Start embroidery
Stitch pictures onto fabric with a needle and colored thread, one small stitch at a time. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first flower hoop.
Space neededA comfy chair and good light
First projectOne flower in a hoop
Skill levelBeginner-friendly
Good forEvenings on the couch
The video that hooks everyone
Pink and burgundy peonies in a hoop
A bouquet of soft pink and deep burgundy peonies fills a linen hoop, with white blooms, gray-green leaves and tiny knots of thread, made with beginners in mind. Press play and see why it hooks people.
Is this your video? Claim your page and share in the sales
Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. It all fits in a pencil case.
Starter kit
01Wooden hoop, 6 in.Holds the fabric drum-tight while you stitch. Six inches is easy to hold.
02Cotton or linen fabricA plain, medium-weight weave. A fat quarter makes several hoops.
03Embroidery flossSix-strand cotton thread. Four or five colors make a flower.
04Embroidery needlesA mixed pack of sharp needles with long eyes.
05Small sharp scissorsSnip threads close to the fabric.
06Water-soluble penDraws your design, then rinses out with plain water.
07Needle threaderGets floss through a small eye without the squinting.
08Felt + fabric glueCovers the back of the finished hoop so it hangs neat.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Fabric too loose in the hoopLoose fabric puckers and pulls stitches out of shape. Tighten the screw until the fabric sounds like a drum when you tap it.
- 2Thread that's too longCut pieces about as long as your forearm. Longer thread tangles, knots and frays as you pull it through.
- 3Pulling stitches too tightTight stitches pucker the fabric. Pull until the thread just lies flat, then stop.
