Practical hand embroidery

Learn embroidery the fun way, one stitch at a time

Floss and Fern is a practical embroidery resource. Step-by-step tutorials, honest tool guides, troubleshooting fixes, fresh ideas, and patterns, all written for real beginners.

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Hand embroidery hoop with floral design in terracotta and gold threads

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Learn Embroidery

Start from zero with beginner guides and first stitches.

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Embroidery Stitches

Every essential stitch, taught step by step.

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Techniques

Shading, texture, lettering, and pro-level finishes.

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Problems & Fixes

Puckering, tangling, and every stitching frustration, solved.

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Tools & Materials

Honest guides to floss, needles, hoops, and fabric.

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Patterns

Read, transfer, resize, and design your own patterns.

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Embroidery Ideas

Florals, nature, and inspiration for your next project.

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Embroidery on Clothes

T-shirts, denim, and sweaters, stitched beautifully.

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Projects

Step-by-step makes you can actually finish.

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Seasonal & Gifts

Ideas for holidays, weddings, and handmade gifts.

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Four favourite corners of the blog. Pick one and start stitching.

Colorful hand embroidery stitch samplerEmbroidery StitchesStep-by-step stitch tutorials→Floral embroidery hoop artEmbroidery IdeasFlorals, nature and inspiration→Fixing puckered embroidery fabricProblems & FixesEvery frustration, solved→Cute mini embroidery hoops with motifsProjectsMakes you can actually finish→
Hands gently fixing puckered embroidery fabric in a wooden hoop

Troubleshooting

Something going wrong with your stitching?

Puckered fabric, tangled thread, knots falling apart. Every common embroidery problem has a fix, and they are all in one place.

Emily Harper, founder of Floss and Fern

About the author

Hi, I’m Emily Harper

Hi, I’m Emily Harper, founder of Floss and Fern. I share beginner-friendly embroidery tutorials and nature-inspired patterns to help you enjoy every stitch. Explore more guides on the blog!

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