Want to learn hand embroidery? We’ve got everything you need to get started. Join Natalie, a passionate embroidery enthusiast, as she helps you learn the fundamentals of hand embroidery. Natalie demonstrates a variety of the most commonly used stitches (everything from back stitch and stem stitch to French knots and satin stitch) in our embroidery tutorial series on YouTube! She’ll work through each stitch using our Learn Embroidery Stitch by Stitch kit, and you’ll also learn more about the materials you’ll need (floss, hoops, needles, and more) to make your hand embroidery shine.

Beyond the Basics: What Can You Make?

Once you’ve mastered the basics, you’re probably wondering what kind of projects you can add hand embroidery to. The sky’s the limit! You can add hand embroidered motifs to everything from jeans and denim jackets to purses, Christmas stockings, table linens, and so much more.

Looking for some fun designs? Check out Missouri Star’s Peel & Stitch Embroidery Design Packs. In each package you’ll get 25 pre-printed Peel & Stitch wash away design sheets, along with full-color instructions cards on how to stitch each design. Add the coordinating thread pack of 9 beautiful Perle Cotton colors to stitch your designs. Try everything from flowers and hearts to black cats, butterflies, pumpkins and more. We’ve got embroidery designs for every gift and season!

Combining Embroidery and Quilting

If you want to make bigger projects, Missouri Star’s exclusive embroidery kits come with quilting projects in mind. Try Ingrid’s Wildflowers embroidery kit, inspired by the beautiful flowers Jenny’s grandmother Ingrid stitched on denim squares. This collectible tin includes everything you need to get started: designs on peel & stitch embroidery transfer paper, instruction cards, floss, hoop, needle minder, threader and tons of thoughtful details to delight you. Pair it with a denim quilt kit to make a family heirloom!

Feeling springy? Add birds, butterflies, ladybugs, and flowers and create your own hand embroidered garden with the Garden Friends embroidery kit. Choose from two honeycomb quilt kits to create throws, pillows and more!

For a seasonal treat, try the Enchanted Christmas embroidery kit with beautiful holiday designs. There are a few fabric kits to choose from, and several different projects included in the patterns!

Want to create a keepsake embroidered quilt for someone special in your life? Misty’s Favorite Things Embroidered Charms was inspired by a quilt she received as a girl. This fun kit comes in a binder with embroidery floss, designs on our peel & stitch embroidery transfer paper, a floss case, a needle minder and a needle threader. Embroider these adorable designs on a neutral background fabric and then select a coordinating jelly roll to make a perfectly-sized quilt for your favorite person!

Want to create a one-of-a-kind quilt unique to you? Try our new Crazy Quilt Embroidery Kit & Templates to make your own Crazy Quilt. Use your own fabric (or try our curated fabric kit) to make the quilt. Then select your favorite hand embroidery designs and motifs from the peel & stitch booklet included in the kit to adorn your seams and personalize your quilt. You’ll end up with a masterpiece!

And don’t miss the tutorials for each of these projects on the Missouri Star YouTube Channel!

What else do you need to get started with hand embroidery?

Once you’ve mastered the basics and enjoyed some of our embroidery kits, how can you continue to create your own hand-embroidered designs? You’ll want to shop our selection of the best embroidery projects. Browse for embroidery tools & notions to make your hand embroidery journey a pleasure, choose your own embroidery threads & floss (DMC or Perle Cotton), shop embroidery fabrics & bases, learn about embroidery hoops and frames that make stitching easier and finishing a snap, find other embroidery kits and inspiration, and create the hand embroidered project of your dreams!