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!
That is so cute!
Thank you! I love your username by the way!
Aw thanks 😄
That’s adorable!! And really impressive that you free handed the design. How big is the bee? Looks pretty tiny.
Thank you!! The bee is maybe one square inch:
I like the placement! Was it tricky to sew around the pocket on the inside?
Not too bad with my embroidery hoop. I chose one that was only about five or six inches in diameter.
Bee-youtiful! I love it!
Thank you! 🐝🐝🐝
That’s cute as heck. I don’t even really wear jeans but now I want them.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That sounds lovely! Have fun!
It looks wonderful!!! So cute!
Thank you :D