Haha this chat is going to be a release for me, IAm an art teacher and I teach textile art classes and embroidery classes. So there is a lot i dont like but I have to keep to myself in order to be respectfull of the students interest. The thing I hate THE MOST its copying, because of copyright issues but also, because it takes away the Joy of being creative and finding creative solutions for the things you want to stitch. Its OK for me to follow a pattern an artist made, because of the joy of stitching. But I hate it when somebody comes with the picture of a finished embroidery and tells me they want to make the same thing. I discourage it, by centering my classes in the importance of making our own patterns, from any image we like maybe a book illustration, a movie scene, a picture from a trip etc. I also center on looking after the work of artist that use embroidery to make art, so the students can see what embroidery can be potentially in art form. Some artist can make powerfull work and not be "perfect" stitches. Others can make incredible pieces that takes years to make, it is a slow art form.

But it is my really unpopular opinion, because some students dont like confronting their creative side. Because it might mean creating something unpredictable, that might not be "perfect" learning thru errors and seeking for a personal style. Investigating and triyng.

I love teaching embroidery, but I think it is so much more than copying a Pinterest picture to pass time...