This year, we’ll be working our way through a series of tutorials for embroidering (blank) – that is, a number of different embroidery subjects.

We’ve already worked through how to embroider wheat five different ways, and we’re on our way through strawberries at the moment. You can see in the image below a sneak peek of what’s coming up after the strawberries.

Right now, there are six projects planned, from a list of possibly eight.

The series focuses on small projects with elements stitched using different approaches, to give you ideas on how to incorporate various techniques into your own embroidery projects.

Accessible for Beginners & Beyond!

The projects are suitable for beginners and beyond.

As the project unfolds on Needle ‘n Thread, I link to appropriate tutorials and tips that will help you achieve a successful finish. I provide the design for download and a list of materials that I used, although you can always substitute your own materials from what you have on hand.

Project Index

This is where I will keep the project list and a list of the articles in each project. You’ll find a link to this index under “Tips and Techniques” in the main menu on Needle ‘n Thread.

1. Wheat Five Ways

This project focuses on how to embroider wheat in five different ways, from easy to more complex. The final project looks like this:

Here are the articles in the series:

Part 1: Design & Materials

Part 2: Quick & Easy Stalks

Part 3: Texture with Bullions

Part 4: Last Stalk & Leaves

2. How to Embroider Strawberries

This project focuses on five different ways to embroidery strawberries, from highly stylized to more realistic. The project is currently running. This is what it looks like so far:

Here are the articles in the series:

Part 1: Design & Materials

Part 2: Simple Strawberry & Blending Colors

Part 3: Burden Stitch & Woven Picots

Part 4: Coming Soon: Lattice Work over Surface Satin Stitch

Part 5: Coming Next

Part 6: Coming After That

Part 7: Coming After That

3. How to Embroider Daisies

Coming after the Strawberries!

This series will focus on the ‘umble but sweet daisy, and we’ll look at a few different ways to embroider them. The design combines stylized and realistic daisies.

How to Follow

The tutorials are published here on Needle ‘n Thread and are free for your personal use.

The best way to keep up with them as soon as they are published is subscribing to my email newsletter, which is essentially each article delivered to your email inbox.

Patreon Members

If you’re a member of my page on Patreon, you can download a PDF version of the tutorials (sometimes with a little more detail and accompanying stitch tips, and sometimes with the next step of the project already included), so that you can save it to your computer and print it easily for your personal use.

Not Interested?

The projects often contain good instructional content and tips that you can apply to your own projects, so even if you don’t want to stitch them, you’ll hopefully pick up a good tip or two!

But we’ll also be continuing with regular Needle ‘n Thread content between installments, so you can still expect plenty of variety on other needlework topics and projects.

If you’re looking for this Index on the website, you’ll find it listed here under Tips & Techniques, in the top section under “Set