Embroidery on canvas

Once your needlework is finished and you decided that you want to use it as a wall decoration, you have few options on how to do that: making it a hoop wall art, framing or mounting on a canvas. Today I prepared a tutorial for the latter one (this is a lengthy post, you were warned). Mounting Hand Embroidery. Why? So, why would you want to mount your needlework on a canvas? What are the benefits? Honestly speaking, there are no profound advantages or benefits for this. And I won't say that…

Photo Frame 4x6 Hand Embroidery Pattern: Surrounded (Download Now) - Etsy

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Laney Boyd found her calling after ordering an embroidery kit during the pandemic. Her favorite stitch? The satin stitch!

Yes. I'm the kind of art geek that takes a photo of the show statement because...well...the statement says it much better than I could paraphrase or summarize. I'll let you in on another little secret - what took to me this exhibit was the prospect of seeing more of Dorothy Caldwell's work. She is the one, after all, who has turned mending into art in our time. The Japanese have been doing it for centuries with their exquisite boro, yet boro was done for functional purposes, not artistic…

Today we're dissecting the work of embroidery artists, Julie Campbell. Take a look at her amazing anatomy desings, drawn with needle & thread.