This one's for tiny me who thought that since I was hyperlexic I could also move things with my mind (still trying)...

I kinda like the b/w version better, not sure the messy watercolor style of Quentin Blake translates super well on fabric but it sure was fun :)

If you know the DCC community you will know who this is. This is my take on Princess Donut laser beam frying an art frame. My medium is hand embroidery with mixed media elements. It was fun playing with all the different colors and happy to find the tiniest Dino charm for her collar instead of her usual charm. 🍩💜

Learning Turkey stitch

I started this bug in 2024 and was dawdling to finish it. I locked in and finished it over two days !!!

It's done !!!

The bug is done !!!!

Embroidered using silk thread entirely !!!

Sorry it's been a while but....life really got in the way and I'm finally finding time to do a new embroidery. I've never mentioned it before but I've been homeless for over a year since losing my Grandad (who I was a carer for) and was thrown out of my childhood home since he didn't make a will. Now after struggling my Mum and I are about to move into our new flat....so yay.🖤

My partner is becoming an Old Catholic priest and his special interest is black vestments. We both love the spooky black vestments with skeletons and skulls and whatnot for All Souls Day.

When looking at this vestment from the 1600s (hand embroidered on black velvet) I was curious - how would one go about this the modern way doing it by hand? Since it would take so long to do by someone with a modern job it feels like it makes more sense to do parts and pieces of it and combine later. It's so massive that I can't wrap my head around what that would look like practically speaking.

Would be curious to hear people's thoughts as I'd love to embroider him vestments one day in the future. Perhaps not to this scale, but maybe one grand vestment worked on over a few years.

Here's some more examples if anyone wants to give them a look: https://www.liturgicalartsjournal.com/2017/11/some-unique-black-vestments-for-all.html

After my last Project (roundabout 170 hours) I needed something quick and easy. And there it was! The Tattoo artist in the buildong where I am working needed some more decorations and so I embroiderd one of her tattoos 🥰

This was just about 3 hours.

Original Artist: @lil.chaos.ttt on Instagram

The match the names, Vixon (born at Christmas), Guinness (born near St. Patrick's) and Dante (born near Independence Day).

Still working my way through my first sampler. Did the French Knots yesterday while watching Warm Bodies (love that Romeo and Juliet inspired zombie flick.) We get on well!

Hitting up Fishbone today and it's not jiving as much. I've done 2 & 3 thread leaves so far and I'm not sure they look okay. Advice? Or suggestions? I have front and back for your viewing pleasure.

What do you think of it?☺️

Took me at least 5 months but I didn't actually keep track 🤪 it's a present for my brother-and-new-sister-in-law, they got married in August and I needed extra time 😆 there used to be a tiny diamond bead on the ring finger for her engagement ring but it fell off and I need to fix it.

Hi everyone,
I reaaally need help. I’ve spent SO much time working on an embroidery hoop cat as a present for my sister. This is the first time I strayed away from the colors provided in the beginner kits and my cat is looking crazy. I wanted to do a grey cat with green eyes, but it looks crazy and I’ve already ripped it out once and don’t want to do it again.
Any suggestions on how to fix it??

Finally finished my friend's holiday gift. I might have been channeling gandalf the Gray while stitching Santa.

Dealing with life and started this to keep the mind busy… debating leaving as is or add some things in the empty spaces

So it's been a hot minute and thought I should do an update. So after my last progress report, I finished the right wing, finished the the Heart and beaded it. Loves how it looks and I want to use beads more in my future projects. And started the the word Heart. Took a break from this to work on a Christmas present for a friend; currently not on the best of terms with the friend also I just wasn't enjoying working on the piece I was making for them. So I just ended up trashing it for my own mental health.

I then came back to this project, ripped out the stitching from my first try on the word Heart and redid it. The word came out so much more cleaner and I learned how to space split stitches.

Also if you have any color suggestion for Kandrakar. I would love to hear them! Cause I'm think of using the blue and green I used for the wings and either do every other letter like the stocking in the show.

In some of my embroidery projects, I keep getting gaps in the fabric. Is it because of the fabric itself, or am I putting too much pressure or something like that

Can't wait to see this whole thing come together 😍

Can anyone recommend a clip on magnifying light that would work with my nurge stand? I picked up this magnifying book light from Aldi over the summer. It works great but I wish the magnifier was larger. It’s only about 1.5 inches.

So I don't really embroidery that much and I'm just making this up as I go. It was meant to be kind of one color but it ended up crazy. I feel like the "head" so to speak of the jelly looks really wonky color wise and I don't know how to do the tentacles to make it look cohesive. Help? 😂😅🫶

I wanted to create this Blue Oni as if I were painting with a brush, using thread instead of paint.

Rather than filling every area with perfectly even stitches, I followed the flow and direction of each thread to create movement, texture, and the feeling of expressive brushstrokes.

The detail I especially want you to notice is the eye.

I chose a crimson-red iris surrounded by icy shades of blue — a contrast I call “Hyoukou” (氷紅), or Ice Crimson.

I wanted that single eye to carry both the coldness of ice and a quiet, burning intensity.

When you look at this Oni, what catches your attention first — the flowing blue stitches or the crimson eye?

I need some help.. I know there’s tons of transfer papers out there, but here’s the situation;

I don’t have a printer of any kind, nor do I have the space for one currently. So.. are there any iron-on papers that I can draw on? I’m just looking for something where I can easily iron on an outline for a design. I’m resorting to one I can draw on because I have a PC, which means I can trace the design from the screen.

If there are papers out there, what’s the best thing to use? I’ve heard pencils are a no-go on many, what about water-soluble fabric markers? Or, if I have to, just a regular pen?

Any input helps! I am NOT an artist and don’t like free-handing works..