Needlepainting patterns

It goes by so many names, this technique of creating realistic shading in embroidery. But no matter what name it goes by, and whether there are slight nuances in the meanings of the different names, all the techniques named above involve the dominant use of long & short stitch. I use the term

Stitch Trish Burr's Pansies in this stitch along. We tackle all the hurdles of needle painting together!

Before we start, an important announcement! I'm having a SALE in my Etsy shop: everything is down 15% until the end of March. Hurry up to make your purchase, especially if you already have my designs in the cart! Now, let's get back to the topic :) When you work long and short stitch, one of your main goals should be the correct direction of your stitches. As long as you achieve that, the surface of your stitching will be smooth, and the blending will be easier. Here are two examples. On the…

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Catch this sneak peek to my first ever e-course on needlepainting for beginners! :) The e-course is going to consist of several modules: Materials, instruments and general tips Long and short stitch basics and common mistakes Exercises Final project And today you can see a preview of the exercises module :) UPDATE: The course is launched! Enroll now The best way to master and polish any skill is to train it over and over. That's just the way it is. Books and theoretical knowledge can only…

Miniature Needle Painting Embroidery by Trish Burr

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Hello everyone Hope your week is going well. For several months I have been working with the idea of providing tutorials on my website – am still tinkering with the idea of uploading some vi…

Today I offer you a new case study! So if you ever wondered about the correlation between the number of layers (rows) on long and short stitching and the quality of blending, today's post might answer some of your questions, The task when stitching these 3 shapes was to make a transition from yellow to blue. The first example has only 2 colors: yellow and blue. The second example has 3 colors: yellow → green → blue And the third example has 7 colors: yellow → 2 mid shades of yellow-green →…

Part 2 of the needle painting stitch along. Hop on and practice the long and short stitching.

Now, this is not exactly a “secret”... but it is also hardly ever brought up, although I do see beginners making this mistake. Congratulations on the 10th post of the needlepainting tips! Wow, who could have thought that there is so much to explore in this area of hand embroidery?? But let me tell you, I actually have more topics to cover! They are just waiting for their turn, haha. Today's topic, in my opinion, is quite important to grasp if you want to master needlepainting, especially, if…

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Now, this is not exactly a “secret”... but it is also hardly ever brought up, although I do see beginners making this mistake. Congratulations on the 10th post of the needlepainting tips! Wow, who could have thought that there is so much to explore in this area of hand embroidery?? But let me tell you, I actually have more topics to cover! They are just waiting for their turn, haha. Today's topic, in my opinion, is quite important to grasp if you want to master needlepainting, especially, if…

Learn how to fix a shape in long and short stitching and needlepainting

Aliaksandra Dzyachenka on Instagram: "Embroider a holly leaf with long and short stitches in 1 strand. . This new Xmas wreath pattern will be available by the end of this week. Stay tuned. . . . #embroidery #embroideryprocess #longandshortstitches #needlepainting #dmcthreads #embroiderypattern"

And Peony is finished! This is the last preview for my Needlepainting for beginners course. Now I will drown myself in editing and compiling videos, texts, patterns, etc, haha. via GIPHY UPDATE: The course is launched! Enroll now But before I go MIA let me tell you a bit more about the Peony design :) First of all, one of the things that may surprise you is that Peony is not that small in size for a “beginner” project. It actually measures ~11.5cm in width and ~14cm in height. The reason for…

Before I come back with some more specific needlepainting tips, I thought I would drop some Youtube links here which I find helpful and some of which I actually used when learning long and short stitching. Malina GM Embroidery My story of learning long and short stitching and needlepainting started back around 2015, I think. And this channel was my first “visual” teacher, apart from some articles and lessons with step by step pictures. I still check it out occasionally and I recommend…

Embroidery has been around forever — the earliest surviving pieces of this craft are Scythian, dated to between the 5th and 3rd centuries BCE. Virtually every culture has some form of it in their textile art history.