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50 Times People Embroidered Really Creative And Cool Things (New Pics)
Embroidery fans, assemble! We’re huge fans of creativity, art, and making things with your hands. We wouldn’t be Bored Panda if we weren’t. And the r/Embroidery subreddit never fails to impress us!
An online community of nearly 703k ‘stitchers,’ it’s a space that’s dedicated to hand and machine embroiderers to exchange tips, techniques, resources, and ideas. Not to mention share their incredibly impressive creations!
We’ve collected some of the most impressive recent projects that were shared and praised on the r/Embroidery subreddit to inspire you Pandas to give embroidery a shot. So scroll down and upvote the works that wowed you the most. And if you’re ever in need of some additional inspiration, check out Bored Panda’s previous features about r/Embroidery here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
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#1
I Think This Is The Greatest Thing I’ve Ever Stitched
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#2
Morning On Mt. Sanitas, 8" Landscape. This Took Absolutely Forever!
#3
My 9 Year Old Son Did This Free Hand And Wanted To Share
#4
Whats The Best Quality Embroidery You’ve Ever Seen? This Cat Embroidery Is By Hiroko Kubota And The Attention To Detail Is Amazing
#5
Lots Of French Knots On 9” Hoop
#6
It Took Me Several Months To Finish This 8" Pet Portrait - I Even Ombré Dyed The Fabric Myself!
#7
New Finished Embroidery
#8
Coral Reef Day/Night
#10
Velociraptor Piece I Am Working On!
#11
Thread Painting On 8” Hoop. This One Is Challenging, I Struggle A Lot On The Body
#12
After Having Many Conflicted Thoughts About This Piece, It Is Finally Finished And I Am Quite Happy With How It Turned Out!!
#13
The Four Seasons Of Homer Disappearing Into A Bush. What Do You Think- Are The Fabric Choices Ok?
#14
First Time Entering A Competition
#15
Mixed Material Embroidery. What Do You Think?
#16
Made A 9” Thread Painting Landscape. Can’t Tell Which One Is More Time Consuming, French Knot Flowers Or Tiny Stitches Trees
𝖊𝖆 3 years ago (edited)
French knots. It normally ends in tears. Treated myself to a beauty and the beast kit, to make the enchanted rose but i’m putting off starting due to the knots! It’s not something i’m skilled at, and my clicky joints and fingers that lock up can make it painful, but for some reason I love doing embroidery. It’s peaceful, and makes me shut the world out. Plus you get something (hopefully) pretty at the end to keep. Have found it helps with my depression, feels like you’ve made a small achievement each time you finish something.
#17
Today Is World Mental Health Day And I Just Want To Say To Each And Every Person That Reads This, You Are Magical & Deserve To Be Here, Hold On And Always Have Hope
#18
Pocket Full Of Posies
#19
First Post, Make It Count
Ahimsa Soul 3 years ago
For the person who didn't get it, it's a reference to abortion. I gather, more precisely illegal/non medical abortions and how the law has changed in the US.
#20
First Piece Ever. I Wanted To Share With Y’all Since I Have Nobody In Real Life To Share It With! This Thing Was So Frustrating
#21
Another ~ Spooky ~ Design!
#22
Portrait For A Friend Who Lost A Child. This Was His Favorite Hiking Trail
#23
My Third Attempt- Very Much A Beginner So Please Be Kind!
#24
A Tale As Old As Time…
#25
My Beautiful Octopus Ready To Go Back To The Ocean
#26
Fox For My Housemate On Her Jacket
#27
Don’t Believe Everything You Think
#28
I’ve Been Working On This For A While And I’m Happy To Finally Be Able To Put It Out There. The Last 1.5 Years Have Been Rough, With Multiple Life Changing Events, And Stitching Kept Me Sane. Worked On The Back Looking Better Too. Design By Trish Burr
#29
My Grandpa Wrote This To Me On My Wedding Day (To Be Read On Our First Anniversary). He Passed Away Suddenly Two Months Later So I Embroidered This Note To Memorialize Him
#30
Giant Jungle Update! Come A Long Way Since Last Post
#31
First Time Embroidering A Sweater! It's Far From Perfect, But I'm V Proud
TheDemonicCat 3 years ago
the hungry hungry caterpillar is putting his skills to good use it seems
#32
Bleached Out Coral Reef Embroidery This Has Been A Stop, Start Piece Of Work. I Have Found It A Conflicting Piece To Work On. I Have Made Some Good Progress This Week And Am Determined To Finish It
#33
Detailed Pet Embroidery Portrait. It’s Really Challenging Fo Do A Such Realistic Portrait
#34
So, After A While I Made A Post Asking For Help Here, And I Finally Finished My First Embroidery, What Do You Guys Think? I Need Some Feedbacks
#35
All The French Knots In The World Haha
#36
My 2-Year-Old’s First Embroidery Piece! She Calls It “Sprinkles”
#37
Starling Work In Progress
#38
Gift For The Vet Who Spent Four Hours With An Endoscope Extracting Embroidery Needles And Bits Of Pincushion From My Idiot Dog's Stomach
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
This is why all my sewing items go back into a drawer if I am done with them - or even if I am walking away from sewing for a sec just to use the restroom. XD I have two cats and I do not want to risk an obstruction or a linear foreign body. Cats and doggos are too clever for their own good XD
#39
First Embroidery Piece
#40
A Sunday Afternoon, 6” Hoop
#41
Sophie From Howls Moving Castle In A 12 Inch Hoop!
#42
Just Finished! Any Advice On How To Keep Definition When Working On Small Details?
#43
"Grasses Of Great Britain" - A Winner From The Designer Bookbinders Competition
#44
First Attempt Shoe Embroidery - Regretting Choosing * White *, Dirty Way Too Easily
#45
Peony And Butterfly
#46
Just Finished This Jean Jacket!
#47
I Like To Take Photographs Of Plants After It Rains. So I Decided To Try And Make An Embroidery Mimicking Those Photographs. Here's My First Sample
#48
Progress Update - Almost Complete
#49
My New Mixed Media Embroidery
#51
4” Lightning Hoop Made With Felt And Embroidery!
#52
Saw This Last Night In The Bathroom Of A Mexican Restaurant. Probably The Most Amazing Embroidery I've Ever Seen
#53
As Many Of You Suggested, I've Decided The Continue The Project. Here I Present The Stretch
#54
My Latest Hoop
#55
This Was My Friend Tiffany. Tiff Died In A Car Accident 17 Years Ago, When We Were Both 15 Years Old. She Was An Awesome Tennis Player, Loved Ice Cream With Rainbow Sprinkles And Playing The Guitar, And Had A Terrible Singing Voice. I Miss Her, So I Stitched Her
#56
Finished This Beautiful Mushroom Pattern By Emilie Ferris
#57
[oc] The Window Seat
![[oc] The Window Seat](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/635fdbca6b01a_i2uf069fzxb91__700.jpg "[oc] The Window Seat")
#58
Something A Little Different. My Mom Wanted A Beta Fish Embroidery So Here’s The Wip (Based On A Kit). The Beads *really* Slow Down The Back Stitch
#59
Finished This Gift For A Dear Friend!
#60
I Finally Finished It My Wizard Of Oz Piece With A Sparkly Silver Trim
#61
A Gift For My Friend Who Recently Received A Heart Transplant
#62
Finished My Very First Embroidery
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
It's so cute and the flowers are so dainty. I love the dandelion and the seedlings blowing away! That was my very first tattoo that I got and has a special place in my heart 💙
#63
I Give You My First Embroidering Project! Made This As A Cotton Anniversary Present For My Husband. (Clearly) I Didn’t Know About Pre-Planning My Space Or Design But I Made Due With Several Different Hoops And Mixed Techniques. Feeling Pretty Psyched To Learn More!
#64
“Lovebirds” I Coped With The Passing Of My Aunt And Uncle Through This Embroidery, They Were Married For Over 50 Years
#65
I Made This Custom Made Wedding Hoop For Couples.. Personalised
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
This is a very beautiful wedding keepsake. I hope they have the best of luck. The work of the keepsake is so detailed and adorable. I'm sure they will treasure it always.
#66
My Wife Just Finished This Woodland Scene With The Cutest Little Sleeping Fox Hidden Away In It. It's Her First Mix Of Embroidery And Acrylic On Linen. I Think It's Stunning, But I Might Be Just A Little Biased!
#67
Spooky Embroidery. Charcoal Accents
#68
114 Colors, Each Line Is From A Different Thread
#69
I Had Some Break Of My Hobby, But Now I Can Show You My New Embroidery. I Started It In April And Finish It Today! I Missed This Feeling So Much…
#70
Designed And Embroidered Name Favors For Our Wedding Guests. Over Fifty Names, It Was So Worth It!
#71
Pardon My Bad Handwriting. My Dad Passed Suddenly. I Wanted Him To Have This And Sent It To Be Cremated With Him. My Very First Embroidery, Done Through Many Tears, Helped Me A Lot
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
I lost my father last year. I wish I had thought of sending something to be cremated with him. I didn't know you could do that.
#72
A Little Stack Of Happiness
#73
My Hand Embroidery Work And First Post Here
#74
First Project For Myself In Over A Year. I Love It!
#76
My First Project!
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
So very pretty and so much detail in the whale 🐋. So very well done.
#78
Remade My Original Design Using Brighter Colors!
#79
Beaded Pomegranate! Wondering If I Should Make It Into A Patch
#80
The Difference A Few Years Of Practice Make
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Gorgeous squid! There's a Panda with a squid 🐙 in their name Zara something... I think she would approve. I saw her earlier in the posts, someone will have to tell her about the precious squid here!
#81
Another Landscape Thread Painting 9” Hoop
#82
The Powerpuff Girls! A Fun Mixed Media Piece Made By Me
#83
Here's A Piece I Created A While Back
#84
My Fruity Embroidered Brooch Collection !
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
This is the first time I've liked a citrus slice artwork. Generally, I dislike them because they're too symmetrical, appearing more as cartoons. You've copied the irregularities in the fruit, and I love this.
#85
Witnessed This Lady Working On Some Amazing Embroidery In Bilbao - Spain
#86
For The Past 4 Years I’ve Designed A Halloween Hoop, Here Is This Years! The Colors Are All Darker And More Muted Irl (My Phone Camera Apparently Hates Orange). Stitching This Was A Fun Time
#87
I Won A First Place Ribbon For This Embroidery At My State Fair!
#88
Pregnancy Loss. On May 25th Our Daughter, Sophie, Was Stillborn. As A Way To Cope, I've Started Embroidering Hoops For Other Families Who Have Lost Babies In Her Honor (All Completely Free Of Charge). Here's My First Batch We Well As The Original Hoop That I Made For Her
#89
My Take On The Spongebob Window Trend! It’s A Little Wonky Since The Hoop Was Cheap And It’s My First Time Completely Filling In A Piece
#90
Finished My Hoops For My Friends’ Booked Themed Nursery!
#92
Cool Water On A Hot Day!
#94
My First Embroidery Project! Made On The Inside Of My Tote Bag. Tips/Tricks/Constructive Criticism Welcome :)
#95
Back In 2020, During Lockdown, This Was My First Embroidery Project! Not Perfect But I Really Love It!
#96
First Proper Embroidery - 8 Months Late For My Moms Birthday But I Got There!
#98
Guys, We Got First Place!
#99
I Embroidered Haku From Spirited Away. Tell Me What You Think!
#100
A While Ago I Panic Posted About My Sister's Wedding Veil. Here's The Result! I'll Comment With Process + Advice (Short Answer: Don't)
#102
On A Whim I Wanted To See If I Could Make Felt Patches To Stitch On Felt Hats And Embroider/Ribbon Work Over Them. It Was A Successful Experiment!
#103
Birthday/Christmas Present For My Grandma
#104
I Gifted My Religious Grandma With This Embroidery And She Loved It!
#105
My First Embroidery Project!
#106
Practice Makes Something
#108
My Best Work So Far :d
#110
A Made Up "Lily Tarot Card" For My Beloved Cousin Lilian That Is Studying This Art
#111
This Was A Fun Hoop To Stitch Because I Was Able To Incorporate One Strand French Knot Detailing— His Hair & Sherpa Lined Jacket Made For The Perfect Opportunity To Bring Texture To The Hoop!
#114
Two Years And A Billion French Knots Later, She's Finally Done
#115
Embroidered My Country's National Flower
#116
Indicative That I Am A Foolish Human Being, But It’ll Be Amazing If I Ever Finish
#117
I Call It, “Bold And Brash”
#118
It's Not Perfect, But It's My Favorite Piece So Far :)
#119
Lil Mushy Skull! Based Off A Tattoo Design. Starting To Get The Hang Of This :)
#120
No Creative Signal. So I Made This
#122
Cross Posting This Citrus And Sunflower Sugar Skull
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
You can see the full photo if you follow the link at the bottom of the picture.
#123
My First Thread Painting Style Embroidery And My First Detailed Face
#125
Knocked Up A Sign For My Bathroom For Something To Do :)
#126
A "Controversial" Embroidery I Made A While Back
#127
I’ve Never Had A Comic Speak To Me So Profoundly
#128
Uncle Iroh Is Finally Finished! He Was The Only Thing I Worked On For A Year And I'm So Proud Of How He Came Out
#129
I’m Really Enjoying Stitching My Children’s Artwork. This Friendly Snack Was Created By My 5yo 💜
#131
My Progress In Just Over A Year!
#132
I Just Really Like Embroidering Hands
#133
Some Mushroom Girls
#134
I Made This As A Wedding Present For The Couple Pictured Based On One Of Their Engagement Photos. The Plaid Shirts Were Fun But Took Forever! Swipe For Closeups And Reference Picture
#136
I Like Swords So Embroidered One
#137
I Stitched Alexis Nikole Nelson, Aka Blackforager, Holding A Tiny Juniper Sprig. Happy Snacking, Don’t Die!
#138
Him! Embroidery, Ink, And Acrylic
#140
What Am I Doing Wrong With My Split Stitch?
#141
I Saw Someone Post Their “Double Vision” That Reminded Me Of This Quarantine Project I Did
#142
A Silly Idea, An Embroidered Pokémon Card! 25x16, 14 Colors
#143
I Had My Frame Zoomed In On The Hands, Lost Sight Of The Big Picture. And Now I Can’t Stop Laughing
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Firstname Lastname 3 years ago
I wish I had a fraction of the patience and talent that these people do.
Susan Mercurio 3 years ago
My mother taught me when I was young. I think that you would have them if you were taught while still a child.
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TurquoiseTzarina 3 years ago
I'm thinking about taking this up as my new hobby. I still have a few pieces of amazing embroidery my mom did more than 50 years ago. :)
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Abby Not Normal 3 years ago
Wish BP had not shortened this post to the top 50. The top 50 voting system seems flawed to me because people will upvote the first couple of posts and not scroll to the later posts so some amazing submissions don’t get votes. Maybe some fairness is restored if posts are originally posted in order of submission?
Firstname Lastname 3 years ago
I wish I had a fraction of the patience and talent that these people do.
Susan Mercurio 3 years ago
My mother taught me when I was young. I think that you would have them if you were taught while still a child.
Load More Replies... TurquoiseTzarina 3 years ago
I'm thinking about taking this up as my new hobby. I still have a few pieces of amazing embroidery my mom did more than 50 years ago. :)
Load More Replies... Abby Not Normal 3 years ago
Wish BP had not shortened this post to the top 50. The top 50 voting system seems flawed to me because people will upvote the first couple of posts and not scroll to the later posts so some amazing submissions don’t get votes. Maybe some fairness is restored if posts are originally posted in order of submission?
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