110 People Who Mastered The Art Of Embroidery And Shared Their Incredible Works Online (New Pics)

Embroidery as a craft has flourished everywhere across the world. Whether it’s stunning artwork or cheeky cross-stitch on clothing and home goods, it’s always been an important part of our material culture. However, today, some people think of needlework as a dying art that is unsuited for our hectic lives. Well, this is not entirely true and there’s an online community that proves it.

The subreddit in question is called r/Embroidery. As the moderators state in the description, it’s dedicated "for hand and machine embroiderers to exchange tips, techniques, resources, and ideas." More than 519K stitchers show off some of their greatest projects on the page, and they are truly gorgeous.

Psst! After you’re done scrolling through some of the best posts we have collected from the subreddit, make sure to check out Part 1 of this post right here.

#1 Not My Work But Too Cool Not To Share- Embroidered Snow Steps By Narumi Takada (Nrm_takada On Ig)

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If you’ve never picked up a needle before, you might not know that embroidery is a very appealing craft—it only requires a couple of tools, there’s no need for a studio, and no big mess to clean up after. Imagine the soothing process of watching the pieces coming together, stitch by stitch. The repetitive and rhythmic motions let you focus on what’s happening in the present moment, creating beautiful results along the way.

Bored Panda has contacted the moderators of r/Embroidery to learn a bit more about the subreddit and its community. The page was originally created 12 years ago by a spam bot and one of the moderators, kallisti_gold, was asked to take over the community through r/RedditRequest. 

They cleared out the spam, and let the community grow organically: "I wanted a place to talk about embroidery, and I've tried to foster that kind of environment for the community to flourish in."

#2 Flowers On Converse

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It seems that the members of the subreddit (or stitchers, as the moderators named them) are a really kind and helpful group of people. The user said that the "community is full of passionate hobbyists & enthusiasts, always ready with a compliment, constructive suggestions for improvement, or to answer any questions for folks who need some guidance."

Most of the pictures people share on the subreddit are truly magical and inspiring. No wonder that so many wish to learn and master this craft. And it’s quite beginner-friendly since you need only a couple of tools to start. For anyone who wants to try out stitching, kallisti_gold recommended reading the getting started guide created by a fellow moderator Zesparia, which you can find right here.  

#3 Stitched My Great-Grandparents

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#4 Kingfisher Hand Embroidery. Thank You For All Your Loves On My Works

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It seems that there have been quite a few beginners who joined r/Emboidery since the start of the pandemic. "We've seen a huge growth in the community since early 2020," the moderator told us. "Being cooped up inside will make anyone frustrated enough to stab something a couple thousand times, I guess."

#5 I’ve Had A Box Of Old Skeleton Keys In My House For Years But Never Knew What To Do With Them Until A Few Days Ago When Inspiration Struck! Please Enjoy This Little Winged Key

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#6 My First Double Hoop And By Far Most Elaborate Project! This Is A Wedding Gift For My Artsy Friends Based On A Photograph. The Cutest Part Is That The Little Lights Actually Turn On!

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People turn to old-fashioned crafts to calm their anxieties. Especially since the start of the pandemic, they want to turn away from the chaotic world around them and create something tangible with their hands. Even if there’s no precise message behind the piece, the act itself will provide you a safe haven from the noise around you and will let you reconnect with your mind and body.

#7 What Doesn’t Kill You

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#8 Watercolor Is Hard!

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#9 My New Embroidery! I Like This Pink Piece

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There’s a study where researchers analyzed data from more than 19K adults in the UK about the impact of arts engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. They identified four main types of home-based hobbies during the pandemic: digital arts and writing, musical activities, crafts, and reading for pleasure.

#10 I’m A Phd Student Studying Soil Fertility. Had To Deck Out My New Lab Coat. Please With The Results

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#11 My Sister Does Research On Goats So I Made This Blazer For Her To Wear To Defend Her Thesis. I Used Free Motion Machine Embroidery For The Goat And Ribbon Embroidery For The Flowers

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#12 My Latest Hand Embroidered Piece: Apantesis Incorrupta/Moth

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It seems that new opportunities have emerged: arts and cultural providers came up with digital activities (like virtual museum tours), online groups (book clubs, virtual choirs and more), and streamed performances. "Further, many art forms became global lockdown trends, with viral videos of people singing from households and balconies around the world and a rapid increase in the sale of crafts materials such as paints and wools," the researchers wrote.

#13 So. Many. French. Knots

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#14 My Collection So Far!

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#15 Finally It’s Done And My Cat Just Wants To Bite It. Still Thinking Whether To Add Whiskers!

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Although some of the participants engaged in the arts and crafts before COVID, for many people the pandemic was a sort of motivation to pick up a new hobby. One of the perks participants noticed was the value of arts as a coping mechanism for such stressful times. "All arts activities were used as approach and avoidance strategies to help people cope with their emotions, while digital arts and writing, crafts, and reading for pleasure were additionally used to help improve respondents’ self-development."

#16 Studio Ghibli Series! Featuring My Neighbor Totoro, Castle In The Sky, And Grave Of The Fireflies

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#17 One If My Embroidery, 2019 Year

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#18 Been Inspired By My Recent Walks To Recreate Some Moss And Lichen. Embroidery Mixed With Some Tiny Crochet

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So if you also feel the need for a new creative outlet or wish to become more patient, focused, and persistent, you should definitely give embroidery a try. Just invest in a good-quality wooden hoop, grab some thread and a needle, and try out as many different designs as you like.

#19 Kiwi Anatomy 100% Legit

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#20 Made This Since My Girl Is Into Embroidery. She Said Yes. Also Please Dont Judge The Craftmanship, Its My First Time

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#21 I’m Doing My Phd In Lung Diseases So Naturally I Had To Embroider Some Floral Lungs

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#22 A Year Of Work, And Now A Custom Frame For Sonder Andesite

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#23 Mushroom Ring Sleeve Cuff I Made For My Jacket

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#24 Koi Float

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#25 Kind Of A Silly Themed Piece For A Family Member’s Graduation From A Forensic Science Program - Hope She Likes It! My First Time Doing Text And First Time Framing Embroidery Using The Lacing Method...

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#26 My Most Recent Thread Painting "You Were My Sunflower..."

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#27 All The Cephalopods Just Hanging Out

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#28 One Of My First Embroidery Projects: A Mischievous Looking Pocket Bongo Cat

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#29 For My Daughter The Gardener

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#30 Update - Finished My Collar For My Traditional Bunad . It Wasn’t Easy

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#31 My Most Recent Hoop! This Was For My Nan To Gift To Her Friend Who Loves Crows

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#32 Finally Done! Well I Haven't Prepared The Back Yet But Couldn't Wait To Share It :) Embroidery Inspired By Mermaid Paintings By Victor Nizovtsev. The Second Pic Is Taken In The Evening So It Is Better Noticeable How The Colors Shimmer

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#33 Some People Asked On My Last Post To See My Other Space-Themed Hoops - This Was My First!

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#34 My Embroidered Entomology Collection Is Getting Bigger!

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#35 Another Wedding Gift, This Time For A Close Cousin

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#36 Happy Sheep

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#37 Jiji From Kiki's Delivery Service On My Pocket

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#38 A Million Stitches And Several Months Past The Persons Birthday Later, I Finished!

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#39 I Apologize To All Needle Punch Enthusiasts, But This Had To Be Done! Hope You Like It

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#40 An Attempt I Did On Kicks

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#41 New Lab Coat! I Melt Salt For A Living (And Fun)

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#42 I Won First Prize At The Fair This Weekend For My Cross Stitch!

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#43 This Tentacle Is A Wip But I'm Loving It So Much That I Might Just Stop Here!

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#44 Just Finished This Cedar Waxwing! Took Around 50 Hrs Over The Course Of A Month And Over 45 Colors Of Thread

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#45 Spidey Update: I Cut Her Out And She Can Move Up And Down! Thanks Everyone For Your Ideas!

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#46 A Magical Mushroom I Just Finished A Few Weeks Back, It Was My Second Embroidery Project And I Am Beyond Happy With How It Turned Out! Pattern By Emillieferris On Etsy

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#47 My Grandma Recently Passed Away And My Family Had To Sell Her House, So I Stitched It For My Mom

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#48 Just A Robot Makin’ A Friend!

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#49 Here's Johnny!

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#50 My First Go At Hair Embroidery Using A Tutorial!

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#51 "Up" Hand-Embroidery With Beads

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#52 I Can’t Believe I Embroidered It

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#53 After 60+ Hours, This Piece Is Finally Done!

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#54 Opinions Please? I Did An Outline With Stretchmarks And Thought Itd Be Cool To Make Her Undies French Knots But I Think I've F**ked It...what Do You Think?

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#55 I Feel Like We Don’t See Enough Hoop Butts Here, So Here’s A Recent One Of Mine To Enjoy

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#56 One Of My Favorite Embroideries Love These Stones

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#57 Someone On /R/Bumblebutts Suggested That You Guys Might Enjoy My First Embroidery Try!

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#58 This Is The First Embroidery From My Series With The Sights Of The World

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#59 First Attempt! May I Offer You A Cat In This Trying Time?

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#60 Enjoy The Small Things In Life

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#61 I Don't Normally Embroider, But I Did For This Crochet Project! This Is My Interpretation Of Jack Frost's Hoodie

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#62 A Long Overdue Update On The State Flower Quilt Project: One Year Later, Here It Is! State Flower Quilt, Hand Embroidered, Nov. 2020 - Nov. 2021! Details In Comments

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#63 I Did Another Calvin And Hobbes Piece. I Did The Water Differently Then The One I Did In April. (The First Image Is My Latest And The Second Is My Previous

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#64 A 3D Coral Reef, Inspired By This Sub

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#65 Covered Up An Old Company Logo On This Hoodie. I’m Really Pleased With This One

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#66 Almost 4 Years Of Embroidery In One Photo!

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#67 Found This At A Thrift Store, Thought You Guys Would Enjoy Seeing This Too :) Such A Unique Concept!

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#68 What Do You Think: Cut Spidey Out And Attach To The Web, Or Keep It Like This?

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#69 I Am New Here, And I Thought I Should Present

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#70 My Mom Made These Tablecloths And Napkins We Use Everything Thanksgiving. 30+ Years And They Still Look Fantastic!

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#71 Another Moody Fall Landscape. First Time Using Turkey Work!

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#72 This Is My First Fo. And Second Embroidery. This Is For My Mom, This Girl Reminded Me Of Her. It's Not Perfect But I Really Enjoyed Doing It!

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#73 Finished Today An Embroidery With One Of My Favorite Flowers

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#74 Pregnancy Embroidery For (Future) Baby’s Room! I Still Need To Add The Name (Which We Are Keeping A Secret, So No Point Stitching Yet) And Birthday (Beginning Of January, So I’m Reluctant To Even Stitch In 2022 In Case I Have To Pick It Out Haha)

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#75 Rudolph

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#76 I Recreated The Cover Of One Of My Sisters Favorite Books For Her Birthday. I Hope She Likes It!

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#77 My Woodland Reserve Hoodie With Over 100k Stitches

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#78 My Recent Work

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#79 Originally Stitched In May, But More Relevant Now For Those Of Us In Texas

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#80 Balance

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#81 I Embroidered The Mushroom Postcard From Animal Crossing While I Anxiously Await The Update

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#82 I Made This For My Daughter. It’s My 3rd Project. Any Advice On How To Improve

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#83 Bubbles! What A Fun Little Piece This Was

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#84 Got Some Pearlescent Thread And Had To Incorporate It. It’s A Pain To Use, But I Made A Wizard Frog

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#85 Just Finished Stitching This One, My Favorite Bouquet Yet (Pattern From And Other Adventures Co)!

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#86 I Made My Angsty Tweenage Daughter A Machine Embroidered Hell Bag

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#87 Need A Glass Of Hawaiian Punch?

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#88 My 16 Inch Monster Hoop Is Done!

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#89 The New Embroidered Landscape

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#90 My Newest Thread Painting!

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#91 Probably

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#92 Satin Stitches On Satin Finish Hat. I Think It Turned Out Okay. Inspired By An Image From Redbubble Modified, Digitized, And Embroidered By Me On A Highland Machine 1501c 15 Needle Machine. Originally Did A Pattern Fill For The Colored Blade Sections But I Think This Turned Out Better. Feedback Pls

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#93 I Think It Needs More, But I Have No Idea What!

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#94 I Know The End

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#95 I Embroidered A Very Tiny Clifford!

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#96 "Stripes Go With Everything"

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#97 Made My First Design For An Enamel Pin Display! Snow White In The Forest

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#98 First Attempt At Embroidery!! Coming From Cross Stitching, I Never Knew Dmc Threads Could Be So Shiny. It’s So Mesmerising That I Had To Show You Guys

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#99 Made This For My Dog. He Wasn't Impressed Tho

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#100 I An Obsessed With This UV Reactive Thread!

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#101 First Time Posting Here, And My Stuff Is A Little Different Than Most, Hope You Like It. (Photo Set)

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#102 First Post Here! Embroidered Wedding Portrait For A Desi Couple

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#103 Just Finished My Rainbow Poloroid Display Hoop

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#104 195 Days Ago I Posted A “Frogress” Pic…last Night, I Finally Finished Him!

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#105 New Zealand Flora And Fauna Trio Finally Finished

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#106 Recreated The Cover Of King’s Quest V For A Friend! My Biggest Full Coverage Piece Ever

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#107 I 3D Printed An Arch Shaped Hoop

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#108 First Piece Done That Hasn’t Been Just Practice Stitches. I Learned So Much Making This!

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#109 Are We Allowed To Share Some Magic Tricks In Here Too?

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#110 Thrift Stores Have The Best Hidden Gems, This Found Refuge In My Home For $3.99!

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