As you finish an area, you can remove the paper - you will find that it has been punched out quite nicely by the needle already for you. Once the outline is done, you can begin to stitch the inside areas of the picture. Instead of a straight line, try stitch in a back and form pattern to fill in an area, or even using a spiralling techniques. You can try experimenting with fillign in different areas to create a textured look. Instead of making photocopies, you can draw your own pictures and then embroidery them onto the material.
External Textures Try using knots and things like beads to add additional texture.
Layers Experiment with layering stitches to create a real 3-D effect. Although the basic number of threads used is three, try using all six at once or maybe just one to change the texture of your work. Thread Colors Try mixing different colors of thread to achieve different color patterns. All Rights Reserved.