Discover the joy of creating captivating felt/flannel storyboards. Cut through the dread of the process as you learn the secret to effortless felt cutting.

This felt dragon has so many adorable details, including wires in the wings so that you can move them! Follow our tutorial to make your own.

Stem Stitch is my favorite hand embroidery stitch, because it is so versatile and so attractive. The poor stem stitch doesn’t get the attention it is due, in my opinion – most folks tend to stitch lines today using backstitch, running stitch, and chain stitch, more than they do with stem stitch. But stem stitch ...

You've just completed a lovely piece of embroidered art but have decided that it is missing something - text! It can be so fun to add a favorite quote or name to your work, but what stitch should you use? Below I've included a look at my favorite hand embroidery stitches for lettering. Scroll down for information on ea

Feather stitch: a simple step by step hand embroidery tutorial with attractive variations for floral designs, coral, seaweed and more

This felt dragon has so many adorable details, including wires in the wings so that you can move them! Follow our tutorial to make your own.

Real moss isn't meant to live in a glass jar. It likes to creep up things, fill in cracks and spread out. In my experience, and I've tried the terrarium thing a few times, it dies. So if you don't...

I just adore how these sweet little seashells came out. I envisioned them as a felt seashell Christmas tree ornament but they are so cute I was soon envisioning hair accessories, an ocean themed mo…

I don’t know about you but I cannot wait for fall, I feel like after such a long hot summer we’ve earned the crisp autumn air and shorter days. Fall may still be a few weeks…

For the longest time I avoided satin stitch at all costs. What was the point? A machine was always going to do a better job than I could - why put myself through the painful process of trying to make perfect stitches when they will never truly be perfect? I started practicing and my satin stitch was not great. So I w

Needle felting artist Teresa Perleberg shares some of her needle felting secrets that she has learned over the years felting everyday.

The neatest way to finish the back an embroidery hoop using felt

INSIDE: The best tips for sewing felt for beginners, from what needle for sewing felt, what thread, to how to cut felt and how to wash felt. For a while, you've been planning to start a new sewing project using felt. You've been gathering materials, colorful felt sheets and matching thread. You've gathered enough inspiration,

I make realistic looking birds using crochet, needle-felting and a bit of embroidery, because I really like birds and couldn't persuade any real ones to come indoors. Each bird takes between 1 and 4 weeks to make. I make them out of pure wool yarns and fill them with lamb's wool - which makes them feel quite alive - and each one is tagged with a year-coded metal leg ring.

Sew adorable felt ocean animals! This is a great beginning sewing project for kids. Print the patterns from the post.

Introduction to Tambour Hand Embroidery: A Step-by-Step Guide Have you ever seen an intricate design elegantly embroidered onto fabric and wondered how it was done? The art of hand embroider…

Rope stitch is probably the richest looking embroidery stitch of this family. It follows a series of closed up twisted chain stitches to form an embossed rope look. You need to know the twisted chain stitch to be able to do the rope stitch. I...

20 really cute free felt animal patterns. Free patterns for nautical animals, woodland animals, magical creatures and more!

Learn to Needle Felt a Picture – Super Easy Tutorial! #Learn to paint with wool with this detailed needle felted picture tutorial suitable for beginners onward and featuring my favourite Herdwick sheep.

26 Stunning DIY felt flower tutorials & free templates. Beautiful free felt flower DIY patterns for bouquets, wreaths, garlands & mobiles.

Needle Felt A Basic Body Shape #VIDEO TUTORIAL WRITTEN TUTORIAL See photographs below: 1 & 2: Start with a long length of wool and roll into a TIGHT rough oval/cylinder shape, stopping and tucking in the ends as you go; to get it really tight, push down into the foam pad or whatever surface you are using. Do not start to

First things first, before you dive into your embroidery project, I’d like to show you how you can start and finish your embroidery thread to secure it. Traditionally using knots to start and finish your embroidery thread is a big no-no. And there are several reasons for this. Firstly the knot can show through your

This is a kind of filling stitch which is ideal for making leaves or feathers. It requires us to divide the pattern into two and each side is filled alternately giving it a plaited effect in the center, thus ideal to make leaves or feathers. I...

Over the past few years I've been hand sewing much more. Machine sewing is fast and professional-looking, but these days I often prefer sewing by hand for its slow, meditative quality. It's relaxing and also portable, meaning I can work on it wherever I go. Today I'm focusing on one of my favorite hand stitches

Our felt acorn ornaments are a fun addition to your Christmas tree, or you can use them as gift toppers. Includes oak leaf pattern.

24 Free felt ornament patterns for Christmas. Cute hand sewing patterns and tutorials for felt Christmas ornaments. Free printable patterns for felt woodland animals, birds, mittens and more. Beginner friendly felt ornament pattern pdfs.

Thanks for checking out Santa Monica Threads, and I welcome you to take a peek at all of the one of a kind and ready to ship items in my shop as well. www.etsy.com/shop/SantaMonicaThreads?ref=seller-platform-mcnav Instagram: @santamonicathreads This listing is for a personalized custom Bella Canvas Raglan sweatshirt with words, can be a name, a college town, a city or state, special nickname, event, date, something kitschy, fun, silly, serious, the skies the limit. It features a technique chainstitch embroidery curved around the neckline collar - - making it a very cool, trendy vintage style looking embroidered crew pullover. Makes a great gift for anyone or yourself, especially birthdays for her, bridal shower gifts, college student gifts, gifts for mom, family vacations, Christmas, Chanukah, graduations, special events, thank you gifts, and so much more. (I do make available two sweatshirt styles to choose from, please note this listing is for the Bella Canvas Raglan only, a higher end, super mushy soft sweatshirt. If you want a traditional old school fit, that's more economical, see my Gildan listings in my Etsy shop) Your personalized Bella Canvas raglan sweatshirt will be hand made, embroidered by me, using a fiber artisan technique utilizing my 1930's style antique chainstitch embroidery machine...no computerized components! It is powered by a rubber V-belt and every twist, turn and stitch is manual made my me, turning a wooden knob using my cursive handwriting, making it a special one of a kind, work of art to cherish! Please limit your characters to 12 or less. However, the ideal number is 10. Please message me first if you are unsure about how to phrase your word(s) to meet the maximum, I may have some examples I can share or suggestions of best or common ways to abbreviate and cut down. The sizing is adult unisex. If you want an oversized baggy fit that so many young college kids love, if you normally wear a medium, order a size large, etc. . Thread: I provided a chart of 45 colors to choose from. Please indicate color number preference in the personalization box. If you had another color in mind, please message me as I have many other threads and I also try to best match school colors if a school is specified. Sweatshirt: Bella Canvas Unisex Sponge Fleece Crewneck. MADE TO ORDER: Buyer will be contacted before sweatshirt is embroidered to confirm size and correct text and thread. If for a school, when you order, please be sure to include your school name and school colors, so that the best combination of threads and sweatshirt color can be chosen. Because each item is handmade, slight variations may exist making it a work of art. Please check out my instagram to see all my latest custom works of art and other custom orders showcased @santamonicathreads. If I have the color/size sweatshirt you need in stock it should be ready to ship fast in 3-5 days. If I do not have the color/size in stock, and need to order it, it could possibly be 10-14 days to ship. Feel free to reach out if you would like to know approximate ship date before you purchase. Care: Please machine wash in cold water on gentle cycle inside out, (even better a lingerie bag if you can) tumble on low or dry flat. No chlorine bleach or fabric softener. Each item is a one-off work of art, and no two are exactly the same. This is a custom piece, and all sales are final. Please ask questions first, super happy to answer any you may have.

Our felt whale shark is a great hand-sewing project for all skill levels, including beginners, and a good opportunity for practicing French knots.

Simple tutorial for making DIY felt monstera leaves with a free pattern. Learn how to stiffen felt to help add structure to your felt floral arrangements.

Discover 25 free felt food patterns and tutorials. Create adorable play food for kids with felt. Encourage hours of imaginative play with DIY felt food.

Discover the BIRDY hanging decor in felt and bamboo. Hung in the air, it brings poetry to the bedrooms of little ones. Artisanally crafted.

Create a DIY felt leaf garland scissors and hot glue. Easy and versatile home decor piece. Great to use on a door frame, window frame, table runner, wreath

If you've always wanted to learn embroidery stitches, here's the perfect guide for you. I have a video tutorial for each embroidery stitch.

What is the backstitch and how do I use it? The backstitch is a simple outline stitch in hand embroidery. It joins straight stitches together to...