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Practical Embroidery online school is dedicated to hand embroidery and its practical application Practical Embroidery online school exists to teach hand embroidery techniques and application. Embroidery skills empower us to take care of our clothes, homes, and emotional health with simple stitches. This web page offers a range of online courses, workshops, downloadable patterns, video tutorials, and embroidery kits. Practical Embroidery online school is dedicated to sharing information about hand embroidery stitches and techniques. You will find a lot of free bite-sized hand embroidery lessons, tips, and tutorials here. Stitch library A-Z The list of hand embroidery stitches and techniques is grouped by alphabet names. Click on the title, and you will find…
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Embroidered zipper pouch tutorial
How to embroider and sew a zipper pouch from fabric scraps This step-by-step tutorial will demonstrate how to embroider and sew a simple zipper pouch from fabric scraps. Suppose you are a sewist, quilter, crafter, or have anything to do with making, altering, or mending clothes. In that case, I’m sure you have some fabric scraps, cut-offs, and leftovers at home. Also, I’m sure you have this question in mind: ‘What can I do with scraps and cut-offs of fabric?’ I know this feeling. Many pieces of fabric are too small to create something but too cute and too good to throw away. They accumulate, take space in your craft…
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Valentine’s day embroidery design
Free pdf pattern and keychain making tutorial There’s no better gift than a handmade one! And when you make a gift with your own hands, they’ll know you put all your heart into it! Last year I shared a tutorial on how to make hand embroidered Valentine’s day greeting cards. This year I created a new Valentine’s day embroidery design. You can use these designs on a napkin, pillowcase, kitchen towel, or make a keychain, as I did in this tutorial. Download a free embroidery pdf pattern from this tutorial and express your love and affection with a handmade Valentine’s Day gift! If you prefer a video tutorial – scroll…
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How to transfer a pattern with the lightbox method
Step by step Instructions + Video tutorial In the previous article – “How to transfer embroidery pattern to fabric; Embroidery design transfer techniques and tools,” I wrote about four different pattern transfer techniques – Tracing, Transferring, Using a stabilizer, or Drawing a pattern directly on a fabric. This Tutorial will show you how you can do pattern tracing with a lightbox method. As said before, by definition, Tracing is a “copy of a drawing or pattern made by drawing over it through a piece of thin, transparent paper” (Cambridge dictionary). Only in hand embroidery, instead of thin, transparent paper, we use a piece of fabric. To use the Tracing with…
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Handmade Christmas decorations
Gingerbread Cookie House Christmas Tree Ornament made from recycled fabric I don’t know how about you, but I prefer handmade Christmas decorations. And also, gifts. I like making them and receiving them too:) And even better, if I can make these Christmas decorations from recycled materials! This tutorial will show you how to embroider and sew a Christmas tree ornament that will be a great home decor accent and a wonderful gift for your loved ones. Tools and materials For this project, you will need: Printed pattern. Sign up for my newsletter and download a FREE printable design. Print it with your home printer, and cut out the shape; Scissors,…
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Repairing jeans. How to mend holes in jeans with Visible mending using the running stitch
Let's be honest, it's not so easy to find a pair of jeans that are comfortable, beautiful, and that you like to wear over and over again. But when you own them, they become your second skin. Unfortunately, there are no eternal jeans. Tears, holes, and worn out fabric are common problems of heavily worn clothes, and your favorite jeans are no exception. Where are many ways to mend your jeans - from professional tailor to specialty denim repair service, from invisible mending to patches, from iron-on appliques to embellishments with sequins, and so on. In this Tutorial, I want to share my favorite way of mending jeans - visible…
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Easter Egg felt decoration with Daisies
Tutorial + FREE pattern download Easter is coming! Let’s create some Easter eggs with embroidered Daisies to make your Easter decor unique and unforgettable. You will be able to use these Easter ornaments for many years. Decorate your Easter tree or make a special gift for your friends and family! The size of the finished Egg decoration will be 5,5 cm x 7 cm (2.2 x 2.8 inches) Tools and materials For this project, you will need: Printed pattern. Download a FREE printable pattern and Color guide White felt material, 8 x 12 cm (3,2 x 5 inches) Embroidery floss. I use DMC cotton floss. You will find color codes…
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Framing the embroidery in a hoop
After you spend hours embroidering, you need to show the fruit of your hard work to the world! One of the most straightforward ways to frame your embroidered piece and transform it into a piece of art in a frame is framing it in a hoop. After you finish embroidering, wash, air dry, and iron the embroidery. Washing will remove any dust, stains from the hands, and tracing marks. The water-soluble pen marks will dissolve in water, and the heat will erase friction pen marks. Now, frame it. For this project, you will need: Scissors Some pearl cotton or other durable thread Needle, big enough to accommodate a thread you…
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Embroidered Valentine’s day card tutorial
Make a special card for the one you love with your own hands! Do you feel how the screens are becoming pinker every day? Yes, it’s that time of the year! Hearts, candies, roses, and love all around us. Valentine’s day is coming! If you are looking for something easy and quick, yet very personal to make for your loved one, check out this tutorial on how to make Valentine’s day card with your embroidery. For this project you will need: Fabric for embroidery, 17 x 17 cm (7 inches). I used white linen Embroidery hoop of 13 cm (5 inches) Embroidery floss of 2 different shades of pink. I…
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Christmas Greetings Card Tutorial
Make a special greetings card from your hand embroidery “To write is human, to receive a letter: Divine!” ― Susan Lendroth Now it’s this time of the year when our mind is occupied with Christmas hustle and bustle. We put up the tree and turn on the lights, we bake cookies and wrap the gifts… During this holiday marathon, we sometimes forget that showing a little bit of attention is more important than all the precious gifts and all the glitter. I think that sending a handwritten holiday greetings card is a perfect way to show your attention to your friends or family. And you can create it with your…
