Stump work embroidery

Celeste Chalasani Stumpwork Embroidery

If you’re ever curious about stumpwork embroidery, but don’t know where to start, we’ve got just the tutorial for you! Our easy-to-follow instructions will have you stitching away like a pro in no time. So why not give stumpwork … Read More ...

Finally – a finish of sorts! The stumpwork elements for Late Harvest are all stitched up and ready to go! Not that they have anywhere to go yet – I still have to finish the left half of the main part of the project. But it’s always nice to accomplish a minor goal, isn’t it? ...

An introduction to Stumpwork Embroidery techniques with links to tutorials to get you started.

Have you ever heard of plushwork embroidery? It is also called chenille work or Amish stumpwork. I had never heard of this technique before until I randomly came across a tutorial for it online - so I decided to try it out and share it with you! First, you should really check out this awesome tutorial. It includes step by step instructions with excellent photos and a handy pdf template to print the design! I printed the template, traced and cut out a flower using a cover of a plastic…

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An introduction to wired slips Stumpwork is a three dimensional embroidery technique utilizing padding and wire. This tutorial will focus on wired slips which are 3D elements created using wire, fabric and floss. You will need plenty of patience to tackle a stumpwork project but you only need to know a handful of st

Hello! ~ Happy Sunday Friends & Folk ~ 🍄 🍄 🍄 🍄 🍄 🍄 🍄 I have been perusing Pinterest and Instagram lately ~ {{ per usual }} and have become quite fascinated with embroideries of mushrooms! As a child growing up in the seventies, this familiar fungus was a staple-motif and appeared everywhere... on printed fabrics, tea towels, toaster covers, pot holders, wall decor and much more ~ I even embroidered some on my denim jacket. {oh how I wish I still had that jacket } I thought I would…

What Is It Stumpwork is an embroidery style that produces patterns raised from the base fabric surface to give a 3-dimensional or realistic effect to your needlework. Different techniques may be employed for doing this including padding, beadwork, goldwork, felting or any other imaginative way of uplifting. How to Do Stumpwork Embroidery Here we will […]

In this video I'm taking you through step-by-instructions on how to create this stumpwork embroidery. A botanical hand embroidery pattern featuring some beautiful fruit stumpwork. The simple pattern design is inspired by lemon trees. Some of the stitches used in this piece include the Stem stitch, French knot, Satin stitch, Detached woven picots, Bullion stitch. The lemons were created using a thread wrapping method. A link to the pattern can be found in the description below the video. #art

Have you ever wondered how stumpwork artists make those raised sections in some of their work? You know…the sections where the designs form a three dimensional effect. It is all about wires,…

Oh golly! I've been wanting to write this book review for Alison Cole's new book, The Stumpwork Masterclass: Raised and Embossed Embroidery, for a long time! If you acquire this book - and you must, if you have any interest in stumpwork, historical or contemporary - you'll understand the delay.

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