? :)

4 winter season DIY and embroidery projects

Here is a little recap of all winter projects available on Stitch Floral :)

Hand embroidery easy and neat lettering secret

Do you want to stitch handwriting and make it look neat? There is nothing simpler! :)

Fabric appliqué: 4 methods you should know

Reverse chain stitch: seamless squares and circles

Here are a couple of tricks :)

Fabric painting: paint vs watercolor

How about exploring the area of fabric painting a little?

What to do when your fabric is puckering

Based on real-life events! :)

Hand embroidery lettering ideas

Here are some ideas on how to work quotes and monograms in hand embroidery!

Covering up your mistakes in hand embroidery

Today's post is about how to be lazy and still get something done in your embroidery work :D

Needlepainting tips part 8: Importance of correct direction

Before we start, an important announcement!

I'm having a SALE in my Etsy shop: everything is down 15% until the end of March. Hurry up to make your purchase, especially if you already have my designs in the cart!

8 spring and summer hand embroidery projects

Don't know about you but I can't wait for spring to come! That always happens to me when there is this period between cold and warm weather when the temperature is steadily around 0°C and the streets are covered in snow mixed with puddles. Not my favorite sight, frankly speaking. The good news is that this period can be spent stitching something bright and warm preparing for the new season to come :)

Stem stitch crash course: everything you need to know

Stem stitch is probably one of the basic, easiest stitches out there. But there are actually so many aspects to it that can leave a learning stitcher confused. So today we will inspect all of the little details that make up a successful stem stitch, one by one, and I will share ALL the tips that I know with you. Let's go!

Metallic thread tips: DMC Diamant

Hello everyone! StitchFloral is back from winter vacations :) And we start the new year on a golden note, hehe :)

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!

"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 :)

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!