Beginners Guide to Painting on Linen — The Stitchery

Adding paint to hand embroidery—or adding embroidered elements to a painting—is a wonderful way to experiment with layering colors and textures, decorating fabric, and delving into the wonderful world of mixed media art. If you have been curious about mixing these beautiful art forms, this overview

Earlier this year, I taught a couple workshops with the Virtual Sewing and Stitching Expo, where I shared thread painting techniques. We used them to create blooming heart cacti and it was so much fun to watch my fellow makers paint with thread. So what is thread painting? Here's a few ways I've used thread painting in my embroidery practice, examples from artists, and patterns to give it a try.

Recently I've started to delve into hand embroidery and watercolor. Before starting an embroidery piece, I experimented with watercolor paint on different fabrics, and also tried using watercolor pencils vs watercolor brushes. Here are a few of my learnings…

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Watercolor embroidery is a stunning combination of watercolor painting and hand embroidery. At a first glance it can look very difficult and intimidating. And to be fair, it is quite tricky to find good information about it. Thus to solve that problem, I have put together an informative guide with 7

Laney Boyd found her calling after ordering an embroidery kit during the pandemic. Her favorite stitch? The satin stitch!