Embroidery color blending

Now, this is not exactly a “secret”... but it is also hardly ever brought up, although I do see beginners making this mistake. Congratulations on the 10th post of the needlepainting tips! Wow, who could have thought that there is so much to explore in this area of hand embroidery?? But let me tell you, I actually have more topics to cover! They are just waiting for their turn, haha. Today's topic, in my opinion, is quite important to grasp if you want to master needlepainting, especially, if…

Ombré is the blending of one color to another, typically moving from light to dark. In order to choose colors that work well in an ombré design, it’s helpful to select threads from one color family. The trouble is most craft stores organize thread displays by number rather than color family. However

Color blending or mixing is admittedly one of those areas in commercial machine embroidery digitizing that are easier said than being done. The advice on the subject is rampant and easily accessible. But, it is an altogether different story when we are actually talking about execution. Embroidery digitizers, especially the new ones, find it hard to wrap their heads around such advice, which is often deemed as an airy-fairy affair. The cause for this negligence is that actual color or…

Another gorgeous botanical composition to inspire your next embroidery project. DMC to Anchor embroidery thread conversion chart included.

Today's post is about how to be lazy and still get something done in your embroidery work :D Also, today's moral is “A good stitcher is not always the one who stitches perfectly. A good stitcher is also the one who knows how to cover up their mistakes”. Well, on the more serious note... Before I give any “lazy” advises, let me remind you that stitching done neatly from the beginning will always stand out more than the one that has lots of covered up mistakes in it. Yes, there are situations…

Hello everyone This week we continue stitching project 12 of the mini journal. If you have missed any of the previous posts you can find them here, or by scrolling down to see previous posts: Stitc…

Adding paint to hand embroidery—or adding embroidered elements to a painting—is a wonderful way to experiment with layering colors and textures, decorating fabric, and delving into the wonderful world of mixed media art. If you have been curious about mixing these beautiful art forms, this overview

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It goes by so many names, this technique of creating realistic shading in embroidery. But no matter what name it goes by, and whether there are slight nuances in the meanings of the different names, all the techniques named above involve the dominant use of long & short stitch. I use the term

Not sure why your pattern has two colors next to one symbol? Trying to figure out how to blend with 3 strands? Let's learn about tweeding!

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

How to blend colors in needlepainting effortlessly and... do you really always need the perfect smooth color blending?

Vintage stitch color palette for your embroidery projects. DMC to Anchor embroidery thread conversion chart included.