Doodle stitching

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Do you keep a doodle cloth? In hand embroidery, a doodle cloth is usually an extra piece of fabric that you keep on hand, to practice embroidery stitches on before you apply those stitches to an embroidery project. If you embroider, and especially if you’re a beginner (but even the experts do it!), a doodle ...

Reporting on new embroidery journal pages! For the most part, I'm currently trying to incorporate my old works in this new journal and see what comes out. As of now, the majority of them have already found their places on the pages (literally *on* and not “in” because they are pretty much pasted on top of the pages :D), and only 2 pieces are left to include. Today I'm ready to show 3 new pages, and you will recognize there: Ranunculus Euphoria and this one, which doesn't have a name, oops…

Jessica Grady EmbroideryArtist | An update on the giant doodle cloth! Stitching this piece is not a race for me, it very much is about the process of the hand stitch and... | Instagram

The other day, we looked at Griffin Stitch, a lattice filling, as part of the Stitch Fun series. While playing about with that particular lattice variation, I discovered something that you might discover, too, if you're fiddling about with lattice stitches any time soon. They're kind of addictin

After two weeks of being away (Army related reasons), Greg is back home! The children and I are so incredibly glad to have him back. While he was away stitched away during stolen moments on "Spring Sampler" by Aimee Ray (available for free download at Lark Crafts here), and yesterday I finally finished it. I'll probably stretch this over a canvas, but for now, I just have it out on my coffee table so that I can admire it through the day. Yay for a finished project!! Unrelated, but I'm newly…

Create small works of fiber art! We’ve all doodled, sketching with short pencil strokes or shapes in the margins of notes or homework. In part one of the

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Needlework samplers by contemporary fiber artist Sharon Boggon

Just playing around here. Moving kind of fast and not thinking, just creating. Being inspired by old botanical prints. And finding the back side of some of these pieces to be even more interesting than the front. Happy Stitching, Sketching and Doodling with your sewing machine!

Are you ready for something exciting? Aimee Ray has a new embroidery book called Doodle Stitching Embroidery Art! This latest title in her (amazing) series teaches you how to move beyond the pattern.

Take a look at my 2019 and 2020 hoops and find answers to my most asked questions about this project.

Learn how to create a doodle cloth for practicing your hand embroidery stitches.