We Make | embroidery | Activity https://wemake.co/crafts/embroidery-all/ Activity feed for the group, embroidery. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:24:50 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 092adf62047dd7da0a7890593aeeb4e0 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: I had an inspiration to do another small aerial garden, […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2957/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:34:57 -0800 I had an inspiration to do another small aerial garden, this time a summer rose piece again like my first in the series. I gave this one a slight 'hill' by sewing it in a larger hoop, reframing it in this one slightly lose, stuffing the hoop with shaped felt and pulling tight to make a gentle slope to the centre.

]]> 0 c7165e4f5cc2155f1fce3808b6af6bb8 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A landscape from summer 2025 I've failed to post before […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2956/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:18:13 -0800 A landscape from summer 2025 I've failed to post before now! This is a classic field aerial in summer tones: blue linseed, grassy meadows and rich green trees. Cows moving fields in the top corner complete it!

]]> 0 056529eea2c0db0b1cff63e12e1a5c75 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: Its been so rainy and grey here in Devon for weeks now […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2955/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:09:13 -0800 Its been so rainy and grey here in Devon for weeks now and I’m impatiently waiting for sunny days to return… so I just had to do one of my oilseed field embroidery landscapes! The bright acid yellow is very nostalgic for me as it was often grown around where I grew up. I did a higher up view for this one so the trees are done in small knots… Read more

]]> 0 c56ca4bf9fbb0f4d958d5d34a0d6e8ad victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A snowy aerial embroidery I made two years ago... I […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2953/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:33:29 -0800 A snowy aerial embroidery I made two years ago… I was looking back through my landscape archive and found it again. I wonder where that car that drove off the bottom left is going?

]]> 0 2f5a85137b44aff2c3d5aeee615cd055 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: I visited Cotehele house in Cornwall at Christmas and […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2951/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:07:29 -0800 I visited Cotehele house in Cornwall at Christmas and walked down to the very base of their garden where it meets the river Tamar. I looked across to the other side and saw along the river bend they'd shaped the field around it and left an area of wild reeds along the edge… the whole view inspired me and this is the result!

]]> 0 5f9cbe087c6cef1855b13a2f28fc51f5 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A large autumnal landscape with vibrant trees, […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2949/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:52:18 -0800 A large autumnal landscape with vibrant trees, winding streams and moorland animals roaming around… and can you see the little red car? I used the most vibrant autumn themed wools I had, and some are so bright they were washing out the rest of the photo!

]]> 0 0c775a82fcf936508bbc2f00ba6a1c52 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: The first of a short series inspired by ice, snow and […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2948/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:37:35 -0800 The first of a short series inspired by ice, snow and cold waters… whites contrasted with rich teals, bright azures and deep blues.

]]> 0 8937354eb51a49b4aac1244fb500081e victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A first for me, a bead and embroidery aerial! I had […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2947/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:01:53 -0800 A first for me, a bead and embroidery aerial! I had a handful of various green beads I didn’t have anything to do with but thought the larger ones would make fun little trees, leading to this warm little linseed landscape. Complete with cows of course!

]]> 0 ca53300f4c8f6467cfa6df2cb1fe5375 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: I wanted a focus on brown for these trees, which is […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2946/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:59:45 -0800 I wanted a focus on brown for these trees, which is unusual for me since I usually do my Autumn trees in red, orange and gold shades for more colour. I loved the muted palette of this landscape with the pale stream cutting through the moorland grass.

]]> 0 380d32dedc58beceb794bfdf3f0b229f victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: Although from a couple years ago, I thought this […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2945/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:04:36 -0800 Although from a couple years ago, I thought this landscape deserved to be shared again! My favourite of my aerial garden series, this one depicts winter plants and flowers like camellias, heathers and hellebore.

]]> 0 bd648c986171fc422a07c016523d46f6 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A close-up of my most detailed commission to date, a […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2944/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:01:06 -0800 A close-up of my most detailed commission to date, a 14-inch hoop of the Peace river by Dunvegan, Canada.

]]> 0 6d6ec7030ab589f82be9c11015fe0de7 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: This is a zoomed-in view of a commission from this Autumn […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2943/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:58:39 -0800 This is a zoomed-in view of a commission from this Autumn – a recreation of the Vanderbilt Museum in New York.

]]> 0 472acab072f509d02d1c5fb3cbc73b6b victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: Inspired by the grounds at Antony, near Plymouth, Devon. […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2942/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:56:18 -0800 Inspired by the grounds at Antony, near Plymouth, Devon. I was entranced by all the radiating grass paths through the trees leading to the riverside and wanted to do my own take! I added in boat docks, kayakers and some old castle ruins on the bottom right corner. I made the water shades of turquoise instead of my usual ricker blue too since… Read more

]]> 0 5fb8bf6c5e50d5d498863b174688ff52 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: An embroidered seascape inspired by remote rocky islands […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2916/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:06:02 -0700 An embroidered seascape inspired by remote rocky islands – quiet and isolated, but warm and gentle on the soul.

]]> 0 63b3aa03ef3867c0e45ac8267c64bd02 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: An embroidered moorland scene full of French knots, […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2910/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:30:03 -0700 An embroidered moorland scene full of French knots, a babbling brook and ‘boulders’! This was the fourth piece of my short series I completed, which is focussed around incorporating ‘rock’ textures into my landscapes (which were created using painted pine bark chips).

This landscape is the largest of the series so far and with all the… Read more

]]> 0 96c567e1dd335a74fe5b0524dcabe7eb victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: An embroidered moorland scene with French knots, pools […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2909/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:21:52 -0700 An embroidered moorland scene with French knots, pools and rocks. This is the fifth piece of my short series focussed around incorporating ‘rock’ textures into my landscapes. I recently visited Brownsea island near Poole, and while there I picked up a small palmful of pine bark chips – I found the shapes of them fascinating, like scales or… Read more

]]> 0 a9bb7f870d95ede164e349641df1e599 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: An embroidered seascape depicting gentle water flows […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2907/ Sat, 09 Aug 2025 20:26:43 -0700 An embroidered seascape depicting gentle water flows around sea rocks. This was the second piece of my short series I completed, which is focussed around incorporating 'rock' textures into my landscapes. I recently visited Brownsea island near Poole, and while there I picked up a small palmful of pine bark chips – I found the shapes of… Read more

]]> 0 de22cd07192b979b94039e5f8cf4fbab victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: An embroidered seascape depicting waves crashing around […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2906/ Sat, 09 Aug 2025 20:24:33 -0700 An embroidered seascape depicting waves crashing around sea rocks. This was the first piece of my short series I completed, which is focussed around incorporating 'rock' textures into my landscapes. I recently visited Brownsea island near Poole, and while there I picked up a small palmful of pine bark chips – I found the shapes of… Read more

]]> 1 b8f1e6c0cd1d8a3d9e23a8f3c46e5c20 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: My most detailed aerial embroidery I've ever made! This […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2901/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:16:22 -0700 My most detailed aerial embroidery I've ever made! This was for a commissioner who requested I recreate a special bridge over the peace river by Dunvegan… it took many many hours and thousands of tiny knots and was quite the challenge, but so rewarding! The hoop is 14 inches across to help visualise it.

]]> 0 365115932ce512b62eea05b75971aaa5 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: My smallest garden aerial yet, a little mini one that […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2846/ Fri, 09 May 2025 14:52:30 -0700 My smallest garden aerial yet, a little mini one that could fit in your pocket! I wanted this piece to be quite basic colours given the small size, with fresh earth brown and rich grass green. Complete with little trees and some white blooms in the very centre!

]]> 1 24617822cf8f2b0a20a0193becc5672e victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: My first time doing a housed aerial with this sort of […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2829/ Mon, 05 May 2025 14:52:01 -0700 My first time doing a housed aerial with this sort of angle! I did do an angled piece as part of a collaboration a couple years ago but it was only fields and roads, it didn't have house details like this. My favourite part to do was the little grey gatehouse!

]]> 1 25d4c23e55da048a13272605b514c4af ovobloom posted an update in the group embroidery: Inspired by the British coastal flora and fauna, this […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2799/ Thu, 01 May 2025 18:01:52 -0700 Inspired by the British coastal flora and fauna, this new series explores the theme in a variety of mediums from embroidery to paint. Each inspiring each other.

]]> 1 7dcece4932416c8c74dc830fce2de3e4 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A continuation of an experiment earlier this year […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2788/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:11:57 -0700 A continuation of an experiment earlier this year – combining embroidery with circuit boards. I felt the boards I had really resembled cityscapes and wanted to play with it! This second piece was done on a square canvas instead of in a circular hoop and I really enjoy the effect it produced.

]]> 0 9ac15b2c8eab247872b066a2c833f47b anagramforink posted an update in the group embroidery: surface embroidery (mostly satin stitch), cotton thread […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2769/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:16:25 -0700 surface embroidery (mostly satin stitch), cotton thread on cotton, worked over a block-printed design of my own (block printing is no longer visible)

]]> 0 ac0d6f255fbe973b4bdf427b2a9aafcb kimbt posted an update in the group embroidery: This is part 8 of a broader series I'm working on, […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2704/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:50:17 -0700 This is part 8 of a broader series I'm working on, using embroidered jewellery to tell a narrative.

The brolga is a graceful dancer and symbolises the connection between the human world and animals, renewal and spiritualism.
In my series it will help tell the story of the need for the man-made world to coexist with the natural… Read more

]]> 1 c047d689324ee0a20b028c0db7705dfa victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: This piece certainly took its time, over 50 hours ! […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2511/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:19:51 -0800 This piece certainly took its time, over 50 hours ! This aerial is depicting castle ruins being reclaimed by the wild. It looks like someone is still caring for them though… I wonder who?

]]> 1 3de3fabaeec8f329e983eacd36e7f887 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: I’ve had some hard drive circuit boards for a couple years […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2473/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 16:44:14 -0800 I’ve had some hard drive circuit boards for a couple years – I kept them because of the small round holes in it, I imagined little embroidery trees poking through! I started from there and build a little business park around them, of course completed with a car park! This is the first of a series for me – I want to experiment more in 2025… Read more

]]> 1 64b721b94b66ecd3aa0b653bbba77b10 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A commission completed in the Autumn of 2024... one of […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2353/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:46:25 -0800 A commission completed in the Autumn of 2024… one of the first I made in my new home! The commissioner wanted a landscape inspired by a specific area of the Irish coast.

]]> 1 08e921500323b0957c19b58647b080d3 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: I’ve been on a big personal exploration and journey for a […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2352/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:39:01 -0800 I’ve been on a big personal exploration and journey for a few years now and was drawn to the concept of the ‘labyrinth’. The symbol shown is the old symbol of the labyrinth, and although it symbolises multiple things I connect it to my own journey into my inner self. The knots took many many hours to complete and it was interesting… Read more

]]> 0 436db266cf23b9caf3564b0a5c94a0a1 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: That's time of year again... I'm lifting my spirits with […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2238/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:46:27 -0800 That's time of year again… I'm lifting my spirits with a colourful take on winter moors. I drove through Dartmoor recently admiring the textures – but of course I had to include some little ponds in this landscape!

]]> 0 db3b0a738877ee45a24b9a1e7bbba679 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: Inspired by a real place, Drummond gardens. I saw […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2207/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:42:57 -0800 Inspired by a real place, Drummond gardens. I saw an overview of the place in the Autumn and was inspired to do my own twist on it – the circular hedge structures, geometric sections and paths cutting through. I used stronger colours too (as I tend to!) with strong oranges and rich yellows, purple-red and crimson.

]]> 0 586313a3f2d6134d79dae3b877dc4ce1 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: Somewhere in Maryland... I found the composition of this […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2203/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:50:28 -0800 Somewhere in Maryland… I found the composition of this one interesting, with the field area being unvaried and empty and a very busy area in the bottom segment. The little snaking parts of the creek and long walkways made it a fun landscape to recreate!

]]> 2 8f86832adbc3bc0dc0e9218dcad1ca54 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: https://wemake.co/activity/p/2186/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:42:43 -0700 0 ddb9950c6919613b857be022f4dabc89 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: This aerial embroidery depicts gentle and lush rolling […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2185/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:11:04 -0700 This aerial embroidery depicts gentle and lush rolling hills with rich linseed nestled between. This piece was a remake of a previous aerial I did – the initial landscape has brown and green winter fields but something about it was just ‘off’ for me. I reopened it, cut it up and reattach the tree areas to a new hoop and stuffed them to… Read more

]]> 0 d859b2f0954ffdff73b91c6ba8502339 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A clearing in the middle of the forest with castle ruins… […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2154/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:23:19 -0700 A clearing in the middle of the forest with castle ruins… I wonder who built it? When? And why was it built here? I very rarely include aspects like ruins in my art but I visited some recently and was inspired! Complete with birds and a soft azure river.

]]> 1 799dc14fd1eee0ae6c32c825789d2a12 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: I started with the diverging and merging streams for […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2121/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:47:14 -0700 I started with the diverging and merging streams for this aerial, playing with shapes. I wanted a flat wetlands feel free from human influence, with all natural shapes. I completed this landscape with a sprinkle of wetland birds and animals!

]]> 0 63a530a948dea6c3f06112a99e18609e kimbt posted an update in the group embroidery: An embroidered desert landscape, depicted after some […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2088/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:49:26 -0700 An embroidered desert landscape, depicted after some rain when the wildflowers are blooming.
This one has been inspired by art by Eloise Perez and her magical landscapes.

]]> 2 9526c187a4e7e44ef342d8f4fb471a36 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: I’ve been doing a lot of French knots lately and wanted to […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2077/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:32:47 -0700 I’ve been doing a lot of French knots lately and wanted to pull back a bit for this landscape. I liked the idea of having little streams mixed in, going under the country lane and reappearing the other side and when it was completed, I felt the piece was lacking something… I started adding cows to the top right and as I went, some just… Read more

]]> 1 b623866c4326a62fdb4330148f8f1374 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: I started this vineyard-inspired landscape with the […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2076/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:30:02 -0700 I started this vineyard-inspired landscape with the rings themselves, I wanted to create something more abstract – I started with the central two and built from there! The dirt paths came next, then the vineyard themselves, and finally I completed the landscape with a fountain made from a clock cog. When I had the finished piece, I found it… Read more

]]> 0 b806a1a5334ae9973435d1e07a325249 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: Many thousands of French knots later, this […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/2033/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:30:20 -0700 Many thousands of French knots later, this Amazon-inspired aerial landscape is complete! The river shapes were based on real shapes I found searching the Amazon with Google earth that I mixed up a bit to make an area that was real but not quite. I mixed in a couple small blue patches too that I found! This 8×12 inch landscape was very… Read more

]]> 1 6965c151bc9b90a23ce8e68428c0276b kimbt posted an update in the group embroidery: A lovely little statement piece, with abstract […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1468/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:30:50 -0700 A lovely little statement piece, with abstract landscape embroidery. Who doesn’t love wearable art!

]]> 0 46db1b8a22adf36dfd449bc53ba0c490 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A hot summer landscape of a secluded beach - soft […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1462/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:41:57 -0700 A hot summer landscape of a secluded beach – soft white-pink sands and low bushes, complete with sunbathes on towels and beach tents!

]]> 1 dbc9ba399fbe6b8e485a9f9bd1933498 kimbt posted an update in the group embroidery: This was a treat to make! An embroidered moth on […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1421/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:28:24 -0700 This was a treat to make!
An embroidered moth on upcycled velvet, in a good plated brass and alloy ring.

]]> 2 f9976bf16553b01adb559a7f85ed44c6 victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: Close-ups and angled views of my 3D topographical […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1385/ Fri, 31 May 2024 16:35:25 -0700 Close-ups and angled views of my 3D topographical aerial embroidery! This landscape is a forest and river based piece bustling with activity!

]]> 0 1a65c7813c0bcd0a7e73c866e7dc16ba victoriarr posted an update in the group embroidery: A 14-inch topographical landscape! I was originally […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1384/ Fri, 31 May 2024 16:32:02 -0700 A 14-inch topographical landscape! I was originally sewing an 18-inch landscape but I lost inspiration for it at a point and set it aside. Months later, I pulled it back out and despite not having inspiration for it in its old form, I had an idea for reusing the large tree areas that were the focal points! I carefully cut these sections off… Read more

]]> 0 9575b7ca19589d1c2a8eb7f667aaab84 kimbt posted an update in the group embroidery: A hand embroidered pendant covered in a garden of […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1370/ Mon, 27 May 2024 19:18:07 -0700 A hand embroidered pendant covered in a garden of Australian wildflowers.
Memories of the Australian bush inspired this one, and it was completed using DMC and Sulky threads.
I’m keen to try a similar design as a brooch.

]]> 0 d6dfebe2130b5bc1c005a042de0092c9 kimbt posted an update in the group embroidery: I made these tiny 1.2cm studs using DMC threads, and […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1348/ Sat, 18 May 2024 19:11:33 -0700 I made these tiny 1.2cm studs using DMC threads, and based off an artwork by artist Carolyn Brennan-Tucker. It was very rewarding when they turned out looking line the painting, in miniature.

]]> 0 f631a244d549633c7ffa8e146e10396a kimbt posted an update in the group embroidery: This bookmark was inspired by a floral bouquet put […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1312/ Mon, 13 May 2024 08:43:39 -0700 This bookmark was inspired by a floral bouquet put together by an Australian florist.

]]> 0 0083735348bfaec6876d0baab5ce5ba2 kimbt posted an update in the group embroidery: The Sturts Desert Pea is such a vibrant and […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1311/ Mon, 13 May 2024 08:37:46 -0700 The Sturts Desert Pea is such a vibrant and interesting flower, growing in central Australia. It was on my bucket list to see in the wild, and when I did I knew I needed to embroider it.
And so I designed a hanging Christmas tree decoration, inspired by the flower. I think the different textures and beadwork works really well together.

]]> 0 7b139c85f84e256861a402c7676eab85 kimbt posted an update in the group embroidery: I grew up on an irrigation farm in Australia and wanted […] https://wemake.co/activity/p/1309/ Sat, 11 May 2024 06:19:20 -0700 I grew up on an irrigation farm in Australia and wanted to recreate some of the landscape I remembered, so tried it out in miniature form.

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