Embroidery

Delightfully easy DIY fabric Christmas crackers
Delight dinner guests with these sustainable party favours stitched in your favourite festive fabrics and trims.

How to backstitch
Discover how to sew the full range of hand embroidery stitches with our series of beginners' guides. This month, we’re looking at how to sew backstitch.

Free bicycle embroidery pattern
Stitch some summer memories with Sara Shoemaker’s retro-inspired bicycle embroidery pattern.

Why the Native Lighting Slim Lamp Flex XL is a gamechanger for crafters in winter
The Native Lighting Slim Lamp Flex XL is a great choice for on-the-go crafters with a smaller budget

Free motion embroidery with machine embroidery designs
We've got two brilliant free motion embroidery tutorials to help you create gorgeous designs inspired by the natural world
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How to do Satin Stitch
Find out how to Satin Stitch with our step-by-step guide and 3 free embroidery patterns

Discover ribbon embroidery with this step-by-step guide
Embroidery expert Jessie Doughty will teach you everything you need to know about silk ribbon embroidery!

Feel festive with these 20 Christmas embroidery kits
Get that festive feeling with these beautiful Christmas embroidery kits perfect for beginners and to give as gifts.

Spread joy with our DIY positive embroidered badges
Stitch these feel-good floral embroidered badges by Clare Albans, featuring cheerful shades.

Free camping embroidery hoop design
Celebrate your love of the great outdoors with brilliant camping embroidery designs from Jessie Doe Designs
Embroidery Patterns

Bring autumn indoors with this free wildflower embroidery pattern
Fall in love with autumn with this gorgeous wildflower embroidery pattern by Liz Stiglets, hang it on your wall and make your home feel cosy.

Create colourful felt baubles for a modern Christmas
Make your own embroidered felt decorations to add a burst of colour to your Christmas. Choose from a trio of fun designs or stitch all three!

Stitch this shining sun embroidery with sparkling beadwork
Learn straight stitch in this sun embroidery design, with felt appliqué and beadwork by Chloe Redfern
How To Embroider

How to embroider clothes
The beauty of adding embroidery to your clothes is that it is so versatile, it can be added to almost any item of clothing or accessory to elevate the look.

Embroidery needles: the complete guide
If you're not sure what you're looking for, finding the right embroidery needle for your project can be like, well... finding a needle in a haystack. That's where our handy guide comes in!

A beginner’s guide to 3D embroidery + free pumpkin project
This beginner's guide takes a look at some techniques most commonly used to create 3D Embroidery – also known as Stumpwork, Raised work, or Raised Embroidery.
