I free-handed a bee and some honeycombs on some jeans with the last of my yellow embroidery floss, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
I'm not a professional, and I certainly don't do things the way you're "supposed to" (planning things out, sketching them with water-soluble ink/chalk), but I had fun making this and I'm excited to wear it :D
One thing I learned is that denim requires a thicker needle and not necessarily a sharper tinier one. I was using a thinner one previously and it kept getting stuck between threads and bending when I tried to pull it through. It's way easier with a small embroidery hoop and a big needle!
17 Comments
thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 3y
That is so cute!
radix@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
Thank you! I love your username by the way!
thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
Aw thanks 😄
catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz · 5 pts · 3y
That's adorable!! And really impressive that you free handed the design. How big is the bee? Looks pretty tiny.
radix@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
Thank you!! The bee is maybe one square inch:
https://i.imgur.com/RbkJ1cb.jpg
catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
I like the placement! Was it tricky to sew around the pocket on the inside?
radix@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
Not too bad with my embroidery hoop. I chose one that was only about five or six inches in diameter.
KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
Bee-youtiful! I love it!
radix@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
Thank you! 🐝🐝🐝
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
It looks wonderful!!! So cute!
radix@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
Thank you :D
frickineh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
That's cute as heck. I don't even really wear jeans but now I want them.
radix@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
I find that light-colored jeans (light blue wash, or something) are so cute for embroidering flowers and bees and silly little things onto. I've tried embroidering flowers onto a black jacket I have, but it didn't look as good. I guess the black was too saturated, or something.
frickineh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
My first kit used black fabric and it for sure came out more muted than expected. I feel like only neons really show up nicely.
radix@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah, that must be it. I don't have any neon embroidery thread, do you? Just old basic kits from childhood, plus some nice colors I might see in the store and buy individually.
frickineh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
None that are actually neon, but I have some that are pretty close. I know DMC has some true neons that I may end up getting, but I'm in full fall mode with my crafts so everything is pumpkin and olive green and eggplant right now.
radix@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
That sounds lovely! Have fun!