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Yes, You Can Embroider!

Ten calm minutes. A hoop in your lap.
A stitch that finally makes sense.

If you're overwhelmed by all the stitches — or frustrated when instructions skip steps — you're in the right place. Your first stitches are allowed to look a bit wonky.

🌱 Beginner-friendly 📐 Step-by-step photos 🪡 Written by a real stitcher

New to Embroidery?

Start with one small win today

Not sure where to begin? Pick one of these — each is designed to help you finish something small before you tackle bigger projects.

Embroider Flowers

Three beginner stitches, one sweet result.

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Embroider Leaves

Easy shapes, satisfying texture.

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Lazy Daisy Strawberry

Quick, cute, and surprisingly easy.

Start this tutorial →

"If your first attempt looks messy, that's normal — it's not evidence you're bad. It's your hands learning."

Helpful starting points

If a diagram has ever made you feel lost, it's not you — I show the missing steps, plus simple fixes for tension, counting slips, and thread tangles.

✓ Simple supplies I reach for most (hoop, floss, needles, small scissors)
✓ Troubleshooting tips for when things go wrong
✓ Finishing techniques to make your work look polished
✓ Free patterns to practise with

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Find Your Path

Pick the path that fits you right now

You don't have to choose "your style" today. Start with what calls to you.

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Path A: Start from scratch

Simple line and fill stitches, tiny projects, colour recipes, and calm practice.

Begin here →

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Path B: Cross stitcher ready for more?

Try blackwork next. It's counted-thread friendly and incredibly relaxing.

Try blackwork →

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Path C: Love white-on-white texture

Hardanger embroidery and other whitework, with a "no-wasted-linen" start.

Explore whitework →

Browse by Technique

Or dive straight into a technique

Counted thread, free embroidery, mixed-media and more — take your pick.

✕ Cross Stitch ◆ Blackwork ▣ Hardanger ◇ Whitework ○ Redwork Slow Stitching 🧩 Crazy Quilting Stumpwork ▤ Needlepoint Needlelace Needle Felting 🪡 Learn Stitches

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Patterns & Downloads

Ready to stitch something beautiful?

Downloadable patterns with my detailed, step-by-step instructions included.

◆ Blackwork Patterns ✕ Cross Stitch Patterns ▣ Hardanger Patterns ▤ Needlepoint Patterns 📖 Blackwork for Beginners 📋 Embroidery Planner

A Cozy Corner

For fellow makers

There's something quietly magical about stitching a design into being — the hush as thread slips through linen, the moment a bead catches the light, and how a finished piece ends up feeling like a little mirror of you.

This space is my cozy corner for fellow makers: a place to trade tips, share triumphs, and get gentle help when a tangle or wonky stitch shows up.

"I still unpick stitches all the time — it's part of the craft, not a failure."

Got a stitch or technique you're wrestling with? → Ask a question

Curious about the history behind your favourite technique? → Explore the history of embroidery

Get In Touch

I'd love to hear from you

Whether you're just starting or returning after a break — you're welcome here.

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