The Easiest Way to Embroider a T-Shirt
Embroidery is hot hot hot these days and you can spot it anywhere from the runways of New York to the clothing aisles of your local Target. Time to share our own t-shirt embroidery tutorial so you can get in on the trend!  Embroidering a special design is a great way to create your own one-of-a-kind fashion statement, or to simply revive an old shirt that has been sitting in the back of your drawer. In this tutorial we will show you how to straight stitch your design, which is the best introduction for beginners to the technique. If you want to do a bit more exploring, find all of our embroidery basics tutorials.
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Intermediate (a lot of little details, though optional). Stitches used: blanket, whip, straight, detached chain stitch. We made a little blanket, baskets, and bridle with mini pom poms to adorn this lil donkey as well. This donkey has a mane and tail made out of embroidery floss. Donkeys come in all colors, we used a heathered oat color and added pops of color with the details. The made can take a while to individually stitch each strand on, but it is so worth it once you get it trimmed down and see the final result. Tip: reinforce you inner seams with a dot or two of tacky glue. < This comes with experience, the lighter felt colors sometimes aren't as dense as others and stitches can pull through when you are like 90% done. Adding tacky glue at the inner seams will help reinforce them, just in case!
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