Granny’s embroidery is the new tie-dye. Begin a new adult hobby and take a look at these free embroidery patterns, designs, crafts and ideas!
Embroidery Crafts & Designs
Hey millennials. Are you embracing things of the past? This millennial (points to self) has gone granny chic and is embracing unpacking heirlooms and buying heirlooms, I don’t have, from others. I have found, as well, so many people are getting rid of their grandma’s older things for next to nothing.
Embrace it for what it is. Embroidery is the new tie-dye. If you are looking for a new hobby or want touches of all things granny chic in your home, threads and stitchery is the way to go.
Get a hobby, but make it cool. Order and embroidery kit, and let’s take a look at these embroidery craft ideas!
Basic Embroidery Stitches
Before you begin crafting, it’s important to know some of the basic embroidery stiches.
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Running stitch
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Back stitch
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Split stitch
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Chain stitch
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Stem stitch
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Lazy daisy stitch
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Fly stitch
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French knot
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Satin stitch
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Long & short stitch
While there are many basic embroidery stiches images on the web, I find it best to watch a video. Adam at Love Crafts shows you these 10 basic embroidery stitches.
Fore embroidery inspiration, you can see some additional images of basic embroidery stiches on The Spruce Crafts.
Where can I get free embroidery designs?
If you are just beginning, The best places to find free embroidery ideas are from blogs, bloggers, and vloggers. Many of them offer free designs and step by step tutorials. You can also take a look at YouTube embroidery videos with ones that provide embroidery designs downloads.
These websites are also great resources for free embroidery patterns.
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Country Living
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Cutesy Crafts
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Ann the Gran
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Creative Fabrica
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D.M.C
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Cozy Blue Handmade
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Wild Olive
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Stich Floral
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Sew French
While an embroidery machine is fun, we are doing everything by hand. Join us as we take a look at some of the best hand embroidery designs on the web.
Hand Embroidery Designs
When you get good, began to look for things to embroider for gifts like this home is where I am with you quote. This free floral embroidery pattern is quite cute. | The Yellow Bird House
You can add embroidery art to clothing with Sulky Stick n Stitch. I love this berry embroidery pattern on jean shorts. | Crewel Ghoul
DNC is a common colored embroidery floss. It’s the thread we all made friendship bracelets with growing up. They have an amazing library of free embroidery designs. I especially love this leaf embroidery pattern. | DNC
You can’t embrace granny chic without granny’s china. Take on this beautiful blue and white chinoiserie china pattern through a needle and thread. Then hang it on your dish gallery wall! | DNC (also look at Country Living’s Ginger Jar Embroidery Pattern.)
How about this simple embroidery. It would be perfect for a baby’s room with a nature motif – evergreen trees free hand embroidery pattern. | A Lively Hope
This modern embroidery template features a hand holding the ASL sign, I love you. | Make and Do Crew
There’s just something enchanting about ferns, isn’t there? Perhaps I love it because it’s my father’s name. This beautiful ombré fern embroidery art looks beautiful featuring different shades of green, bleeding one hue to another. | Lolli and Grace
Southern girls love to monogram. Do your own monograming with this free Alphabet pattern for monogram embroidery. | The Spruce Crafts
Looking for a free Christmas Embroidery pattern? How about things to embroider for gifts? Stay with the timeless evergreen and red truck embroidery pattern. | Country Living
are you familiar with a Phenology Wheel? A phenology wheel is a circular journal or calendar that encourages a routine of Earth observation where you live. Follow Jessica as she creates a embroidered phenology wheel, observing nature each month. | Cutesy Crafts (get the Embroidered Phenology Wheel Here)
I love antiques. My favorite way to display antiques is with a Gallery Family History Photo Wall. I mix prints and textures. This antique dresser would do the trick! | Country Living
This beautiful piece reminds me so much of crochet. I love how this winter snowflake hand embroidery snowflake mandala appears to have tulips on the end. As if the winter snowflake is turning into spring flowers. | Stich Floral (so many beautiful designs)
Another beautiful embroidery to sell or gift is this deck the halls Christmas pattern. Download, print, transfer, and start stitching! | Cozy Blue Handmade
Since embroidery is your new hobby, learn this vocabulary word – redwork. Redwork is any type of hand embroidery that’s done in red thread on white or natural colored fabric. make your first red embroidery pattern with this free redwork embroidery roses pattern. | Sew French
I am a friend of the birds. We have have about 6 feeders so this beautiful robin egg blue embroidery pattern does not disappoint. Might need to add it to my bird prints gallery wall. | Country Living
Looking for more hobbies for adults? Take a look at the Free Circut Tutorials and Crafts. Pin to Pinterest.
Embrace everything your grandmother did! Enjoy these Granny Chic Grandmillenial Styles and Home Designs. Pin to Pinterest.
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