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Are you brand new to embroidery and feeling overwhelmed? Check out Learn Hand Embroidery, a constantly-updated page where I've organized all my blog posts and tutorials into an easier-to-navigate resource.

Feb 9, 20226 min read

Creating the pink mushrooms hoop for the March 2022 Hopebroidery Box

Take a look inside the design process of this recent box project!

Dec 1, 20214 min read

Creating the snake plant hoop for the January 2022 Hopebroidery Box

Take a look inside this recent box project!

May 13, 20214 min read

Creating the fish hoop for the June 2021 Hopebroidery Box

A look into the process of creating this box project!

Mar 10, 20202 min read

I totally finished something!

On how embroidery gave me a sense of accomplishment I was desperate for at the time.

Jan 2, 20202 min read

I Could Make That

I could make that: On how my first craft fair nearly broke my love for embroidery - until it didn't.

Aug 28, 20192 min read

Start Small-ish

When I first tried to learn embroidery, I had already been trying to learn cross stitch for years. Cross stitch is simple enough, but the...

Aug 28, 20191 min read

The Worse It Looks, the More Authentic It Looks

I have always wanted to frame one of my hoops "upside down," with its messy back showing. And I'm glad I did it with this piece, because...

Aug 28, 20192 min read

You Can Do the Thing

I had been staring at this hoop on my coffee table, unfinished, for weeks. Sometimes you just can't bring yourself to do the thing -...