5 Signs You're Ready to Level Up Your Embroidery
Ready to grow beyond beginner stitches?If you’ve mastered the basics and are craving more creativity, challenge, and connection in your embroidery journey - this one’s for you. Discover 5 signs...
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What Size Needle to Use For Hand Embroidery
One of the most asked questions by beginner and intermediate embroiderers alike is “what needle do I use?”It’s not exactly surprising, there’s so many different types of needles, and the...
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How to Use Beginner Digital Embroidery Patterns
How to Use Beginner Digital Embroidery Patterns New to hand embroidery and feeling a bit confused by that digital pattern you just downloaded? 🫠 I totally remember that feeling, and...
Get a Free Digital Embroidery Pattern Tailored to Your Skill Level (Just Take the Quiz!)
Looking for a free digital embroidery pattern that actually matches your skill level? Take this quick quiz to get a PDF embroidery pattern tailored just for you—whether you're a beginner,...
How Long Does It Take to Learn Embroidery?
Wondering how long it really takes to learn embroidery? Spoiler: not as long as you think! In this post, we’ll break down what affects your learning speed (like how often...
5 Modern Floral Embroidery Patterns to Stitch This Spring
I don’t know about you, but I love when the embroidery projects I’m working on match the season! Which is why, in this post, I'm sharing five of my favourite...
3 Embroidery Habits That Helped Me Improve Faster (…and 3 I Had to Unlearn Along the Way)
When I first picked up a needle and thread, I wanted to know everything immediately.I blitzed through tutorials, hoarded patterns like a magpie, and convinced myself that more = better....
Why Stitch Samplers Are a Great Way to Start Learning Embroidery
Some of my favourite embroidery projects involve multiple stitches, colours and even - at times - fabrics. So naturally, when I sit down to create designs for the Mindful Mantra...
Here's Why I Always Use Two Layers of Fabric (Regardless of What I'm Stitching)
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, have followed any of my patterns, or have come across my Youtube Shorts, you may have noticed something - I always use two...
How Embroidering Clothing is Different to Modern Hoop Embroidery
Embroidery is a hugely versatile craft that allows you to stitch on pretty much any type of fabric and turn it into something uniquely personal! Back when embroidery was popular...
4 Easy Ways to Instantly Improve Your Embroidery
If you've been embroidering a little while, then you may be thinking that the next step for you is to improve your embroidery a teeny bit more. This isn't a blog post to tell you...
4 Things You Need to Know Before You Start Embroidering
Looking to learn embroidery? You're in the right place friend! At Mindful Mantra Embroidery, I'm committed to teaching you everything you need to know about embroidery, including all those little secrets...
7 Beginner Embroidery Mistakes and What You Should Do Instead
If you've landed on this page, then maybe you're a total embroidery newbie. (Welcome, new friend!) I'm Sophie of Mindful Mantra Embroidery, and I've been embroidering since 2019. Over all those years, I've...
Budget-Friendly Embroidery Supplies To Get Started
You don't need to be overwhelmed about the embroidery materials you need to get started learning embroidery online. In this blog post, we break down the 4 key embroidery supplies...
4 Tips for Transferring Embroidery Patterns
Have you heard that transferring embroidery patterns is really easy to do, but you struggle to transfer your designs accurately? Tracing perfect lines from an embroidery pattern doesn't have to be...
What Is 'Drum-Tight' Fabric in Embroidery?
You may have heard embroidery artists say something along the lines of this:"Your fabric should be drum-tight in your embroidery hoop". If you have, then you're in the right place. If you...
5 Embroidery Projects Anyone Can Make
One of my core motto's in my business is that 'everyone is creative'. Yup, even you! And honestly friend, I truly do believe that. Something I hear so often in this world is "I could...
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