{"id":1894,"date":"2023-01-04T15:36:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T23:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2023-03-03T12:08:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T20:08:13","slug":"your-embroidery-and-more-questions-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/your-embroidery-and-more-questions-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Embroidery (and more!) Questions, Answered\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Q: Why do you always recommend wool felt? Why can\u2019t I use craft felt from the fabric store?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>The reason I always suggest wool or wool blend felt is it\u2019s just better. Now, craft felt does come in different qualities, but in general, it\u2019s thinner and weaker.\u00a0It\u00a0will pill and get fuzzy as it gets used. In the washing machine, it\u2019s almost like it dissolves, and it will pill really badly.\u00a0Eco-fi felt might seem like a good choice because it\u2019s made from recycled water bottles, and if you\u2019re going to use craft felt, that\u2019s what I would suggest, but it will be thin and pull apart very easily. For heirloom and quality projects, I highly recommend using wool felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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100% wool felt is soft and warm and it won\u2019t pill as it gets used or washed, though it can get a little fuzzy with lots of use. It might shrink however! Wool felt is\u00a0also created sustainably from sheep\u2019s wool all over the world. Wool-blend felt is pretty nice too, although it seems thinner in my opinion, but it\u2019s still pretty strong and has the other benefits of wool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0If you\u2019re going to use felt on clothing,\u00a0however,\u00a0I would suggest a 100% bamboo felt. Bamboo felt is less expensive than wool and comes in really nice colors. Like wool, it won\u2019t pill. It has a more slippery feel than wool, which is why I don\u2019t use it in most things, but it\u2019s a pretty decent substitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Is applique the same as embroidery?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

No, applique is not the same as embroidery, though they may use a lot of the same techniques.
Applique is when a fabric is placed on top of another and stitched into place. It may be as simple as a shape on a quilt square, or it may be many shapes placed together to create a more intricate design on top of the fabric. I use felt to create my applique designs, but they can be done with any type of fabric also. Felt is very easy because it won\u2019t fray.
Embroidery is where one only uses stitches with thread (and sometimes beads) to create designs on the fabric. There are a lot of different stitches that you can use to create your designs on fabric \u2013 and these stitches might be used to stitch on or decorate appliques as well.
\u2013\u00a0Click here to see my embroidery basics post, which can help you find all sorts of embroidery resources<\/a>.
\u2013\u00a0Here\u2019s a tutorial that creates an embroidered applique<\/a>!
I hope this helps you understand that difference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: How would you recommend a beginner get started in embroidery? How easy is it to pick up embroidery?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think that the first step is to find a pattern that you\u2019re excited to try! Something simple though \u2013 (you might check out my patterns<\/a>, some of them are labeled as great for beginners<\/a>!). Then, check out this post I created just for beginners<\/a>. It has everything you need to know. But basically, you just need some fabric, a hoop, a needle and some embroidery floss to get started! Try out some embroidery stitches- I have 2 free printable booklets that will help you get started here<\/a> and here<\/a>. I hope this helps you out! It\u2019s fairly easy to get started, just like every new thing, it will take practice \u2013 but that\u2019s the fun part!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you have a question that I can answer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Click here to ask it<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and I\u2019ll answer in an upcoming newsletter<\/a> and it\u2019ll get posted here as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Why do you always recommend wool felt? Why can\u2019t I use craft felt from the fabric store? A:\u00a0The reason I always suggest wool or wool blend felt is it\u2019s just better. Now, craft felt does come in different qualities, but in general, it\u2019s thinner and weaker.\u00a0It\u00a0will pill and get fuzzy as it gets used. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lessons-on-felt-embroidery","post-with-thumbnail","post-with-thumbnail-large"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}