Do you struggle to choose stitches or colors for your embroidery projects?

Don’t be discouraged if you do! It’s not unusual, no matter where you are in your embroidery journey. Often, it’s trial and error that will give you the answer you want: just the right stitch, or just the perfect color.

Sometimes, your choices will depend very much on the end use of your project. If you’re embroidering something that’s going to be framed on a wall, believe it or not, you have a lot more scope for stitch choice, for the materials you use, and perhaps even the colors that you choose.

If you’re embroidering something that will endure use – whether heavy or light use – you have to consider how it’s going to be used and what it’s going to go through. Will it be laundered? Will it be worn? What will it adorn? Where will it be used? What environment? How will it be stored?

These types of questions can influence your choices on stitch, thread, color, design, fabric – all the choices that you make with any embroidery project that you personally plan.