How to embroidery

Step 1: What You'll Need to Start Embroidering

To start embroidering, you'll need the following items:

embroidery hoop - this is a ring consisting of two parts. You put the fabric in between the hoops - this helps keep it taut, making the embroidering easier. These come in plastic and wood - I prefer plastic for doing the embroidering and wood for displaying the embroideries.
small, sharp scissors. You can find these under many names - though a google search for "embroidery scissors" will get you what you need. :D
your fabric of choice! Linen, quilting cotton, canvas and osnaburg are all great choices! It should not be too loosely woven or too tight.
embroidery floss. This is cheap and comes in TONS of colors. I prefer DMC floss and use it exclusively.
embroidery needles. These have bigger eyes than normal needles to accommodate the size of the floss.
a water soluble marker or other marking tool. This way you can draw designs onto your fabric! It's best it you use a water soluble pen so you can rinse the markings out with cold water at the end.
whatever fabric you like! Muslin, quilting cotton, canvas and linen all work well. I typically embroidery on a linen blend.

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