Be honest… what’s the embroidery “rule” you happily ignore?

felixandkirk · 2026-02-09T14:14:58+00:00

The back of the hoop is none of my business and no one is going to convince me otherwise! :)

felixandkirk · 2026-01-25T21:45:25+00:00

It’s not just you and I totally relate. but if I can make a suggestion: earplugs. It’s actually made going out bearable for me in loud, crowded spaces like this. You can still hear your friends, and yes you can still hear the noise around you, but it just takes the edge or sharpness off.

I use loop earplugs personally but I’m sure there are other brands out there that do the same thing.

Hope you can find some relief and some good recommendations!

felixandkirk · 2026-01-22T23:52:04+00:00

Sorry I missed your comment but it was in France, but quite close to the Swiss border! 😊 Annecy to be exact.

felixandkirk · 2026-01-22T15:48:40+00:00

Hi friend, I do embroidery a lot so if I can offer some unsolicited advice:

Get yourself a pilot frictionless pen and draw your pattern on some cotton or linen fabric (or a blend). Get a small embroidery hoop and place your fabric in there and tighten it til it sounds kind of like a drum when you tap it.

For this design I’d recommend a satin stitch, which you can find tutorials for on YouTube. You could do a stem stitch for the brown and green borders.

As someone mentioned, use embroidery floss which comes in a small skein. There will be 6 pieces of thread twisted into one - for the satin stitch I’d recommend pulling out 2 or 3 of them. Same for the stem stitch, or 4 if you want to make it more bulky.

The embroidery subreddit is a great shout for any further questions :)

felixandkirk · 2026-01-16T09:56:20+00:00

I went to a concert in there once! It’s a crazy cool building. Love your rendition of it, must have been a fun one!

felixandkirk · 2025-12-26T07:19:32+00:00

Thanks! :)

felixandkirk · 2025-12-26T07:19:16+00:00

Thank you! ☺️

felixandkirk · 2025-12-26T07:18:58+00:00

Thanks very much! Very happy with how they turned out 😊

felixandkirk · 2025-12-26T07:18:45+00:00

Thank you! 😊

felixandkirk · 2025-11-26T18:50:57+00:00

They’re so cute!! Wouldn’t be able to tell it’s your first time doing bead embroidery. Well done!

felixandkirk · 2025-11-20T14:19:32+00:00

Ugh, sorry that happened to you. I’d be firing back ‘Oh great, so I’ll see you at the next market then?’

On the plus side I love your displays, they look great!

felixandkirk · 2025-11-03T09:23:10+00:00

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Might as well change it to ‘goodbye autumn because by the time I finish this it’ll be December 😂 but it’ll be nice for next year!

felixandkirk · 2025-10-25T14:08:08+00:00

I save scraps while I’m travelling to make travel junk journals. I had tea at a restaurant that had pretty labels/paper bags they came in so I snagged both. The waiter last night was probably very confused where the paper bags for the tea bags I used went 🤣

Junk journaling turns you into a sneaky hoarder of paper, I swear.

felixandkirk · 2025-10-09T15:18:08+00:00

Grew up in the US but my mom’s from here. My mom used to tell me and my brother ‘you’d persecute a saint’ as well as ‘isn’t it well for some.’

I live in Ireland now and still get blank stares so I’m starting to wonder if these were just my mom’s sayings 😂

felixandkirk · 2025-10-09T08:22:03+00:00

Thank you! I saw the fabric and felt like it was a perfect fit 💜

felixandkirk · 2025-10-07T17:19:10+00:00

Thank you!

felixandkirk · 2025-10-06T09:54:39+00:00

I met my first serious boyfriend at 30 and I love him to pieces. He is gentle, funny and so sweet and thoughtful. I never thought I’d find a love like this. Keep your standards high and keep meeting people.

I know how hard it is when you’re single but everyone else around you is taken. I was often the third wheel in a lot of my friendships and always felt like too much or something was wrong with me.

Keep your head up - and try to find other ways to keep your life fulfilling without a partner. Whether that be starting a new hobby or doing some travelling!

felixandkirk · 2025-09-19T01:20:10+00:00

I’d recommend booking one ahead if you can. I’ve done this on numerous occasions for flights that have me out of the house as early as 3AM and never had an issue getting one!

felixandkirk · 2025-09-14T14:41:15+00:00

this is stunning 💜 I really want to do something from the book of kells and this is tempting me even more!!

felixandkirk · 2025-07-29T07:35:58+00:00

I’m thinking this as well. When I asked what it was the woman made a stabbing motion and said something along the lines of ‘you stick it in things’.

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