A couple of years back, if you asked me how I would define what an Embroidery Journal is I would have absolutely insisted that it was a project embroidered over the course of a year where an icon was embroidered for every single day of the year. Nowadays, I’ve become a bit more flexible on what would be considered an embroidery journal. Especially since I’ve just finished my very first Micro Embroidery Journal.
In this post, you’ll see some of the best Embroidery Journals that I’ve spotted over 2025 on Instagram and within my Embroidery Journaling Facebook Group. You’ll also see some new faces amongst old faces that I’ve previously showcased on my website. Without further ado, let’s get into the best 2025 Embroidery Journals!
Mim Sander’s 52 Weeks of 2025 Tablecloth
After creating a 2024 Daily Embroidery Journal as her first ever embroidery project, Mim was up for a bit of a challenge. In the end, she decided that her next step was to dedicate an entire table cloth to 2025! Throughout the year, she stitched one image every week.
In week 7, she embroidered The flummoxed teacake which she felt set the tone of the direction her project would head in. Mim said it has been fantastic to work on a larger scale, and a challenge coming up with the ideas, embroidery really does create a flow state.
You can find Mim on Instagram via @mimdaisy143.
Alice Machado
Alice is a returning favorite to my end of year Embroidery Journaling compilations! I featured her 2024 Embroidery Journal in last year’s Embroidery Journaling recap post. Alice is amazing at creating insightful and inspiring Embroidery Journals.
This year, Alice has incorporated some large scale icons and a seemingly unending amount of birds! I’m absolutely obsessed with the little owl that she embroidered using stumpwork in November.
I can’t wait to see how Alice’s embroidery journal comes along for 2026! If you would like to see her updates throughout the year, you can find her posting in the Embroidery Journaling Facebook Group.
The Stir-Crazy Crafter’s Micro Embroidery Journal
For 2025, I opted to embroider roughly 10 icons a month rather than daily icons. I found that in 2024, I was struggling to keep up with my daily Embroidery Journal and wasn’t enjoying the process as much as I had in previous years, so I wanted to change things up!
With a Micro Embroidery Journal, I found that I was able to be more intentional with my icons – I was only embroidering the big or memorable moments from my year: attending my brother’s wedding, turning 30, going on little trips throughout the year, and even more fun moments.
I’ve written an entire in-depth guide about this process which is available on Etsy. If you would would like to see consistent updates throughout 2026, you can follow me on instagram as @thestircrazycrafter.
Lindsay Stitches
Lindsay is another returning favourite to my website! I interviewed her while she was working on her 2025 Embroidery Journal for my A Stitch A Day series.
I won’t spoil too much about her Embroidery Journal, but I definitely think this is her best yet! I love the dedication to each individual icon – the fact that each icon is filled in is a feat I could never achieve!
If you would like to see Lindsay’s other (amazing) embroidery projects, you can follow her on Instagram as @Lindsay_Stitches.
Kristen Varela
It looks like colour coded Embroidery Journals were all the rage in 2025! Throughout the year, you can see that Kristin selected similar colours of thread to embroider her icons for each month.
If you would like to see more of Kristin’s work, you can find her on Instagram as @needleandpineco.
Evalin Ling’s Cross Stitch Journal
If you’ve ever wanted to create an Embroidery Journal but only know how to cross stitch, then here’s an idea for you! At the end of every week, Evalin spent her Sunday’s updating her cross stitch journal.
Looking at this project, I can’t help but wonder what icons like the red alarm in May and the bloody knife in April represent!
She’s not quite finished her journal as she’s still wanting to add a border, but it’s looking so great already!
While Evalin doesn’t have many social media platforms that she utilizies, she does share updates from time to time in the Embroidery Journaling Facebook Group.
Sheila Rogers
You never know what your year may hold when it comes to creating an Embroidery Journal, as Sheila has found throughout the course of creating her first Embroidery Journal. In 2025, she added icons representing her day to day like holidays, birds and flowers that she noticed, but also the passing of her mother and selling her childhood home. Despite this, she still managed to complete her first Embroidery Journal. I can’t imagine how tough of a year she had, but here’s hoping she has a good 2026.
You can see more of Sheila’s work in the Embroidery Journaling Facebook Group.
If you would like to see even more amazing Embroidery Journals, you can see more
- Explore Unique Embroidery Journal Designs of 2024
- Unique Ways to Journal with Thread
- Check out the A Stitch A Day Archives for in-depth interviews with different artists regarding their Embroidery Journals.
- Learn how to create your own Embroidery Journal with The Create Your Own Embroidery Journal Guide.
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