Before getting too caught up in what I’d like to focus on in 2026, I find it can be useful to look back on the previous year. So I’ve been thinking about my 2025 stitching and embroidery highlights. What did I particularly enjoy? What do I want more of? What do I want to avoid!? […]
Lately I’ve been taking some time for reflection, so I thought it would be fun to look back and ask “how did I start embroidery”? I’ve been stitching so long that sometimes it feels like something I’ve always done. However there obviously must have been a starting point… Since I enjoy hearing about other people’s
What equipment do you need for embroidery? Surprisingly little to get started! This also makes embroidery a great craft to take on your travels. Since it won’t take up much luggage space. In this post I’ll walk through the basic equipment for getting starting as well as the tools I use most often for my
Today I thought it’d be fun to go behind the scenes and share with you my design process for a new embroidery. As with so many things in life, good preparation makes for a much better result! I like to make things as tangible for you as possible. So I’ll be focusing on the process
Having recently read a 2023 review, I got to thinking about what I’d put in a 2023 review for Elara Embroidery. At first, I didn’t think there’d be enough to write about. But as I mulled it over some more, I realised that I actually had a fair bit to say! Plus, since I’ve enjoyed
I recently had a delightful week in Paris on a fashion and textile tour. The tour was designed for sewists who make their own patterns for the clothes they’re going to sew (or who want to start doing that). So I was expecting plenty of delightful dressmaking inspiration. What I wasn’t expecting was to also
Lately I’ve been taking some time for reflection, so I thought it would be fun to look back at how I got into embroidery. I’ve been stitching so long that sometimes it feels like something I’ve always done. However there obviously must have been a starting point… Since I enjoy hearing about other people’s journey
You may have heard the stories of medieval embroiderers whose eyes were so strained from hours of candlelight stitching that they went blind. Yikes! Thankfully stitching ourselves blind is unlikely now we have electricity 💡 In any case, I still like to be mindful of taking care of my eyes. As I want to ensure
Let me take you back to July 2019. I’d just posted my first commission off to Stitch magazine and was feeling super pumped. I jumped straight into designing my next pattern. After years of dreaming of starting a creative business, I was on my way! However, it was only this month that I finally released
