Embroider-E
This is my first attempt at embroidery, and I think I did pretty well! It didn't seem too hard. I have watched a couple of instructional videos, and it's pretty straightforward. A few weeks ago, I bought a couple of plain handkerchiefs off of Etsy for $2.25. I think they're darling, handkerchiefs. It's a very sweet thing to have if someone needs one. But a plain old hanky was not for me. I wanted something a little more personal. So I got some embroidery floss, embroidery needles, and a hoop at Hancock Fabrics on sale and went to work!
embroidery floss comes in a pack like this...
The general consensus is to take 3 of the 6 strings and thread your needle with all 3 strings at the same time. I took 18 inches of the green and separated it in half and cut. I got some embroidery needles, as well. What I kept hearing through all of the videos was to get embroidery needles because they are sharper. I don't know how true that is, but they were cheap, so I got a few...
They were hard as hell to get out of their little package, but it's all good. I took the hoop apart and took my hanky and stretched it over the inside hoop. I actually got my hoop at Joanns. I got a hoop that was 7 inches because my hanky was 10 1/2 inches, and you'll want a slightly smaller hoop so your item will fit across the hoop itself.
You can get a smaller hoop than that, but I was picturing making a larger picture, hence the larger hoop. The pattern I printed out was a bit smaller than I expected. But I really liked the little bit I did, so I will definitely be doing it again on larger items.
Anywho, I printed this pattern off the internets and stuck the bottom edge of it inside my hoop. I then pinned the top part down and got to work.
I took the 18 inches of the green and began at the bottom and worked my way up to the top. Then I took about 10 inches of both the blue and 'wedgewood' and went to work on the flowers. It was extremely easy and fun. I've watched a very helpful video on different embroidery techniques. I don't think I really did a certain technique. I just kinda 'winged' it. Wong it? But since this was such a small pattern, it wasn't a big deal for me to try a certain technique. I was just kind of experimenting to see how hard or easy it would be. So when all was said and done, I still had that paper to deal with. Most people say you can print a pattern on a water soluble stabilizer and then you just wet it down and the stabilizer dissipates. I went with that idea and wet the paper down and began to tear it away...
It was pretty easy to tear away, but since it was wet, it was a little hard to get the paper out from under the embroidery floss.
So I let it dry and then took my needle and gently worked the paper out, and now it looks much better!
I very much want to do it again!!
embroidery floss comes in a pack like this...
The general consensus is to take 3 of the 6 strings and thread your needle with all 3 strings at the same time. I took 18 inches of the green and separated it in half and cut. I got some embroidery needles, as well. What I kept hearing through all of the videos was to get embroidery needles because they are sharper. I don't know how true that is, but they were cheap, so I got a few...
They were hard as hell to get out of their little package, but it's all good. I took the hoop apart and took my hanky and stretched it over the inside hoop. I actually got my hoop at Joanns. I got a hoop that was 7 inches because my hanky was 10 1/2 inches, and you'll want a slightly smaller hoop so your item will fit across the hoop itself.
You can get a smaller hoop than that, but I was picturing making a larger picture, hence the larger hoop. The pattern I printed out was a bit smaller than I expected. But I really liked the little bit I did, so I will definitely be doing it again on larger items.
Anywho, I printed this pattern off the internets and stuck the bottom edge of it inside my hoop. I then pinned the top part down and got to work.
I took the 18 inches of the green and began at the bottom and worked my way up to the top. Then I took about 10 inches of both the blue and 'wedgewood' and went to work on the flowers. It was extremely easy and fun. I've watched a very helpful video on different embroidery techniques. I don't think I really did a certain technique. I just kinda 'winged' it. Wong it? But since this was such a small pattern, it wasn't a big deal for me to try a certain technique. I was just kind of experimenting to see how hard or easy it would be. So when all was said and done, I still had that paper to deal with. Most people say you can print a pattern on a water soluble stabilizer and then you just wet it down and the stabilizer dissipates. I went with that idea and wet the paper down and began to tear it away...
It was pretty easy to tear away, but since it was wet, it was a little hard to get the paper out from under the embroidery floss.
So I let it dry and then took my needle and gently worked the paper out, and now it looks much better!
I very much want to do it again!!
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