This is kind of a ridiculous thing to have spent countless hours stitching but now the world can know what goes through my head every time I see one of those @ubereats stickers. Stitched entirely with @dmc_embroidery cotton and mounted using a very helpful video tutorial by @sarah_homfray_embroidery View on Instagram
In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from December, the last installment in this project. After 11 months of landscapes and objects, I realized that I hadn’t tried to embroider a person yet. This self-portrait took me about 36 hours and by the end of it I was very …
In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from November. I returned to drawing inspiration from a photo and chose this one because I was interested in imitating the texture of the fur. View on Instagram
View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from October. After spending the previous months trying to replicate either photos or other painters’ work, I decided it was time to base an embroidery off of one of my own doodles. I wanted to make something a bit …
‘…with mushrooms, butterflies, a dragonfly, a snake and a lizard’ Continuing in the painting theme, this time mostly because I wasn’t sure what else to do. I opted for a darker theme for a change of pace but discovered that embroidery thread doesn’t exist in a whole lot of dark shades. It was very difficult …
View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from August. After completing the Red Canna in July, I found that studying painters’ brushstrokes was a good way to identify stitch direction and create texture and depth.
View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from July, when I decided to learn by copying from an already existing painting. I chose Georgia O’Keefe’s Red Canna because I could directly apply the stitch direction and blending exercise I had taught myself in the June embroidery.
View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This embroidery is from June, when I decided to break down the stitches themselves and learn how to direct and blend them smoothly. At this point I switched from using two strands of thread to using only one, since I found I …
View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from May, and I based it off a photo I took years ago. I chose it for its high contrast and discovered I was struggling with how to make stitches give the impression of smooth curves.
View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from April. I was sick for much of the month and couldn’t figure out how to make the clouds work like I wanted, so instead of forcing myself to finish I decided to move on in May. The irony …