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By Sammy BishopInFull guide

Ultimate Embroidery Guide for Beginners

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By Sammy Bishop

What is Embroidery?

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By Sammy Bishop

How Difficult is Embroidery?

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By Sammy Bishop

10 tips for Hand Embroidery Beginners

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Starting and Tying off your Embroidery

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By Sammy Bishop

What are the Best Threads for Hand Embroidery?

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Best Fabrics for Embroidery

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Embroidery Tools for Beginners

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By Sammy Bishop

How to Choose and Use an Embroidery Hoop

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By Sammy Bishop

How to Use Carbon Paper to Transfer Embroidery Patterns

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By Sammy Bishop

How to display Embroidery Art

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Backing Embroidery with Felt

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By Sammy Bishop

Ultimate Embroidery Guide for Beginners

You're keen on getting started with embroidery, but still have a hundred questions? Find all of the answers in the Ultimate Embroidery Guide for Beginners!
An embroidered orange on pink fabric sits alongside text saying 'what is embroidery?'.
By Sammy Bishop

What is Embroidery?

As the most basic description, embroidery is the art of using a needle and thread to decorate fabric. In this post, I'm going to explain what embroidery is and take you through a few of the different types of embroidery, as well as show you photos of historic and modern examples of each type.
A bright piece of embroidery on teal fabric with the phrase 'you're the best' stitched on it sits below text saying 'how difficult is embroidery?'.
By Sammy Bishop

How Difficult is Embroidery?

Ok you're tempted to try embroidery, but it looks complicated - more complicated than cross stitch - let's go into some detail about how difficult embroidery is or isn't!