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Cross stitch and embroidery

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Share your stitching and meet new crafty folks! All forms of embroidery and all skill levels welcome πŸͺ‘


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Really wanted to learn embroidery so I picked up several kits and I have now officially completed my first one! Hope you like! :)

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[–] capybeby 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Beautiful! I love the snail!!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yes, the snail makes me happy for some reason. What a lovely piece :)

[–] Banana 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you! :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Endlessly scrolling junk and this jumped at me! Something about it really grabbed my attention. Love to get into cross stitch (sp?) someday, far too many hobbies and works ATM.

[–] Banana 2 points 1 month ago

This one is actually embroidery! Similar but more organic i think, i haven't tried cross-stitch yet! Don't know which is more difficult though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Looks great. I love amanitas, best anxiety medication I've ever taken.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I love it! I've been contemplating trying my hand at embroidery recently. Any tips?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

You can get started quite easily with complete kits on Etsy (check to make sure it comes with a hoop). Try to go for a small piece for the beginning.

Take your time when stitching and undoing parts is at least for me not out of the ordinary :D

I learned that I like cross stitch more. So I can highly recommend to try it as well.

[–] Banana 3 points 1 month ago

Definitely what ComfortableRaspberry said, get a kit (this one was a kit and took me a couple weeks just doing it in my free time) and take your time! Enjoy it, and with all first attempts, don't be afraid to suck!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Banana 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you!! :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

How was working with black fabric? Did you lose stitches?

Edit: until I saw the moon I thought this was cross stitch, not embroidery. The questions still stand, but I don’t know if they’re as relevant

[–] Banana 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I did lose a couple stitches but overall it went very well! I haven't worked with anything else so I didn't know that this was a common thing with black fabric, interesting!