Category: embroidery

hand embroidery

  • Thread painting — using embroidery thread to create images — is a thing I’ve been trying the last three years. I’m starting to get the hang of it. The chickadees are DMC cotton thread on linen fabric dyed using Derwent Inktense pencils. To see the genius artists of this genre, check My Modern Met’s collection…

  • Hand embroiderers call this thread painting. I’ve been playing around with it for a couple of years. While I’ve done some experimenting with my own designs, there are some amazing embroiderers out there who sell designs, even kits including fabric and thread. I’ve done a few of those and quite enjoyed them, but there’s a…