Sewing Projects

Libby Moore of Thread Folk has collaborated with illustrator Lauren Merrick on a collection of modern embroidery patterns.

Gettin Stitches

Handmade in Southern California with love! Add a touch of boho decor to your holidays with these hand stitched holiday wreath embroidery hoop. A modern Christmas style with a choice of chic colors to make your home pop! The wreath is placed on your choice of natural linen or dusty blue linen and framed in a 6 inch hoop. The colors range from pine green, ruby red, silver, and they complimentary browns. These hoops can be used as wall hangings year round in your office or home to give a homemade feel. Please note, this item is made to order. Due to the handmade nature of this item, each piece will look slightly different from the picture in the listing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on social media to my latest work! Instagram : www.instagram.com/wildflower_fibers

Styling Stitches

I had so much fun putting together this list of modern embroidery kits! I started making it when I was researching an embroidery kit for my Mother-In-Law last Christmas (see the one I picked for

embroidery

DMC, the world’s oldest maker of industry-standard embroidery threads, has an impressive selection of free hand embroidery patterns you can download. They are the result of collaborations with contemporary creatives.

Farmhouse frames

Here’s a round up of some free beginner embroidery patterns that are awesome, but better yet, they’re free! If you’re on the fence as to…

Embroidery

From time to time one of these puzzles pops up on my Facebook feed, and so I thought it would be fun to create a stitched version too. It’s really easy to spot the “odd one out” as the little panda is sporting a brightly coloured party hat complete with fluffy pompom, all ready for the party season ahead. This hoop is very simple to stitch and would make a great beginner’s project – its success depends upon the accuracy of your backstitching,which is all worked in a singlestrand of black floss. Shown mounted in 8” hoop. Please note this is a digital pattern and you will not receive anything in the post. For more images please click below:

Light embroidery

Anatomical Insects Eight lifelike embroidered insects, including an ant, bee, beetle, butterfly, dragonfly, mantis, moth and wasp The designs measure between 5½ x 3½ inches and 7½ x 4¾ inches (14x9cm and 19x12cm). This is a 27-page hand embroidery pattern in PDF format, which will be made available as a digital download from your Etsy Purchases as soon as payment has cleared. ** How to find and download your digital pattern after purchase: https://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949 The pattern includes: Fabric, needle and thread requirements: A list of the type of fabric, DMC six-stranded cotton thread colours and the required needle types and sizes for the embroideries. Transfer instructions: Various options for transferring the designs on to fabric. Full, illustrated embroidery instructions: The embroidery stitches, DMC thread colours and number of strands to use are given in full, as well as any additional instructions needed to complete the embroidery. Reference photographs: The full-colour photo on the front page and close-up photos inside serve as references when stitching. Embroidery design: The designs are given at full size (100%) and in reverse for creating iron-on transfers. Printing: The PDF document is set up to fit o
n A4 or US letter-sized paper for easy printing on a home printer. ** This pattern does not include stitch instructions. You’ll find instructions for all the embroidery stitches used in this pattern (and more) in my ebook, 120 Embroidery Stitches: https://www.etsy.com/listing/547161663/120-embroidery-stitches-ebook-hand. Alternatively, find instructional pics and links to photo and video how-tos on my Stitches board on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/kellylfletcher/stitches. © 2018 Please be aware that I, Kelly Fletcher, retain the copyright for this design, which is for personal use only. By buying this pattern, you are agreeing not to forward or pass on, upload, duplicate (print or make copies) or sell the design, instructions, pattern or any finished item featuring this design. Thanks for respecting the hard work that goes into creating my designs.