Friday, January 26, 2024

Transferring an Embroidery Pattern with Sulky Stick 'n Stitch




As the post title suggests, I am using Sulky brand Stick 'n Stitch to transfer this snowman embroidery pattern to fabric.  

I chose this snowman image from my Snow! embroidery pattern set.  I put a sheet of the Stick 'n Stitch paper into my ink-jet printer tray and printed the image.  Then I cut around the image: 


Peeled off the backing from the Stick 'n Stitch sheet:


And adhered it to the fabric:


I trimmed my fabric and then put it into an embroidery hoop:


So far, I am really impressed!  The whole process is simple and the stitching lines are clear and easy to see.

I have started stitching and am pleased that my needle has no problem passing through the Stick 'n Stitch.  I am using the medium weight sheets.


When all the stitching is complete - the Stick 'n Stitch sheet can be rinsed away, leaving just my embroidery with no stitching lines.  I will post again with that process!

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Embroidery Ornament - Finishing The Back Of The Hoop / Project Details




Here are all the details of the monogram Christmas ornament project I first posted about{here}.

I used four different stitches on this project.  For the letter, the evergreen and gold flower stems I used the Back Stitch.  The evergreen needles, the snowflakes and star are all Straight Stitch.  The red berries are French Knots and the gold leaves are Lazy Daisy Stitch.

I used a simple color palette as well - here are the floss color numbers:



Each monogram in this pattern set is perfectly sized to fit a 3" embroidery hoop.  When I stitched this, I used a larger hoop with a generous amount of fabric.  This made for an easier time stitching and also ensured that I had enough fabric so I could gather the raw fabric edges and finish them on the backside of the hoop.

When I finished the stitching, I transferred it to the 3" hoop:

Next, using about 20" of embroidery floss, I ran a Basting Stitch all the way around the hoop.  I made  sure to leave 2" tails of floss both at the beginning of the Basting Stitch and at the end. 


I trimmed my fabric to about 1-1/2" from the Basting Stitch line:



Then I gently pulled both floss tails until the fabric gathered into a tight circle around the backside of the hoop.  I tied the tails together.


To make a clean finish on the backside of the hoop, I used a 3" circle of cardstock.


and glued it to the hoop.

I added a red cord to the tightening screw on the hoop and my ornament was ready to hang!


Friday, December 15, 2023

Monogram Christmas Ornament



I have a new hand embroidery pattern set available in my shop.  This one is titled Monogram Christmas Ornament. 
I will be posting all about my stitches and color palette numbers from this "M" monogram soon!

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Autumn Embroidery - part two


I finished the stitching on this autumn embroidery project.  I am really pleased with the result!

I used the Back Stitch for all of the stems.  For the salmon pink colored leaves, I used Straight Stitch.  For the green leaves, I used Lazy Daisy Stitch with a Straight Stitch over the top.  The seed heads on the tarragon plants are all French Knots.

Here are the floss color numbers for the palette I used:




Monday, October 30, 2023

Autumn Trees Modern Embroidery - part 2

 I finished stitching two works in progress!

However, today I am sharing the stitch and color palette information for just one - this modern autumn tree panel:

If you remember from part 1 of this project, I mentioned that the autumn tree pattern had accent lines on three of the trees: 

After adding the contrasting colors:

I have decided that I like the original plain stitching, solid colors version much better!


The stitch information is really simple - the whole project is done with Straight Stitch

Here are the floss numbers for the color palette:




Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Autumn Embroidery Work in Progress

 

I have a work in progress to share.  I started stitching a small panel of autumn plants.  I selected a neutral color palette but after collecting a variety of leaves, I decided to use colors from the leaves:



So I removed all the neutral floss and started stitching with the new color palette. 

Now looking at the neutral palette - I really like it -perhaps I will transfer this image again and stitch it in the neutral!

I will post again with the finished project and all the floss color numbers and stitch information.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Autumn Trees Modern Embroidery


I have a work in progress to share.  I wanted to stitch some autumn trees so I am using this tree line motif  from my Sly Fox embroidery pattern set.  

I selected some floss colors I thought would work well for autumn:


But I changed my color palette and used these:


Three of the trees have accent lines, I am not sure if I am going to add these lines in a contrasting color or just leave all of the trees a solid color?