Contemporary embroidery inspiration

At the start of the year I committed to a daily practice of meditative stitching where I wanted to explore on one stitch technique per month and spend 30 minutes a day focusing on that technique and meditate. I’m here to tell you, that daily practice fell apart for me in February. I was unsuccessful

Japanese embroidery ideas and techniques to try something a little different and learn about a different culture.

If you want to learn how to embroider, this post includes basic embroidery stitches plus 8 easy embroidery tutorials for beginners!

Limitless. That’s how so many artists describe the creative medium of textiles. Time and time again they explain that the possibilities are never-ending, and

Wild Floss – Embroidery Textile Art..

This 12" finished embroidery hoop was hand stitched with cotton and metallic floss, and embellished with various beads on black canvas cloth by Eden Ingle of Starling Co. As a full-time wedding photographer, I started making these beaded embroideries as another creative outlet that didn't involve computers or cameras... just me with my hoop, thread, and beads (and maybeee a glass of wine) to help unwind at the end of the day. Only spending a little bit of time on them at a time, spread out…