Advanced embroidery

Discover top bead embroidery kits and start crafting your own stunning beaded art. Perfect for beginners and pros alike.

Back in November when I stitched my first Kamal Kadai flower, I had also traced this pattern with the intention of stitching it right away. I kept procrastinating and the little traced flower sat there waiting to be stitched... until now! (Link to pattern if you are interested - there are a couple patterns posted there) For a more detailed tutorial on how to stitch - check out my previous post. I followed the same technique to stitch this blue flower. Now this pattern has an additional…

If you’re ever curious about stumpwork embroidery, but don’t know where to start, we’ve got just the tutorial for you! Our easy-to-follow instructions will have you stitching away like a pro in no time. So why not give stumpwork … Read More...

Stitch something sweet with one of these 19 cute embroidery patterns! There are sizes and subjects for all kinds of adorable projects.

Bedford, England-based embroidery artist Humayrah Bint Altaf (previously) continues to construct ornate insects using shimmering threads and metallic beads. Her dragonflies, bees, beetles, and butterflies take shape using carefully paired patterns and colors that form wings, bodies, and even delicate feet. While Altaf takes artistic license with the exact shapes and colors in her embroideries, her useContinue reading "Shimmering Metallic Embroideries of Dragonflies and Other Insects by…

This 12" finished embroidery hoop was hand stitched with cotton and metallic floss, and embellished with various beads on black canvas cloth by Eden Ingle of Starling Co. As a full-time wedding photographer, I started making these beaded embroideries as another creative outlet that didn't involve computers or cameras... just me with my hoop, thread, and beads (and maybeee a glass of wine) to help unwind at the end of the day. Only spending a little bit of time on them at a time, spread out…

Follow along as my friend Karen, with Studio 21 Market, shares her embroidery sampler design and shows us six advanced embroidery stitches.

Embroidery has been around forever — the earliest surviving pieces of this craft are Scythian, dated to between the 5th and 3rd centuries BCE. Virtually every culture has some form of it in their textile art history.

Embroidery as a craft has flourished everywhere across the world. Whether it’s stunning artwork or cheeky cross-stitch on clothing and home goods, it’s always been an important part of our material culture. However, today, some people think of needlework as a dying art that is unsuited for our hectic lives. Well, this is not entirely true and there’s an online community that proves it.