Embroidery Doodles

New Embroiderers Welcome!

Embroidery doodles are an opportunity to try out different stitches. They can be free-form and geometric, or of an actual drawing or picture. They can be one color or many colors. Think of this as the Zentangle of embroidery (Examples of Zentangles).

• Be creative and have fun.
• Please embroider on a 6" x 6" (15.25 x 15.25 cm), 100% cotton piece of fabric, leaving at least a 1/4" seam allowance (unstitched border around the edges).
• Embroider your name or Swap-Bot name and date somewhere on the square (except in the margin).

Some Stitching Resources:

• Embroidery Stitches - Pictures
• Needle 'n Thread: Tips & Techniques
• About.com: Embroidery Basics
• Stitch School
• An Embroidery Pattern Book - Vintage

Questions? Problems?

• Contact the swap host: Cirsium

Example photo source is one of my own embroidery doodles... Come join the Beginner's Cross Stitch (and Embroidery) Group for more Embroidery and Cross Stitch swaps