How to embroider animals

Animals seem to be a popular embroidery subject. They are everywhere online. I know that the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) teaches 'pet portraits' to their certificate and diploma (C&D) students, but it's not been available as a day class until recently. I had the good fortune to participate in the first offering of this online version of the class to non-C&D students. These are some of the bits and pieces that I had acquired by the end of the class: The class had a lot going for it even…

Stumpwork Last weekend I went with a friend of mine to a Needlework Class in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was sponsored by the Indianapolis Chapter of the Embroiderer's Guild of America. We belong to the chapter called Needle Artisans of Northwest Indiana (NANI) that meets in Munster. Once a year they have an event called State…

Hi everyone! I have another embroidery project to share! I made this little hedgehog for my best friend, Kylie, for Valentine’s Day! I know that Valentine’s Day has passed, but I couldn’t post my tutorial until after I gave it to her! Supplies: Doodle Stitching The Motif Collection by Aimee Ray (Get a copy here!) … Continue reading DIY Hand Embroidery Motif – Happy Hedgehog

A curated list of dog hand embroidery patterns to stitch! Lots of fun dog designs for embroidery including some hand embroidery kits.

Use ‘raised embroidery and stumpwork’ in the prompt.

This is a time lapse video of how to embroider this chaffinch

The most taxing and creative task in digitizing is to create a realistic design of dogs. The design needs to have the life, feel, emotions of a real dog just like a good animal painting. Today we will show you how to digitize a real dog embroidery design in detail.

15 moth embroidery patterns to get crafty and channeling good luck from nature for your every day reminders!

Download And So To Embroider bulletin 16b by The Needlework Development Scheme. How to design and make toy birds. Includes a full pattern and instructions.