Incorporating words into embroidery is something that has been happening for centuries (think stitch samplers in stately homes). There are some lovely modern embroidery patterns that make words a feature, but these generally are based on a font face, normally a script or block font.
To make an embroidery even more special you could include your handwriting or the handwriting of someone else such as a child.
I have a free guide to creating your own stitched greeting’s cards and one of the ideas I demonstrated in that is a card with the word ‘love’ on it. But you could also feature it in an embroidery on fabric. One great idea is to get your kid to write a message to a grandparent or teacher and you trace it and stitch it to make it into a unique framed memento.
Here are my tips for turning handwriting into a work of art:
size is important - too small makes it difficult to stitch especially letters with loops like ‘e’ can get squished and difficult to read
use small stitches for curves in letters, even smaller than you think is needed otherwise the line will come out with a jagged rather than smooth edge
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