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Re-using embroidery 'waste' in a creative way (9 tips!)

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Re-using embroidery 'waste' in a creative way (9 tips!)

Re-using embroidery ‘waste’ in a creative way (9 tips!) My thoughts on how to re-use my embroidery waste and changing my creative process Where products are made there is waste…that is the brutal reality and makes me realize that I need to be more responsible and critical when it comes to my own creation process... I try to be conscious by reducing my waste at home, separating my carbage, don’t buy fast fashion but mostly secondhand and/or fair niche brands. I am slowly changing my beauty routine into using nature-based products from niche brands. Every step forward sometimes means 3...

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About my latest embroidery work 'Transformation'

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About my latest embroidery work 'Transformation'

Why my latest work is called 'Transformation' Welcome again to my third blog already :) Today I want to tell you more about the process and story behind my most recent work. Three hand embroidered wall-art pieces which I call the 'Transformation series' Before I dive into the why and how on this embroidery, I just want to explain a bit about my way of working and how a design comes to life from scratch. I love to draw...however I don't consider myself as a very skilled person when drawing any embroidery design with pencils, paint or markers. Instead I...

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Why Embroidery? - How I became an embroidery artist

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Why Embroidery? - How I became an embroidery artist

Why embroidery? While I was thinking hard about a catchy title for my first blog (yes, it's not that easy), the thought came up: Why embroidery? Before reading, I must apologize for the long story but shortening didn't make things better 😉 I walked many paths in life before getting to my destination: Embroidery Artist! Ever since I can remember, I like to make things. It once started making a booklet about my favorite pop group, (Dutch girl band The Dolly Dots for those who remember 😊) In it came all the pictures about band members supported by corresponding lyrics....

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