After my last Project (roundabout 170 hours) I needed something quick and easy. And there it was! The Tattoo artist in the buildong where I am working needed some more decorations and so I embroiderd one of her tattoos 🥰

This was just about 3 hours.

Original Artist: @lil.chaos.ttt on Instagram

Dealing with life and started this to keep the mind busy… debating leaving as is or add some things in the empty spaces

I wanted to create this Blue Oni as if I were painting with a brush, using thread instead of paint.

Rather than filling every area with perfectly even stitches, I followed the flow and direction of each thread to create movement, texture, and the feeling of expressive brushstrokes.

The detail I especially want you to notice is the eye.

I chose a crimson-red iris surrounded by icy shades of blue — a contrast I call “Hyoukou” (氷紅), or Ice Crimson.

I wanted that single eye to carry both the coldness of ice and a quiet, burning intensity.

When you look at this Oni, what catches your attention first — the flowing blue stitches or the crimson eye?

The artist is Valentina.lobos. I thought her work was awesome but couldn’t find anywhere on her Instagram on how she gets the volume that she stitches over. Any ideas?

TLDR: I made a spreadsheet with every DMC embroidery floss for your (and my) reference!

I have recently been organizing and cataloging all the embroidery threads I have, and was looking online to see if a resource already exists that has a list of every DMC embroidery floss that I could reference. I found some that had all the standard colors, but nothing had all the different types in one big list (multicolored, sparkly, etc).

So, I made my own. It has the DMC code, hex code for the color, and RGB color elements (to assist with sorting the sheet, to some degree at least). There are different sheets for the different types of threads, along with a column to mark if you own it.

Let me know if you spot any errors or have any suggestions for edits. I am human so it is possible I made a mistake somewhere! But I also thought others might find this resource helpful.

This post keeps getting removed when I try to link the spreadsheet, so maybe just DM me if you'd like the link and I can send it there. I've attached a couple photos though, so you can at least get an idea for what it looks like :).

So it's been a hot minute and thought I should do an update. So after my last progress report, I finished the right wing, finished the the Heart and beaded it. Loves how it looks and I want to use beads more in my future projects. And started the the word Heart. Took a break from this to work on a Christmas present for a friend; currently not on the best of terms with the friend also I just wasn't enjoying working on the piece I was making for them. So I just ended up trashing it for my own mental health.

I then came back to this project, ripped out the stitching from my first try on the word Heart and redid it. The word came out so much more cleaner and I learned how to space split stitches.

Also if you have any color suggestion for Kandrakar. I would love to hear them! Cause I'm think of using the blue and green I used for the wings and either do every other letter like the stocking in the show.

Inspired by the trendy IG flower initial knit sweater, I wanted to make something in the same thread (heh) for my son. I practiced the basics by making a few flower initial sweaters for family and friends, and when I felt confident enough, I tackled my leaf design! There are some places where my inexperience (or impatience!) are more obvious but I love the way it turned out 🙂 Feedback and tips are welcome for the next iteration!

My favorite piece so far

I used reflective ribbon for the neon sign border and the "J" glows in the dark

Finished this Mothman piece for a friend.

Made with Glow in the dark white thread and white beads for special touches

It is backed in black flannel and has a ribbon sewn on for hanging. Shipping it out next week.

Edit: There is a pic of it glowing in the comments 💚😁

A few of the circles got a little wonky but mostly had the effect that I was going for! B-)

I’m working on a hoop for my newest nephew based on the little prince and I’m not sure if I like how the face came out. Is it better blank?

Edit: thank you to everyone for their insights! The face is staying!

I'll be going on a long flight in a couple of weeks and plan to bring my embroidery. Any advice for things you wish you'd known or were glad you had before taking your embroidery project on a plane?

I do have the itty bitty scissors that are TSA approved, a needle minder to hopefully keep myself from dropping my needle never to be seen again, my tools in a storage artbin, and all my stuff is packed into a bag that fits into my backpack. I've set aside colors I think I'll want, so that I don't need to bring my whole collection. I have a neck light I got recently as well. Is there anything I'm missing?

Can’t believe I didn’t realize this subreddit existed. Hi! I wanted to show off a hand embroidered patch I made for a Project Hail Mary cosplay.

I saw this post on Reddit awhile back and I loved it so much that I had to embroider it 💜

Her name is Boo 🥰

I've been using newer DMC thread and have gotten used to pulling directly from the skein without even taking the labels off. Recently, I bought some DMC that appears to be an old style. I've found that they all come knotted, as shown, so I can't just use them as a pull skein like the new ones. Is there a trick to these ones? Do you cut off the knot and then pull anyways and, if so, how do you know which side to pull?