EMBROIDERY
Learn to embroider with proud2craft
Proud2craft is the new brand for fascinating needlework. We value high quality and sustainable products. In our assortment of about 20,000 products you can find all kinds of DIY projects online. Our embroidery kits with instructions come directly to your home. Included is high-quality and long-lasting embroidery thread, as well as detailed instructions for embroidery. In addition, depending on the embroidery motive or knitting project other accessories, such as an embroidery hoop can be found at proud2craft.
With every DIY project we show you new, exciting ideas, as well as tips & tricks that will make you a real embroidery pro. Embroidery on paper, embroidery on fabric or embroider caps, with us you will find endless embroidery ideas and inspiration for your favorite hobby.
What is embroidery?
For those of you who have not yet engaged in embroidery, but want to change this, we explain here what embroidery actually is. Embroidery is decorating a fabric or paper using a thread that is pulled through the backing fabric. The fabric is your canvas & the threads are your colors. You can let your creativity run wild with different stitching techniques.
In China, India and Egypt there is very old evidence of first embroideries, at that time mainly with geometric shapes. Gradually, mainly animals and people were embroidered on garments or decorative items. Until today, many different embroidery techniques have developed, as well as variations of the carrier fabric. Especially in this day and age, embroidery is gaining attention again. Self embroidered projects are all over social media.
Learn to embroider today - the selfmade trend
DIY Online: A huge topic that conquers social media like Instagram, Pinterest and Co. Many small stores selling self-made items online are opening up on Etsy, for example. At the same time, however, we can observe that many people are also becoming more interested in self-made in their private lives. Whether it's redecorating the apartment, self-made fashion or self-made gifts. A big topic is embroidery, because with this technique many different projects can be implemented. Here you will find everything you need for embroidery, as well as inspiration for motives and useful tips & tricks for beginners. Welcome to proud2craft.
Embroidery for beginners - how to start?
Basically, templates can be used for embroidery. In our DIY boxes here at proud2craft, everything that is needed for embroidery is included: Needle, embroidery thread, the matching fabric and detailed embroidery instructions. So you can get started right away. Whether cushion, tablecloth, bag, towel or blouse, the possibilities are almost endless and with our approximately 20,000 products, the right embroidery motif is also there for you. For advanced and embroidery professionals, the motifs can also be more unusual and homemade. Your own photos, for example, and generally everything that can be pixelated, can be converted into embroidery templates and then put on fabric. For this purpose, there are various softwares online. Alternatively, embroidery professionals and creative minds can also embroider freehand. For this, there are all kinds of thread, needles and fabrics in our online store. Everything you need for embroidery in one place - at proud2craft!
Learn to embroider : motifs & ideas
Learning to embroider is relatively easy because unlike sewing, knitting or crocheting, no special dexterity is required. Only with difficult fabrics this becomes relevant. You can embroider on just about any fabric, you just have to use the right embroidery technique in each case. The cross stitch is well suited for beginners. Here, a small cross is formed by two diagonally drawn threads. With this almost any motif can be embroidered, because one cross can be seen as one pixel and thus pictures and motifs can be easily embroidered. Aida fabric, a stretchy cotton fabric that has a hole pattern, is particularly well suited for this. Because of the predefined holes, you don't have to embroider freehand, but can use them as a guide.
For motifs and embroidery ideas, take a look at our website. You will definitely find a suitable embroidery motif for you in our assortment of up to 20,000 DIY projects. Whether with an embroidery hoop, pillowcase or jute bag, the possibilities are almost endless.
Embroidery community: we'd like to exchange ideas with you!
At proud2craft, it's not just about having an embroidery online store where you can find materials for embroidering, sewing, knitting, crocheting and crafting. Rather, we are creating a place where creative minds can share ideas and inspiration with each other. For this purpose, we have, in addition to our embroidery kits, embroidery tutorials for free on our website. We also have a blog, as well as our tutorial section.
Our blog regularly features posts on all the trends in DIY, as well as always new ideas & inspirations from our team and the Proud2Craft community. Have you made a great DIY project? Then feel free to send us photos of it and we will integrate your design on our blog. Our tutorials are designed to help you if you get stuck but also to get you started. We show you in short explanatory videos how you can implement different designs and embroidery projects, what you should pay attention to and which material and accessories are best suited.