#needleworkmonday :: Adding a little sunshine

Happy #NeedleWorkMonday everyone!

I continued my journey in exploring the fascinating world of hand sewing. One thing I have always wanted to try was flower embroidery.

I explored some video tutorials and they look pretty easy. But the challenge is sewing them neatly, can I do it, I kept asking myself.

I have a plain tote bag, my canvas to play with :)


And I found the flower I wanted to try in this video,
HAND EMBROIDERY FOR BEGINNERS: 10 Types of Flowers

I like small flowers and at the 6th minute, I found my sunshine. The embroidery uses a woven technique for the flower, stem stitch for the stem and fishbone stitch for the leaves.

I dug my stash of crosstitch thread and decided on these colours, similar to the ones in the video..


I took out my flexi hoop that tightens the fabric for embroidery...


My embroidery placement will be at the bottom left side corner of the tote bag. My design choice is always small, cute and at a corner.


I drew the flower pattern with a sewing pencil which can be washed away...


I got ready my thread and needle, starting with the yellow, orange variegated thread...


and the sewing began with the petals that form the foundation for the weaving process...


This is quite a fun bit, going round and round and round in alternating stitch...


until the sunshine is formed...


A little close-up...


Next, I moved on to the stem with stem stitch...

The stem stitch really helps in creating a continuous stitch of a line which gives it a neat finish...

Then, I reached the leaf... an exciting stitch of fishbone, I was asking myself if I could do it as neatly as the video...

I think it turned out alright...

I decided to add a little bit more at the base of the stem and leaf.

For this, I found another embroidery of little flowers from this video:
14 Hand Embroidery Borders for Beginners | Basic Embroidery Stitches
and at 3:41 minute, there was this flower grass looking embroidery which I like and I used that as the pattern but edited just a wee bit based on the thread that I have in hand...


It was really exciting to try using lazy daisy method...


and some french knots..


Not too bad? :)


I decided to add some light purple flowers, also using the lazy daisy sewing technique...


.. and we are almost done...


I took of the flexy hoop, flatten the tote bag a little...


And there you go, a little sunshine to light up the day...

I could do the whole bag but I like it at the little corner.

Just a little sunshine :)


I brought this project to a couple of place to work while I was waiting, which is the reason for the different lighting angles :D

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Here's wishing everyone a good week ahead and
Happy #NeedleWorkMonday! Take care everyone!

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