Coloring embroidery with crayons

Hey there crafty people, here is the next installment in my embroidery tutorial series, color tinting! This is a really easy and fun way to add extra color to your embroidery. Did you see the free embroidery pattern I posted here yesterday? That's what I'll be using for this project, if you missed it, you can find it right here. Besides your fabric, pattern and embroidery supplies, you will need some crayons, white paper, and an iron. (click to enlarge) Step 1. Transfer your pattern to…

Crayons – “Tinting Fabric with Crayons”

Lesson 1: How to draw, color, and prepare the fabric This lesson will guide you on how to draw, color and get your project ready to stitch.

With hand embroidery, sometimes you'll want to fill an area with color but you don't want the texture of a stitched area - or you don't want to take the time. One possibility in those situations is to fill the area with colored pencils or crayons. In this video I show you how to stabilize

Have you ever felt like your embroidery needed a little something extra? There are SO many fun ways that you can pair hand embroidery with other media. One very simple way to begin is by using regular Crayola crayons to add a pop of color to your design. Read on to get tips for coloring your embroid

A fast way to create a unique and colorful design on textiles such as pillows and t-shirts, is to use Crayola crayons. The colors are vivid, and when applied correctly, appear bright and cheerful. Use 100 percent cotton fabric while coloring with regular Crayola crayons.

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Tinting Embroidery with Crayons

Do you yearn to pull out those Crayons and relive your grade school days? Well we can! Tinted embroidery is a great way to spruce up those open spaces in a project and add a little color without al…

Last fall I took a Craftsy class from Lola Jenkins on making portrait quilts using colored pencils. Lola has a wonderful relaxed approach to her art and it was a fun class. I recommend it if you …

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Machine embroidery and coloring with crayons can be combined in your next project. Get inspired with some new ideas for your next sewing adventure.

In colour theory I found an excuse for some stitching on my Art & Design Course. Just improvised a pattern - turned out nice.

This technique is really easy even for beginners. Find out how in this video.

My new favorite thing - embroidery with color crayon tinting! I've put together a little step-by-step of how to color your fabric before you embroider.

Last year I posted scans of 20 little girls from this undated vintage paint book by Mary Alice Stoddard, and I mentioned that I would also upload 20 images of little boys from the same book. I forgot all about this un

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Learn how to easily color fabric with crayons and add a little extra pop of color to your embroidery projects! Follow our super easy embroidery tutorial!