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    Home » DIY Projects

    Landscape Embroidery Hoop Art

    February 24, 2021 by Patti Estep 11 Comments

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    Transfer your favorite scene from an image onto muslin to create a beautiful piece of landscape embroidery hoop art. Basic hand stitching is all you need for this interesting art form.

    Small landscape embroidery art hoop, threads and scissors.

    Have you seen this yet? It's a new art form using embroidery to create a beautiful landscape. Well, at least it's new to me.

    Landscape image of a lake with mountains in the background and a field of purple and pink flowers in the foreground.

    How to Create Landscape Embroidery Art

    Supplies

    • Small embroidery hoop
    • Muslin or linen
    • Embroider thread and needles
    • Other thin yarn
    • Carbon tracing paper
    • Fabric for backing
    • Glue gun and sticks
    • Landscape image

    Use a photo from a trip or something online as your landscape. I used one from Deposit Photos, though I think one from a special trip would be even better.

    Black and white coloring book image of a landscape of mountains, a lake and evergreens with flowers in  the foreground.

    Next, turn your image into a coloring book page. You can use this free online source: Lunapic.com. Upload your photo. Then click on effects and choose coloring book.

    Wooden embroidery hoop covering a black and white landscape drawing.

    Place the embroidery hoop on top of your image and draw a circle around it.

    Tracing an image onto muslin with carbon paper.

    Then trace the image roughly onto muslin using a bit of tracing paper between.

    Traced landscape image on muslin in an embroidery hoop.

    Attach the embroidery hoop to the muslin image and pull it taut.

    Embroidery hoop with a scene of partially embroidered evergreen trees and purple flowers.

    Then start stitching the image. I used strands of embroidery floss mainly and a few times only two. Most of my stitches are made horizontally, close together, somewhat like the satin stitch. You can mix up the stitches as you see fit. I did use some vertical stitches for the trees in the background as you can see in the completed hoop.

    Embroidery hoop and muslin with landscape scene. White yarn creating clouds.

    All of this project was made with standard 6 strand embroidery floss except for the clouds. I used some of the leftover yarn from the punch needle pillow project and used just one of the threads to create the clouds. I really like the texture effect this yarn had on the piece.

    Completed hoop art embroidery.

    It doesn't have to be exactly like the original image. This is somewhat free-hand embroidery. Just use the original photo as a guide. Start with some of the larger images and main features. Then fill in the rest.

    It did take several evenings to complete but I like the way it turned out.

    Finishing the back of the hoop design by gathering the muslin with additional thread.

    How to Finish the Landscape Embroidery

    • Cut the muslin around the hoop leaving about 1.5 inches.
    • Then flip over the hoop and use some coordinating thread to create a running gathering stitch about 1/2 inch from the raw edge making sure to leave some of the thread out when starting. Do not use a knot.
    • Then pull on the thread at the beginning and end to gather the fabric together and tie in a double knot. (see image above)
    Burlap fabric glued onto back of wooden hoop to finish the craft.

    Then, cut a piece of backing fabric and glue it onto the back. This can be anything you have in your scrap box. Just make sure it has some weight to it and is dark enough so that the threads do not show through.

    Pretty landscape embroidery art hoop of a lake with mountains in the background, a blue sky with clouds and a lush field of purple and pink flowers in the foreground.

    Now you have a beautiful piece of hoop art embroidery to hang anywhere in the house. Wouldn't it make a nice gift for someone if you used a pic from a special trip?

    More Embroidery Hoop Projects

    • Applique Embroidered Tea Towel
    • DIY Felt Pin Cushion with Embroidery
    • Punch Needle Ornaments with Mini Hoops
    4 inch hoop with an embroidered landscape and a mini pair of scissors.
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    Landscape Embroidery Hoop Art

    Transfer your favorite scene from an image onto muslin to create a beautiful piece of landscape embroidery hoop art. Basic hand stitching is all you need for this interesting art form.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Active Time20 hrs
    Additional Time30 mins
    Total Time20 hrs 50 mins
    Course: Sewing
    Yield: 1
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $20

    Equipment

    • pencil
    • scissors
    • Computer and printer
    • Embroidery needles
    • Glue gun and glue sticks

    Materials

    • Mini 4 inch embroidery hoop
    • Muslin to cover hoop approximately 8 x 8 inches
    • Tracing paper
    • Embroidery floss in different colors
    • Yarn optional
    • Backing material

    Instructions

    • Find a landscape image.
    • Use online software to create a coloring book black and white image of your landscape. Lunapic.com is free.
    • Edit the image to fit the hoop.
    • Trace the hoop circle over the center of the image.
    • Cut a piece of muslin about 2 inches larger than the hoop. (8x8 inches)
    • Trace the image with tracing paper onto the muslin.
    • Fit the muslin tightly onto the hoop.
    • Start stitching the image using different colors and simple straight stitches.
    • Consider using thicker yarn to stitch some areas like clouds for a textured look.
    • When complete trim the muslin about 1.5 inches from the edge of the hoop.
    • Turn the hoop over and use a running gathering stitch close to the edge.
    • Pull both ends of the thread and tie into a knot.
    • Cut a piece of backing fabric to cover the back.
    • Hot glue along the edges.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Valerie Gervais

      March 02, 2021 at 9:26 pm

      Patti, This is so beautiful! I have done cross stitch and basic embroidery in the past, but always used a premade pattern. You make this sound so simple, but "free style" is a bit intimidating to me! I have never heard of this technique before. Any tips?

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        March 03, 2021 at 6:17 am

        Valerie, I am so not kidding when I say that this was easy. Just find a pretty landscape scene and transform it into a coloring page. That way you have an outline. Then all you do is pick your colors and fill in the spaces. I used 3 ply floss most of the time because the area is so small. It did take me several nights time but it was not difficult. I'm sure that you can do this. Enjoy.

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    2. Carol Avery

      March 02, 2021 at 1:58 am

      Hi Patti
      Absolutely gorgeous, and I hadn't heard of it either over here in Oz.
      It came out so beautifully, thanks so much for sharing.
      Don't think I would be up to that!
      Thanks again
      Carol

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        March 02, 2021 at 6:19 am

        Carol, I'm so glad to hear that you like the landscape embroidery hoop art. It did take some time to make but was not hard at all. And, it's an easy one to start and stop and pick up again another day. 

        Reply
    3. Alexandra

      February 26, 2021 at 10:24 am

      Simply stunning! So much detail in this art piece.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        February 26, 2021 at 11:01 am

        Thanks Alexandra! It was so much fun to make and a lot easier than I thought.

        Reply
    4. Kay Bowles

      February 26, 2021 at 8:48 am

      This is beautiful Patti! Embroidery is something I have dabbled at in the past but would like to give it a try again. I took a course at Sawtooth up in Winston Salem that was beginners embroidery but was all about dyeing your own embroidery floss from plants in your garden. It was fascinating and I had such fun discovering the gorgeous colors that plants turned my floss in to. Between your great article on lavender and this embroidery inspiration...maybe my spring garden should be all about crafts instead of food!
      Have a wonderful weekend...and thank you again for your great "shares"!
      Kay

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        February 26, 2021 at 9:05 am

        Kay, that embroidery class sounds fascinating. I would love to try dying floss or yarn with plants. I might even add it to the list for a summer project

        Reply
    5. Julie

      February 26, 2021 at 7:35 am

      I think this is so beautiful. I've never embroidered but feel like I should give it a try. Thank you for inspiring me, I just have to wait for lockdown to end here

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        February 26, 2021 at 9:10 am

        Definitely try it Julie. It's easier than you think.

        Reply
    6. Carole West

      February 26, 2021 at 7:13 am

      This is a neat idea. My grandmother taught me how to embroidery when I was a kid and it was an enjoyable activity. I was at the craft store the other day and two young girls were shopping with their mother. (She was an aisle over) They were commenting on all the beads and wondering how anyone would know how to make something with them. So, I spoke up, gave them a few ideas and showed them the free magazine style example that share ideas. They looked at me like and while putting themselves down said they weren't creative. It took me back but I quickly responded and said, "sure you are, you just haven't discovered it yet." Point of my story here is, I enjoy how you are always sharing a variety of crafts and putting a new spin on them. It's refreshing and beautiful....
      Have a great weekend Friend,
      Carole

      Reply

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