Geometric Stitching On Burlap

Making embroidery a bit more rustic.

Posted by mikkomix

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Forget the rules, and do some freestyle embroidery. With burlap as a choice of fabric, you end up with this rustic home decor, worthy to be hung anywhere in your home.

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You Will Need (5 things)

  • Burlap
  • Embroidery Thread
  • Needle
  • Canvas
  • Stapler

Steps (5 steps, 90 minutes)

  1. 1

    I didn't want to use canvas or cross stitch fabric for this project. So, off to my fabric and table cloth stash I went and pulled out some burlap/jute.

  2. 2

    I always have an abundant supply of DMC thread, so it was the obvious choice. I guess you can use any type of thread, but I went for their thicker cotton skeins to go with the larger weave of the fabric. I randomly stitched some triangles. No patterns. No plan. I just kept stitching!

  3. 3

    I sewed triangles adjacent to each other. Like my recent projects, the design turned out being geometric again!

  4. 4

    After I was done, I took a plain canvas I had lying around. Of course, it had to be smaller than my piece of fabric. I then stapled the fabric onto the canvas, making sure to pull tight with each staple. You don't want the whole thing falling apart later on!

  5. 5

    Immediately after I was done, it called our foyer counter home!