Urban Threads is what made me realise embroidery is cool. My mum has always embroidered, and I did a cross stitch of a lady bird as a kid, but Urban Threads is in a whole other league. I made this cushion for my fiance James with a pattern from their range, and from then on, I was hooked:
Next I embroidered baby grows for the bubs in my life:
Photo courtesy of Em Johnson who writes an awesome blog Organic Bump
I also love old-school embroidery hoops as frames:
If you like Urban Threads, you’ll love Sublime Stitching. I’ve yet to try out any of their patterns, will post pictures when I do!
