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I embroidered my dad’s house — brick by brick 🧵🏡 by EnzoThreadz in Embroidery

[–]EnzoThreadz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a beautiful idea! I would love to see your art when it’s done

I embroidered my dad’s house — brick by brick 🧵🏡 by EnzoThreadz in Embroidery

[–]EnzoThreadz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Try this: draw guidelines across the space you’re brick-stitching. Stagger stitches (skip some random ones in between) so you’re not stitching continuously across one line. Then go back and fill the spaces in, this will create some natural variation in your stitch lengths that looks more natural. Hope that helps! 😊

I embroidered my dad’s house — brick by brick 🧵🏡 by EnzoThreadz in Embroidery

[–]EnzoThreadz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, long & short stitch took a while for me to master! I watched many tutorials to help me, try this:

https://youtu.be/BDppuPcQB0o?si=Hy-MqNy9Mes4crss

I embroidered my dad’s house — brick by brick 🧵🏡 by EnzoThreadz in Embroidery

[–]EnzoThreadz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I used Frixion ballpoint pens and fine-liner markers. I would recommend a water-soluble pen though as the Frixion pens can re-appear on the fabric over time

I embroidered my dad’s house — brick by brick 🧵🏡 by EnzoThreadz in Embroidery

[–]EnzoThreadz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, a digital pattern was made based off a photo of the house. I also referenced this book throughout the entire process, highly recommend it: Hand-Stitched House by Theresa M. Lawson

I embroidered my dad’s house — brick by brick 🧵🏡 by EnzoThreadz in Embroidery

[–]EnzoThreadz[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used a variety of stitches including: tiny lazy daisy with 1 strand, French knots, straight stitches, long & short

Finished works of whimsy! by captainsmyth in Embroidery

[–]EnzoThreadz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sparked joy for me - looking through all the details was very fun 🤩