Make this beautiful hummingbird embroidery bookmark for yourself or a friend using simple stitches worked on felt. It’s a beginner-friendly project and the perfect opportunity to have a go at working with felt. It only requires four stitches, for which you can find guides below if you need a hand.
This project is a great way to use up scraps if you already work with felt or have some lying around the house. You can also be creative with it, you don't have to stick with our colour scheme. Choose your own favourites!
Below we’ll walk you through step-by-step how to create this lovely hummingbird bookmark, and you’ll find all the advice and top tips from our embroidery experts!
Why embroidery on felt?
Felt is a great material to embroider onto because it doesn’t fray and can therefore easily be transformed into items such as bookmarks, brooches, or decorations.
Felt is a great material to embroider onto because it doesn’t fray and can therefore easily be transformed into items such as bookmarks, brooches, or decorations.
100% wool felt or blended wool felt is most commonly used for embroidery as it’s naturally softer and easier to stitch through, but you can use other types of felt just try to make sure it’s nice and soft. Find out more about the best fabric for embroidery.
The hummingbird embroidery design was created by Heather Nugent and was originally published in Love Embroidery issue 12. Get your digital edition and discover the rest of the issue.
Make your own hummingbird bookmark
What stitches will I need?
Looking for more tips and tricks to upgrade your stitching? Check out our embroidery stitch library.
Free hummingbird template
Download the free hummingbird embroidery template
