How to backstitch may be the first question that comes to mind for an embroidery beginner. Why? Because the backstitch technique may be one of the most frequently used embroidery stitches. For example, we use it for EVERY SINGLE DESIGN. No joke. It’s literally the only technique that we really couldn’t be without. This is …
This is a message to you who sometimes feel discouraged about your art. Firstly, you’re not alone. It happens to all of us regardless of how “far” we’ve come on our art journeys. In fact, it just hit me real hard this very moment, which is what motivated me to write this article. Since the …
Quit, Instagram? It’s not without hesitation that I express frustration over Instagram. Because without it, we would not be where we are today; Independent artists that get to work with our passion. Without it we wouldn’t have met such incredible people and get to share our passion with YOU. I am grateful for all of …
Easy Drawing Exercises for Absolute Beginners of Drawing Does the thought of drawing a pattern from scratch make you feel overwhelmed? We get you! Let’s just get an important note down first; To draw is not a pre-requisite for becoming an embroiderer or even an embroidery pattern designer. (We have a full Masterclass on How …
Creative Discomfort It’s the second week of the Creative Challenge, which means that we are about to get uncomfortable.. or in other words, launch ourselves into “Creative Discomfort”. What do I mean by that? If your goal is to develop creatively and artistically you need to dare to get uncomfortable. To be able to get …
Ever since I was little, my dream was to use my creative voice to do art and to write. I love to write. It’s as if letters put together into words is something so powerful. Because depending on how you put them together, the words and eventually sentences will have completely different meanings. Furthermore, it …
How to boost creativity is a very interesting subject. Because from a theoretical stand point, you can entangle yourself in complex answers. But from a practical stand point, I think there is only one answer: Just start to create. Provoked? I understand that you may feel frustrated reading that statement. Or perhaps you think “It’s …
Self-care with art; A reflective essay on the necessity to nurture your creativity to feel great in your every day life Do you feel like you never have time to do embroidery? Maybe you watch the seemingly never-ending flow of new work from other creatives online, but it 0nly adds more pressure that you haven’t …
Have you heard of an embroidery sketchbook before? If not, this is a friendly warning that you may want to make one at the end of this article! 😉 The concept of keeping an embroidery sketchbook was born already a couple of years ago when I began to experiment with thread-sketching. Thread-sketching, invites you to …
Threadsketching – A personal story of artistic development Did you ever wonder – why architectural embroidery? And what is threadsketching? Truth is, my artist journey didn’t begin with the embroidery medium. It started already when I was just a few years old and discovered that it was much more fun to play with pen and …
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