First time experimenting with watercolor, glow in the dark thread and beads.. i had fun! Growing up i was obsessed with glow in the dark stars.. Got inspiration for a few coral from u/mrszubris

After the Applause
When the lights go out and the audience has gone home, the smile is the last thing to remain. Stitched together from fragments of costume, paint and memory, this figure exists somewhere between performer and person—caught in the quiet that follows the final curtain.

An original mixed media embroidery combining drawing, paint and sculptural stitching. Layers of padding are stitched beneath the surface to create a three-dimensional portrait,

I got neon threads, I got glow in the dark paint, and I have a dream. I want to embroider eyes that the iris or scelera glow at night. Am I a fool or a visionary?

Im many hours in with many hours to go but im feeling pretty pleased with my progress

Hey weirdos! Currently working on this piece and I cannot decide what to do with the letters. I want this piece to be fun and eye catching! Definitely not afraid of color in this piece.

-Should I do a satin stitch with a high contrasting color?
-should I use brick stitch?
-long and short?

Thanks everyone 🫡

I did this based off of a photo a photographer took of me in their studio. My first time doing the turkey stitch. I was so nervous and ended up really loving it.

Finally completed the Heartstopper Hoop I have been working on!

Can I please get some critique on my first thread painting attempt? I've taken some liberties with colours (I didn't want to buy more floss for essentially a test piece) and shading (the book version looked flat?) But other than that I think I followed the instructions okay.

Would just like some feedback from someone who knows what they're doing! And any pointers of how I could improve. No one I know IRL embroiders!

The Moss Collector (The Gentle One)
One of the Hollow Folk. Where others see fallen leaves, broken feathers, forgotten buttons, and scraps of moss, the Collector sees memories worth keeping. Nothing abandoned by the forest is ever truly lost while they are near.

This is an original character from a world I have imagined. Each piece in the series is created using mixed media and sculptural embroidery, with layers of padding stitched beneath the fabric to create a three-dimensional form. Rather than simply decorating the surface, the embroidery becomes part of each character’s anatomy and identity.

My meds make me super lightheaded but also give me an empty feeling at the same time. I feel like a broken doll and like a stranger in my own body. I'll probably take a break from embroidery after this one is completed until I feel remotely normal again.

I hand stitched this mask during June 2020 and would hate to get rid of it since I like it… but I don’t know what to actually do with it? I don’t plan to wear it ever again. The pieces feel a little awkwardly shaped to repurpose. Any ideas?

(Poem referenced is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou)

Hi all! So I’d like to embroider 3 initials on the spine of this stuffed crocodile, one letter per spiked triangle. Obviously in this case the backing will be visible on the other side of the spine. So, my questions:
1. Is there a type of stitch best suited to this, where the letters will be neat and visible on both sides without an obvious “back”? It doesn’t have to be fancy, just something that looks clean.
2. How can I do this without visible start/end knots on either side?
My ideas so far are a neat back stitch that I continue on both sides (but then how do I do the starting and ending knot), or do a line of French knots on both sides so that the start/end knots are hidden amongst them.
Any and all ideas are welcome!

First completely hand designed/stitched project, finished for a friend and fan of the Office. Cactus Blossoms in the foreground.

I haven't been around for a while or had time to do embroidery because of medical tests and getting used to new meds for my mental and physical health. My new embroidery is expressing my sorrow for a life I feel like I haven't lived and scared I'll never achieve what I've wanted.

A gift for my friend who has 2 cats i am making the second one right now!

I love making collages/zines so once I found junk embroidery I knew it was for me!

I ordered a "portrait" from poorly drawn pets. Loved it so much I put it on a sweatshirt. Should I add their names?

Is anyone else's love language also thread? 😂

Like they do. Nature is amazing

Inspired by Matt Berninger’s song Little by Little 💙

I thought id share the new stitch outs after ive made adjustments.

1.increased gradient percentage of the secondary gradient color and rotated it clockwise roughly 20°

1. Added 1.5mm border

3.changed out the black for purple.

Enjoying the brighter colors, I used a lavender as the secondary for the yellow ring pop. The yellow completely nullified it. So it mostly looks yellow which wasn't the intention.

What do you think? What color combos should I try next?