Embroidery

October 5, 2021

How to Customize Your Favorite Cap by Decorating It With Embroidery

Baseball caps will always be in style. Maybe you’re rooting for a sports team, or maybe you just like how they look. But if they're feeling a little flat for you, you're in luck; there’s a crafty trend that is reimagining these everyday caps. Embroidery—particularly flowers—are adorning cotton baseball caps and offering some stitchy flair to the accessory.

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September 21, 2021

Brilliant Embroideries Capture the Expansive Beauty of the Aurora Borealis in Small Hoops

Artists have long been inspired by the aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights. And it's no wonder why; the brilliant light display showcases vivid colors that dance throughout the sky, and it compels creatives to recreate the sights in their chosen medium. Tanya Mironowa, aka Embroidery by Nusik, has recently paid homage to this phenomenon with a series of landscape hoop art inspired by the aurora borealis.

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August 16, 2021

Get Looped Into Stitching When You Learn About the Embroidery Hoop

No matter what kind of embroidery you’re stitching, chances are that you are doing it in an embroidery hoop. An embroidery hoop is a vital part of the craft; it helps keep your material taut and makes it possible to stitch quickly and without discomfort. While the embroidery hoop is a straightforward tool, not all are created alike. Embroidery hoops come in different materials and the quality can vary.

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July 1, 2021

Ocean Embroidery Inspired by Satellite Images Showcase the Vast Beauty of the Sea

The Earth is a constant source of inspiration for artists. As we’ve seen time and again, creatives produce work that pays homage to the natural world, whether it's big or small. Danielle, aka Satellite Stitches, goes grand with her embroidery. Her intricate pieces are tiny studies of vast ocean satellite imagery. She uses thread to translate the blues, greens, and grays of the maps into tactile abstract works.

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