Queer Fae

hello, thanks for asking! my advice depends on whether you’re new to embroidery all together or not, but for embroidering on clothing, i’d say:

1. embroider garments that you don’t plan on washing very much. best practice is to just wash by hand or not at all, but you can machine wash hand embroidery with minimal damage IF you plan for it (ie. by doing point 2)

2. use small stitch lengths or couch down long stitches. generally, i try to keep my stitches to less than .5 inches long, but if the design necessitates longer stitches, i secure the long stitch with a tiny stitch going over it. this prevents snagging and minimizes weird wrinkling in the wash. a pocket flap that i embroidered using this method in a bit of a weird way:

when i did this spiderweb, i made sure that all of the longer threads were overlapped by shorter ones :) this is also a good example of what happens to embroidery when you machine wash it. ironing can help, but if you hate the wrinkles just don't wash it.

3. choose placements where the back side is easy to reach! i have made the mistake of embroidering the knee of a pant leg and probably will in the future, but it will save you a lot of frustration if you choose placements like pocket flaps or shirt collars.

4. vary the number (and shade) of threads you use. this is purely stylistic, but i have found that using less threads to do small details and mixing color shades gives a lot of depth to your work! (the ferns below are an example of both techniques)

i'm sorry it took so long for me to respond!! but i hope this is helpful :)

a needle book that i made as an anniversary present for my partner!

i finally found my childhood calico critters and this is the first outfit i’ve made, inspired by my own clothes :)

there’s something about dolls in alternative clothing that always gets me lol

one of my partner’s cats loves kneading soft things, so i salvaged some fabric from an old panda onesie and i tried this pattern by @daftpatience :) i highly recommend.

a portrait of my partner’s dog, Bucket <3

the zine part of my final project of my queer studies degree---mostly about my experience with intimate relationships as an AuDHD demisexual.

thank you if you read the whole thing <3

if you're interested in reading the full (35 pg) essay about how asexuals queer normative relationship expectations, email me at [email protected] and I'll happily send it to you!

some fern embroidery for spring <3

i’ve FINALLY finished these tap shorts (that i started literally years ago lol). they are entirely hand sewn, and are made out of scraps of an old bedsheet and lace from a vintage pillowcase :)

i made a ton of miniature book earrings for a holiday market, and i'm posting all of the ones that i have left over! (pt. 5/5; see my most recent posts for the rest of the books)

all $16-20 sliding scale, local (Portland, OR) pickup only: venmo "queer-fae" and include which book you want in the “what’s this for?” comment. respond to this post or message me directly on instagram so we can coordinate pickup :) if a book is on this list, it is still available:

i made a ton of miniature book earrings for a holiday market, and i'm posting all of the ones that i have left over! (pt. 4/5; see my most recent posts for the rest of the books)

all $16-20 sliding scale, local (Portland, OR) pickup only: venmo "queer-fae" and include which book you want in the “what’s this for?” comment. respond to this post or message me directly on instagram so we can coordinate pickup :) if a book is on this list, it is still available:

i made a ton of miniature book earrings for a holiday market, and i'm posting all of the ones that i have left over! (pt. 3/5; see my most recent posts for the rest of the books)

all $16-20 sliding scale, local (Portland, OR) pickup only: venmo "queer-fae" and include which book you want in the “what’s this for?” comment. respond to this post or message me directly on instagram so we can coordinate pickup :) if a book is on this list, it is still available:

i made a ton of miniature book earrings for a holiday market, and i'm posting all of the ones that i have left over! (pt. 2/5; see my most recent posts for the rest of the books)

all $16-20 sliding scale, local (Portland, OR) pickup only: venmo "queer-fae" and include which book you want in the “what’s this for?” comment. respond to this post or message me directly on instagram so we can coordinate pickup :) if a book is on this list, it is still available:

i made a ton of miniature book earrings for a holiday market, and i'm posting all of the ones that i have left over! (pt. 1/5; see my most recent posts for the rest of the books)