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Category Archives: Tips & Tricks

Join Our Embroidery Journaling Community

If you’re looking to start an embroidery journal in 2023, then I have the best resource for you!

Posted bySophieSeptember 16, 2022October 24, 2024Posted in2022, Embroidery Journal, Tips & TricksLeave a comment on Join Our Embroidery Journaling Community

Embroidery Journaling: Cleaning Your Journal

No matter how careful you are, eventually this year long project is going to get a bit grimey. Here’s how I clean my embroidery journal.

Posted bySophieSeptember 2, 2022November 7, 2024Posted in2022, Embroidery Journal, Tips & TricksLeave a comment on Embroidery Journaling: Cleaning Your Journal

Embroidery Journaling: Daily Icons Ideas

Looking to start your very own embroidery journal? I’ve put together a guide on some ideas for stitching your own daily icons that you might not have considered.

Posted bySophieDecember 19, 2021December 30, 2025Posted in2021, Embroidery Journal, Tips & TricksTags:crafting, embroidery, embroidery journal, journaling, tips5 Comments on Embroidery Journaling: Daily Icons Ideas

Embroidery Journaling: Spacing out Your Icons

You’ve asked so you shall receive – it’s time to touch on one of the most complicated aspects of starting up an embroidery journal: evenly spacing out icons.

Posted bySophieDecember 8, 2021December 30, 2025Posted in2021, Embroidery Journal, Tips & TricksTags:crafting, embroidery, embroidery journal, journaling, tips2 Comments on Embroidery Journaling: Spacing out Your Icons

Embroidery Journaling: Setting up your Hoop

I promise you that dividing your embroidery journal month by month isn’t as difficult as it seems. It’s easy enough that I created a step-by-step guide to walk you through it!

Posted bySophieNovember 28, 2021November 7, 2024Posted in2021, Embroidery Journal, Tips & TricksTags:bullet journal, crafting, embroidery, embroidery journal, journaling, tips7 Comments on Embroidery Journaling: Setting up your Hoop

Embroidery Journaling: Supplies

Working on my embroidery journal throughout 2020 and 2021 has absolutely helped me throughout these tough years. My journal has been there for so many big events and I’d like to be able to help you do the same, and in doing so, you’ll need supplies.

Posted bySophieOctober 9, 2021November 7, 2024Posted in2021, Embroidery Journal, Tips & TricksTags:365 days of stitches, cross stitch, embroidery, journal, journaling3 Comments on Embroidery Journaling: Supplies

Boost Engagement with Crafting Instagram Games

I’m back with more Instagram Story Games to get your followers involved! This time, I’ve focused on general crafts; journaling, painting, sewing, it covers it all!

Posted bySophieAugust 21, 2021October 24, 2024Posted in2021, Tips & TricksTags:crafting, crafts, cross stitch, embroidery, instagram, instagram story, journaling, painting, small business, tipsLeave a comment on Boost Engagement with Crafting Instagram Games

4 Creative Instagram Story Ideas for Embroidery Lovers

I created four free and fun needlework games to play in your Instagram stories. Click on the link to see the games and to download them too!

Posted bySophieJuly 10, 2021October 24, 2024Posted in2021, Tips & TricksTags:cross stitch, embroidery, engagement, instagram, instagram engagement, instagram game, instagram story1 Comment on 4 Creative Instagram Story Ideas for Embroidery Lovers

Let’s Make a Needle Minder

I love a good needle minder. They’re the perfect little accessory for your work in progress project. It would seem like making a needle minder would be a difficult task, but it’s not too difficult if you have the correct tools.

Posted bySophieJune 28, 2021November 7, 2024Posted in2021, Tips & TricksTags:armadillo, crafting, embroidery, enamel pins, needle minder1 Comment on Let’s Make a Needle Minder

How to Back an Embroidery Hoop: A Quick Guide

So you’ve finished an embroidery project, how exciting! One of your last steps is backing your hoop. It can be a bit off putting to do, but let’s make it a bit easier on you. Once you get the process down, it can actually be quick and enjoyable.

Posted bySophieJune 10, 2021October 24, 2024Posted in2021, Tips & TricksTags:cross stitch, embroidery, tips, tricks and tipsLeave a comment on How to Back an Embroidery Hoop: A Quick Guide

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