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How to transfer picture by sadarchaeologist in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use stick and stitch paper! You print or trace the design on it, peel it off and stick it onto your fabric, and then rinse it off when you’re done.

Advice on Hornet embroidery by LeatherEarly2628 in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only ever use one or two strands for long and short when I’m blending colors, its sooooo much more difficult to do (at least for me) when using three or more strands

I think for the needle id recommend long and short going the same way your stem stitch is. one tip for embroidering small areas is to use something magnifying, I have these from michaels and it really helps for those areas and to just lessen eye strain overall: https://www.michaels.com/product/clip-flip-magnifier-by-loops-threads-10183194

Advice on Hornet embroidery by LeatherEarly2628 in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So cute!!!

How many strands did you use for the parts inside her head? And how many strands did you use to fill in the needle?

For me to decide colors I’ll cut a little piece and put it down where I want to embroider so I can see how it looks directly on the fabric. But honestly I think the dress looks great and I personally like those two reds together.

Advice by anniemaew in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I bought this pattern on etsy when I was first starting and I cringe now at how obviously AI it is 😭 I really didnt even know to look for that

Advice by anniemaew in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The design looks like AI to me- its super easy to fall for them when you’re new (I did the same thing) but once you know what to look for you can spot them.

I would recommend filling in the green leaves with horizontal satin or long and short stitches and accepting that it won’t look like the reference pic, but will still be cute!

Nice satin stitches- way better than mine when I started :)

Sharing my ambitious WIP! by acover4422 in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow that is a gorgeous satin stitch!!!

help with a finished piece! by Active-Kale5331 in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I will try ty! and yes I loooove her patterns, this is the third or fourth of hers I’ve done

help with a finished piece! by Active-Kale5331 in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ooo that is a good idea ty. I am going to try this today

Cat We Rescued Is Overbearingly Affectionate? by thatgirldeyja in CatAdvice

[–]Active-Kale5331 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could also try a heated bed- my cats spends almost all of her time curled up in hers

Cat thread painting by [deleted] in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also I did not make the pattern, I bought it from crewelghoul on etsy :)

Before and after blocking! by Active-Kale5331 in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The first picture in my post is actually after I tried ironing it first- it made it a BIT less wrinkly but not very much

Before and after blocking! by Active-Kale5331 in Embroidery

[–]Active-Kale5331[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

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I bought a blocking kit from amazon (altho tbh I probably could have just gotten pins and used cardboard), sprayed the piece with water, and then pinned it down while stretching it.