I ordered The Embroiderer’s Handbook a while back and have finally decided its time to start my sampler. I have intentions on making a pretty sampler once I get the hang of what im doing, but for now Im excited to learn new techniques and content with just sketching them out on a cloth. (Sharon B at In a Minute Ago, who catalogs tons and tons of stitching and her amazing thread art, suggested I use Evenweave Linen 26 but I only found 28 and its working out for me okay.)
Likely, I will post pics as i go along. Flipping through the book has really been fun and I cant wait to get to some of the sections. Here is what I have so far – not much but I just started:
How have you learned embroidery? Do you have a favorite stitch? Any tips to share? Im all ears!
i don’t embroider but I do cross stitch. I’d love to learn ribbon embroidery though. It’s so pretty, can’t wait to see what you do!
I prefer French knots because they are so versatile and pretty! I will look into this book to learn more, thank you.