Moss embroidery

Aug 25, 2021 - A community for hand and machine embroiderers to exchange tips, techniques, resources, and ideas.

I love stumpwork and texture embroidery! I used to hate french knots but I think they're my favourite stitch now. Priscilla Lui-tcheng

Posts about Embroidery written by Salley Mavor

Learning how to embroider just to look like my clothes are growing moss and that I crawled out of the forest.

Dappled with French knots, glinting beads, and pieces of moss, embroideries by Julia Shore replicate textures of the forest floor in fiber.

leavingmybody: “ Moss embroidery for the amazing ceramicists @earthandbaker !! You all should go follow them, they have awesome work! ” Eeep!

"moss embroidery" created by Emma Mattson

Do you admire the design of moss rugs? Now, you can make one yourself in a few different ways! Here’s a complete guide for DIY moss bath mats and rugs!

Learning how to embroider just to look like my clothes are growing moss and that I crawled out of the forest.

Wildlife Embroidery Artist on Instagram: "How to make textile moss… I use water soluble foil and @aurifilthread 50wt in several shades of green. Make sure your bobbin thread is the same as your darkest shade of green you are using… and make lots of these little leafy things, you will need them 😅 #textileartist #nature_lover #embroideryartist #threadwork #moss #freemotionembroidery #textileart #moos"

Wildlife Embroidery Artist on Instagram: "“Growing slowly… 🌿 Mossy letters stitched with precision, patience, and just a little loss of eyesight. Worth it? Absolutely. #moss #threadart #textileartist #threadwork #fiberartist #embroideryartist #moos #shadesofgreen"

Embroidery has been around forever — the earliest surviving pieces of this craft are Scythian, dated to between the 5th and 3rd centuries BCE. Virtually every culture has some form of it in their textile art history.