Aw fɔ Embroider Without Embroidery Machine .

Essential Stitches: Fɔ ɛni nyu wan, masta di bakstich , rɔn stich , ɛn satin stich na impɔtant tin. Dɛn bɛsik stich dɛn ya de lay di grɔn fɔ ɔl wetin yu de du. Yu want fɔ mek dizayn dɛn we nɔ izi fɔ ɔndastand? Wel, yu nid dis stich dem daun kol. Fɔ ɛgzampul, bakstich na sɔntin we yu fɔ du fɔ sho aw fɔ tɔk, we Satin Stitch na in de gi da smol, polish luk de. Mastering dem giv yu wan solid base fo takal mo komplikayt stich leta. Jɔs nɔ skip dis step.

Threads & fabrics: Wetin yu pik ya de mek big big difrɛns. Stick wit cotton thread if yu jos stat— e de forgiv en easy fo wok wit. Fɔ mek klos, yuz sɔntin lɛk kɔtɔn muslin ɔ linin . Dis nɔto jɔs biginin-frenli bɔt dɛn pafɛkt fɔ sho ɔf yu wok. Mek a tel yu, fansi fabrik kin mek ed pen. Yu nɔ de ya fɔ strɛch, nɔto so? Stick wit di besiks te yu redi fo di premium stuff.

Hoop tension: Yu beta biliv se hoop tension na non-negotiable. Na di sikrit sos fɔ smol, ivin stich. Tu tayt, ɛn yu klos go distɔrj. Too loose, en yu risk yu stich dem bi uneven. Di ki? Hol di fabrik in di hoop so it taut bot no stretch. Yu want am tayt fɔ avɔyd wrinkles bɔt fleksibul fɔ muv di nidul we nɔ gɛt resistans. Dis na embroidery 101 – get am rong, and di ol tin de fol apat.

Shading & Thread Blending: We i kam pan shed, yu fɔ blend dɛn trɛd dɛn de lɛk pro. Tink bɔt am lɛk peint, bɔt wit trɛd. Yuz miks layt ɛn dak tɔyn dɛn we gɛt di sem kɔlɔ fɔ mek dip. Fɔ ɛgzampul, we yu de yuz silk trɛd , layering dɛn wit smɔl kɔlɔ chenj go gi yu wok wan rial 3D luk. Tink bɔt wan flawa petal: wan sayd dak, wan sayd layt—dis ad se 'wow' factor. If yu de blend kala, nɔ jɔs put dɛn sayd to sayd—mek dɛn saful saful, ɛn wach aw yu dizayn kam layf.

Texture Embroidery: Fɔ ad tɛkstɔr to yu dizayn dɛn nɔto jɔs wan opshɔn—na gem-chenja. Teknik lek French knot o loop stitch na perfekt fo ad dimenshon to wan simpul dizain. Imajin ad tɛkstɔr to wan fabrik ros wit Frɛnch knot dɛn na di sɛnt, wantɛm wantɛm mek i pop. Di bɛst pat? We yu dɔn lan di trik dɛn fɔ bil dɛn tɛkstɔr ya, yu go notis se yu dizayn dɛn tinap aut insay we dɛn we mɔs ɛmbroideri nyubi dɛn kin jɔs drim bɔt.

Specialty threads: Nɔ jɔs stik to besik kɔtɔn trɛd dɛn. Dayv insay di wɔl fɔ mɛtal, silk, ɛn reyɔn —dɛn trɛd ya de ad lɔjishɔn ɛn mek yu prɔjek dɛn luk lɛk tɔp-taya. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu yuz mɛtal trɛd insay wan sɛt we di san de go dɔŋ, dat kin mek di layt we de kɔmɔt na di ɔrayzin we de na di ɔrayzin, fil lɛk layt. If yu de wok pan wan fayn fayn klos, natin nɔ de we pas di shayn ɛn rich we silk trɛd dɛn gɛt . Dɛn trɛd ya, pan ɔl we smɔl triki fɔ wok wit, de mek dizayn dɛn we so jaw-drɔp fayn fayn wan, yu nɔ go ɛva go bak to besik kɔtɔn.

Thread Breaking: Fɔs tin fɔs: If yu trɛd kɔntinyu fɔ brok, chɛk yu tɛnsiɔn. If i tu tayt, di thread go snap laik twig. Yu nid fɔ mek shɔ se i jɔs rayt. Dɔn bak, dɛbul-chɛk se yu nidul na di rayt saiz fɔ yu trɛd. Wan tik tik trɛd we de na smɔl nidul na disasta we de wet fɔ apin. Yu no biliv mi? Tray am fɔ du am. So, gɛt di rayt nidul, ajɔst yu tɛnsiɔn, ɛn yu go si dɛn brek dɛn de stɔp.

Fabrik puckering: Ah, puckering. I tan lɛk yu fabrik in we fɔ se, 'A dɔn wit yu!' I de anɔynt, a no. Na di trik: Ridyus yu hoop tɛnsiɔn. If i tu tayt, yu fabrik go strɛch, we de mek pak dɛn. Dɔn bak, yuz di rayt stebyulayza fɔ di wok—nɔbɔdi nɔ gɛt wan-sayz-fit-ɔl. Wan tearaway stebyulayza de wok fayn fɔ fabrik dɛn we de strɛch, we wan kɔtaway stebyulayza de ol mɔ dilik fabrik dɛn stedi. Di rayt stebul de mek wan wɔl difrɛns.

Thread Tension: Oh, thread tension. I tan lɛk se yu de waka tayt rop. Tu tayt? Yu thread dem go fray en brok. tu loose? Yu go get loose, uneven stich. Get yu han pan wan tɛnsiɔn dayl ɛn mek shɔ se ɔl tu di tɔp ɛn bɔbin tɛnsiɔn ɔl tu mach. If dem don off, yu stich dem no go align gud gud wan. If i fil ɔf, i go mɔs bi se na so i bi. Adjɔst smɔl smɔl te i jɔs rayt. Yu fɔ peshɛnt; Na ɔltin bɔt di smɔl smɔl tweaks we de mek yu gɛt wan flawlɛs rizɔlt.