Hand embroidery

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Start embroidery, even if you're not creative!
Here's 5 embroidery projects to get started with hand embroidery. At Mindful Mantra Embroidery, we believe that everyone is creative in some way, and can embroider if they want to! Learn embroidery with our beginner friendly embroidery patterns
This may contain: someone is stitching their handwriting on the back of a hand embroidered hoop with red thread
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Quick and easy lettering embroidery - Stem Stitch Lettering Tutorial and Tips for Beginners
Quick and easy lettering embroidery with stem stitch! • 1. Pick a starting point on each letter that makes sense, so that you can follow the flow of the letter easily; • 2. Use your other hand to guide the loops; • 3. Break the stitch at the lines intersection on the first lap - end your stem back stitch by going down through the fabric when you meet this intersection for the first time. Next time make continuous stem stitch over that intersection - this way the stitches do not overlap and don’t rise above the rest of the lines; • 4. Make shorter stitches at the curves to make them smoother; • 5. Change loops directions in according to the letters curves; • 6. Make continuous stitching as if you were writing words on the paper; • 7. Keep your thread tension even. Coming next: on