Embroidery: How to "Display" It

Displaying Embroidery

I love to do embroidery! I love it! I'm always embroidering something. But when you are constantly making something- well, many things- you've got to figure out what to do with it/them.

Hoops
Some people love the hoop method. It hasn't really appealed to me until I thought about tulle as my ground fabric. The see-through nature of tulle allows you to do things you couldn't do with a typical opaque fabric so in this case I did a single picture in 5 layers in 5 different hoops. I'm really pleased with how it looks!

(designed by me)

Pillows
I've made quite a few pillows...

(designed by Chloe Redfern)

Banners
I've done a couple of banners...

(designed by Moss and Feather)

Boxes
I've done a box...

(designed by Elisabetta Sforza/box by Sudberry)

Cartonnage
I've done some cartonnage!Which I'm absolutely crazy for!!!!!

(embroidery designed by Snarky and Modern/cartonnage by Claudia Squio)


(embroidery designed by Mary Corbet/cartonnage by Claudia Squio)

Ornaments
I've done quite a few ornaments...

(designed by Ana Mallah)

Bookmarks
There are a million different kinds of bookmarks you could do. This is the style I've done.

(inspired by many bookmarks on Etsy such as....)

Dolls
Again there are a million different dolls you can do, but this is my favorite.

(designed by Beth Allen)

Clothing
Of course clothing is a perennial choice. Here's a hapi coat I made for my husband with some embroidery on it.

(embroidery designed by Jessica Long/hapi coat designed by Folkwear)
 

Potholders
A potholder...

(designed by Elisabetta Sforza)

Gift Tags


(based on Amy Sinibaldi & Kristyne Czepuryk's work)

Sachets
I've made some monogrammed lavender sachets.

(lavender embroidery based on Lorna Bateman's work)

Bags
But the main way I display my embroidery is on bags. Lots and lots of bags!! Especially tote bags!

(designed by Cutesy Crafts)

(embroidery based on Elisabetta Sforza's work)

(embroidery designed by Jessica Long)

Zippered pouches...

(embroidery designed by me)

Zippered bags...

(I don't know who did the original drawing that I used to make this bag.)

Drawstring bags...

(embroidery and bag from Lorna Bateman's book)

Handbags

(embroidery and bag from Lorna Bateman's book)

A needlefold...

(embroidery based on Elisabetta Sforza's work/needlefold by Margaret Light)

But this purse just might be my favorite!

(embroidery designed by Jenni Davis/purse by Nicole Mallalieu)