Italian Lemon 🍋 Embroidery for Beginners • Step by Step Tutorial • Pattern 014

It's almost the end of the year and to brighten up my short English days I watch movies and dream of Italy. Inspired, by one of my favourite 50s movies 'It started in Naples' with Sophia Loren and Clark Gable, I have designed this cute, little lemon embroidery. It will

Hand embroidery for beginners - free pattern No 013

Another beautiful and easy to do flower embroidery. You can do the full hoop but also use any of these elements separately to embroider on a blouse, jeans, a little drawstring bag or anything else you wish.

Simple Hand Embroidery Flower Tutorial & Free Pattern 012

Enjoy this simple embroidery flower tutorial for beginners and a free pattern 012.

I have used stem and whipped back stitches for the branches and as for leaves, I used fishbone, fly and fishbone stitches. I outlined the fly stitch leaves with a back stitch but you can also try the whipped back stitch.

Flower Bouquet Hand Embroidery • Pattern 011

This is a simple hand embroidery design featuring a rose bouquet, with a ribbon bow. Ideal as a gift for yourself or someone else.

I quite like how the design looks like on this striped fabric, but you can of course use plain or patterned fabric. 

Easy Top Embroidery for beginners • Blouse Neckline Embroidery Tutorial • Pattern 010

I have designed, easy, yet beautiful Top or V Neck Embroidery (Pattern 010). All you need is a plain t-shirt or a vest top and some embroidery thread.

In the above video tutorial, I use basic stitches, such as: straight, satin, fishbone, Lazy Daisy, French knot and back stitch (or if you prefer a Whipped back stitch) for the branches.