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40 People Who Mastered The Art Of Embroidery And Shared Their Incredible Works Online (New Pics)
Embroidery as a craft has flourished everywhere across the world. Whether it’s stunning artwork or cheeky cross-stitch on clothing and home goods, it’s always been an important part of our material culture. However, today, some people think of needlework as a dying art that is unsuited for our hectic lives. Well, this is not entirely true and there’s an online community that proves it.
The subreddit in question is called r/Embroidery. As the moderators state in the description, it’s dedicated "for hand and machine embroiderers to exchange tips, techniques, resources, and ideas." More than 519K stitchers show off some of their greatest projects on the page, and they are truly gorgeous.
Psst! After you’re done scrolling through some of the best posts we have collected from the subreddit, make sure to check out Part 1 of this post right here.
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#1
Not My Work But Too Cool Not To Share- Embroidered Snow Steps By Narumi Takada (Nrm_takada On Ig)
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#2
Kind Of A Silly Themed Piece For A Family Member’s Graduation From A Forensic Science Program - Hope She Likes It! My First Time Doing Text And First Time Framing Embroidery Using The Lacing Method...
#3
Flowers On Converse
#4
Kingfisher Hand Embroidery. Thank You For All Your Loves On My Works
#5
My New Embroidery! I Like This Pink Piece
#6
So. Many. French. Knots
Steph Harrison 4 years ago
I remember a teacher at school working on an embroidery project during a maths class (she was a great teacher, we were usually ahead of the other classes and she trusted us enough to get on with our work and let her know if we needed help). She was making a sheep with french knots, and had to give it a costume. She made it into a pirate with a belt and hat because there was no way she was covering up those knots after it took her so damn long to work on them XD
#7
My Latest Hand Embroidered Piece: Apantesis Incorrupta/Moth
#8
My First Double Hoop And By Far Most Elaborate Project! This Is A Wedding Gift For My Artsy Friends Based On A Photograph. The Cutest Part Is That The Little Lights Actually Turn On!
#9
Kiwi Anatomy 100% Legit
#10
Watercolor Is Hard!
#11
What Doesn’t Kill You
#12
My Most Recent Thread Painting "You Were My Sunflower..."
#13
My Embroidered Entomology Collection Is Getting Bigger!
#14
Stitched My Great-Grandparents
#15
Been Inspired By My Recent Walks To Recreate Some Moss And Lichen. Embroidery Mixed With Some Tiny Crochet
#16
One If My Embroidery, 2019 Year
#17
I’m A Phd Student Studying Soil Fertility. Had To Deck Out My New Lab Coat. Please With The Results
#18
Koi Float
#19
Just Finished This Cedar Waxwing! Took Around 50 Hrs Over The Course Of A Month And Over 45 Colors Of Thread
#20
Finally It’s Done And My Cat Just Wants To Bite It. Still Thinking Whether To Add Whiskers!
#21
After 60+ Hours, This Piece Is Finally Done!
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I love them! This is so beautiful that I would like a whole series... this, then one with an egg, then one with a chick...
#22
I’ve Had A Box Of Old Skeleton Keys In My House For Years But Never Knew What To Do With Them Until A Few Days Ago When Inspiration Struck! Please Enjoy This Little Winged Key
#23
All The Cephalopods Just Hanging Out
#24
My Grandma Recently Passed Away And My Family Had To Sell Her House, So I Stitched It For My Mom
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
What a sweet thing to do. I know she'll treasure it always, it's beautiful.
#25
Jiji From Kiki's Delivery Service On My Pocket
#26
I Won First Prize At The Fair This Weekend For My Cross Stitch!
#27
An Attempt I Did On Kicks
#28
Made This Since My Girl Is Into Embroidery. She Said Yes. Also Please Dont Judge The Craftmanship, Its My First Time
#29
Finally Done! Well I Haven't Prepared The Back Yet But Couldn't Wait To Share It :) Embroidery Inspired By Mermaid Paintings By Victor Nizovtsev. The Second Pic Is Taken In The Evening So It Is Better Noticeable How The Colors Shimmer
#30
I’m Doing My Phd In Lung Diseases So Naturally I Had To Embroider Some Floral Lungs
#31
Studio Ghibli Series! Featuring My Neighbor Totoro, Castle In The Sky, And Grave Of The Fireflies
#32
Update - Finished My Collar For My Traditional Bunad . It Wasn’t Easy
SpookyPanda 4 years ago
That's gorgeous! I had to look it up: "Bunad is a Norwegian umbrella term encompassing, in its broadest sense, a range of both traditional rural clothes (mostly dating to the 18th and 19th centuries) as well as modern 20th-century folk costumes." ~ Wikipedia
#33
My Sister Does Research On Goats So I Made This Blazer For Her To Wear To Defend Her Thesis. I Used Free Motion Machine Embroidery For The Goat And Ribbon Embroidery For The Flowers
#34
My Most Recent Hoop! This Was For My Nan To Gift To Her Friend Who Loves Crows
#35
Mushroom Ring Sleeve Cuff I Made For My Jacket
#36
Another Wedding Gift, This Time For A Close Cousin
Izzy Curer 4 years ago
The thing that I'm most impressed by is that you can see the lace on her shirt.
#37
A Year Of Work, And Now A Custom Frame For Sonder Andesite
Judy Reynolds 4 years ago
After all the time and love you put into the embroidery, it certainly deserves a custom frame! Looks amazing!
#38
My Collection So Far!
#39
For My Daughter The Gardener
#40
Happy Sheep
Judy Reynolds 4 years ago
I've never seen a leaping sheep in embroidery! So much work, but so worth it now!
#41
I Did Another Calvin And Hobbes Piece. I Did The Water Differently Then The One I Did In April. (The First Image Is My Latest And The Second Is My Previous
#42
Some People Asked On My Last Post To See My Other Space-Themed Hoops - This Was My First!
#43
I Apologize To All Needle Punch Enthusiasts, But This Had To Be Done! Hope You Like It
#44
New Lab Coat! I Melt Salt For A Living (And Fun)
#45
A Magical Mushroom I Just Finished A Few Weeks Back, It Was My Second Embroidery Project And I Am Beyond Happy With How It Turned Out! Pattern By Emillieferris On Etsy
#46
This Tentacle Is A Wip But I'm Loving It So Much That I Might Just Stop Here!
#47
Finished Today An Embroidery With One Of My Favorite Flowers
#48
My Recent Work
#49
One Of My Favorite Embroideries Love These Stones
#50
Someone On /R/Bumblebutts Suggested That You Guys Might Enjoy My First Embroidery Try!
#51
One Of My First Embroidery Projects: A Mischievous Looking Pocket Bongo Cat
#52
Just A Robot Makin’ A Friend!
#53
My First Go At Hair Embroidery Using A Tutorial!
#54
Spidey Update: I Cut Her Out And She Can Move Up And Down! Thanks Everyone For Your Ideas!
#55
Just Finished Stitching This One, My Favorite Bouquet Yet (Pattern From And Other Adventures Co)!
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I bet you could make a good living just recreating bridal bouquets... I for one would love to be able to give a friend a permanent reminder of their beautiful day.
#57
I Feel Like We Don’t See Enough Hoop Butts Here, So Here’s A Recent One Of Mine To Enjoy
#58
This Is My First Fo. And Second Embroidery. This Is For My Mom, This Girl Reminded Me Of Her. It's Not Perfect But I Really Enjoyed Doing It!
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I love this. I collect blue and white porcelain, and this would look beautiful along side it.
#59
"Up" Hand-Embroidery With Beads
#60
Almost 4 Years Of Embroidery In One Photo!
#61
Here's Johnny!
#62
I Am New Here, And I Thought I Should Present
#64
I Can’t Believe I Embroidered It
#65
Opinions Please? I Did An Outline With Stretchmarks And Thought Itd Be Cool To Make Her Undies French Knots But I Think I've F**ked It...what Do You Think?
Alison Cane 4 years ago
I think it's lovely. The French knots give it that element of bling that every woman who has lived a little should project.
#66
I Recreated The Cover Of One Of My Sisters Favorite Books For Her Birthday. I Hope She Likes It!
#67
"Stripes Go With Everything"
#68
Bubbles! What A Fun Little Piece This Was
#69
First Attempt! May I Offer You A Cat In This Trying Time?
#71
I Don't Normally Embroider, But I Did For This Crochet Project! This Is My Interpretation Of Jack Frost's Hoodie
#72
Made My First Design For An Enamel Pin Display! Snow White In The Forest
#73
Found This At A Thrift Store, Thought You Guys Would Enjoy Seeing This Too :) Such A Unique Concept!
#74
I Made My Angsty Tweenage Daughter A Machine Embroidered Hell Bag
#75
This Is The First Embroidery From My Series With The Sights Of The World
#76
A Long Overdue Update On The State Flower Quilt Project: One Year Later, Here It Is! State Flower Quilt, Hand Embroidered, Nov. 2020 - Nov. 2021! Details In Comments
#77
My Woodland Reserve Hoodie With Over 100k Stitches
#78
Another Moody Fall Landscape. First Time Using Turkey Work!
#79
A 3D Coral Reef, Inspired By This Sub
#80
Got Some Pearlescent Thread And Had To Incorporate It. It’s A Pain To Use, But I Made A Wizard Frog
#82
My Mom Made These Tablecloths And Napkins We Use Everything Thanksgiving. 30+ Years And They Still Look Fantastic!
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
Such a beautiful heirloom to have. You'll think of your family every time you use them.
#83
Pregnancy Embroidery For (Future) Baby’s Room! I Still Need To Add The Name (Which We Are Keeping A Secret, So No Point Stitching Yet) And Birthday (Beginning Of January, So I’m Reluctant To Even Stitch In 2022 In Case I Have To Pick It Out Haha)
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
It's going to be great! Post and update so we can learn the name and date!
#84
My Newest Thread Painting!
#85
Covered Up An Old Company Logo On This Hoodie. I’m Really Pleased With This One
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
This is excellent upcycling, and something I would never have thought of. Great way to salvage something that might have just been pitched.
#86
Originally Stitched In May, But More Relevant Now For Those Of Us In Texas
#88
New Zealand Flora And Fauna Trio Finally Finished
#90
I Know The End
#91
First Time Posting Here, And My Stuff Is A Little Different Than Most, Hope You Like It. (Photo Set)
#92
195 Days Ago I Posted A “Frogress” Pic…last Night, I Finally Finished Him!
#93
I Embroidered A Very Tiny Clifford!
#94
First Post Here! Embroidered Wedding Portrait For A Desi Couple
#95
I Made This For My Daughter. It’s My 3rd Project. Any Advice On How To Improve
#96
My 16 Inch Monster Hoop Is Done!
#97
Satin Stitches On Satin Finish Hat. I Think It Turned Out Okay. Inspired By An Image From Redbubble Modified, Digitized, And Embroidered By Me On A Highland Machine 1501c 15 Needle Machine. Originally Did A Pattern Fill For The Colored Blade Sections But I Think This Turned Out Better. Feedback Pls
#98
Recreated The Cover Of King’s Quest V For A Friend! My Biggest Full Coverage Piece Ever
#99
First Attempt At Embroidery!! Coming From Cross Stitching, I Never Knew Dmc Threads Could Be So Shiny. It’s So Mesmerising That I Had To Show You Guys
#100
Thrift Stores Have The Best Hidden Gems, This Found Refuge In My Home For $3.99!
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I hate to think that someone invested all this time to create this, and it wound up in a thrift store! Great rescue!
#101
I 3D Printed An Arch Shaped Hoop
#102
I Embroidered The Mushroom Postcard From Animal Crossing While I Anxiously Await The Update
#103
What Do You Think: Cut Spidey Out And Attach To The Web, Or Keep It Like This?
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I think you made the right choice cutting it out... the posting above is great!
#104
Need A Glass Of Hawaiian Punch?
#105
I Think It Needs More, But I Have No Idea What!
#106
Just Finished My Rainbow Poloroid Display Hoop
#107
Made This For My Dog. He Wasn't Impressed Tho
#108
First Piece Done That Hasn’t Been Just Practice Stitches. I Learned So Much Making This!
#109
I An Obsessed With This UV Reactive Thread!
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Kate Fei 4 years ago (edited)
thank you for the motivation! Meanwhile here I am still working on my circle skirt :D 3 years and counting, it takes insane amount of time! 268153858_...04f734.jpg 
K Miller 4 years ago
Wow! All these pictures have made me want to try embroidery but I don't think I'd ever have the patience for this. Looks awesome!
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Firstname Lastname 4 years ago
The amount of patience and talent that goes into these things impresses me.
Kate Fei 4 years ago (edited)
thank you for the motivation! Meanwhile here I am still working on my circle skirt :D 3 years and counting, it takes insane amount of time! 268153858_...04f734.jpg
K Miller 4 years ago
Wow! All these pictures have made me want to try embroidery but I don't think I'd ever have the patience for this. Looks awesome!
Load More Replies... Firstname Lastname 4 years ago
The amount of patience and talent that goes into these things impresses me.
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