Emboidery Pattern Available on Ko-fi!

 

Emboidery Pattern Available on Ko-fi!

JJK: Toji Fushiguro

Hey everyone!

I’m excited to share another embroidery journal with you, and this one is a major throwback. Honestly, this hoop almost made me think about stepping back from the embroidery community, but I pushed through! This project tested every ounce of my creativity and determination. Despite the challenges, I cherished the journey with the amazing friends I collaborated with. Let’s embrace the hard moments and find joy in the experience!

Today, I’m sharing a collection of process photos I’ve held onto for over 2 years, showcasing my growth and evolution into a more dynamic multimedia artist.

 

Also, if you'd like to create your own embroidery style from this reference image of Toji, you can always purchase the 8 outline patterns I have for you available in my Ko-fi shop! 

If you're new here, let me caution you that this embroidery was very complicated and had lots of steps to complete, from embroidery to Stump work, and as far as working with felt for a more 3-D textured effect. If stump work embroidery interests you, I do have a blog for that when I first did my own stump work embroidery with no experience on it whatsoever, I say that to say, it's okay with doing something that challenges you the first time, you'll end up enjoying it and creating even more of it! 

 

Would you believe me if I said I used a 22g thin wire and sewing thread to satin stitch the entire wire for the arm, because I wouldn't either.

But the truth is I did... I really did. 
Was it fun, eh.
Would I do it again? Ooh...
Am I trauma free? Um... 

All trauma aside, I really did have fun experimenting all the way for this hoop, it definitely took me right out my comfort zone and challenged me to do and try things I never thought I would. 

If you'd like to see the tools I used when it comes to Stump work embroidery (which frankly, I'm no expert, I've only done it twice) these are the materials I used! You can check them out here! 

After trying to embroidery everything, I moved right onto water coloring and per usual, went to my Prisma color pencils, which I absolutely love using on fabric. Prisma pencils are so vibrant and smooth to use when it comes to coloring onto cotton fabric.

 

Also, I never took photos of a step by step - how to watercolor blog, but I did make a video on using both watercolors and Prisma colors together. 

  

After that was said and done, I moved on to embroidering the rest of the hoop. 

Also, as a courtesy for my fellow friends in the community, I went ahead and uploaded two YouTube videos when it comes to placing and attaching your stump work pieces onto your embroidery hoop. 

And to end it, that's all she wrote! 

You can always follow me on my ko-fi for more insider tips and tutorials for projects similar to this one!