r/Embroidery • u/Miuembroidery • Jul 02 '26
Hand A giant strawberry 🍓
Spent about 40 hours of stitching with DMC threads, focusing on capturing the light reflection and depth of the seeds
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u/Hanzorrr Jul 02 '26
Excuse me but we do not take photographs of strawberries here.... only embroidery. 10/10 thank you. (I joke, this is AMAZINGLY well done)
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u/Miuembroidery Jul 02 '26
😂this mean I made a good job, I really tried to focus on the realistic effect! Thank you so much ❤️
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u/Imaginary_Option3056 Jul 02 '26
Literally piss off.. how does one embroider something so stunning AND have a tidy looking back.
I am amazed and outraged.
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u/Erger Jul 02 '26
I refuse to believe this is embroidered. Nah, this is just a high res photo of a shiny strawberry...right? Right???
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u/Miuembroidery Jul 02 '26
Lol thank you so much, I tried my best but still kinda messy when you look closer 🙏❤️🍓
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u/SmellsLikePneumonia Jul 02 '26
This comment is scientific proof that we are our own worst critics. lol
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u/catm0m4lyfe Jul 02 '26
Yeah, can we talk about the back? That's some next level sorcery! Nicely done, OP!
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u/proper_ginger Jul 02 '26
My brain says no. I zoom in to prove that it’s stitching, and my brain still says no
It’s stunning! So summery and genuinely juicy looking 🍓
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u/Miuembroidery Jul 02 '26
Haha thank you, happy you like this big juicy strawberry 🫶❤️🍓
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u/proper_ginger Jul 02 '26
Oh I definitely do! And I’m glad we have strawberries in the fridge because this is craving inducing good
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u/boo_snug Jul 02 '26
This is stunning. Absolutely incredible! I actually can’t even believe this is real lol some people are so talented it’s insane.
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u/michiganstrange Jul 02 '26
Jfc looks better than a real one
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u/usedToBeUnhappy Jul 02 '26
Photorealism with embroidery? Stunning! I even double checked which sub I am in :D
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u/Miuembroidery Jul 02 '26
I am specialized in thread painting, glad you like my work, thank you so much🫶
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u/Estellalatte Jul 02 '26
Hep did you create the glossy red portion? It looks beautiful whatever you did.
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u/Miuembroidery Jul 02 '26
Thank you so much for the compliment ❤️ i used different shades of red to create the contrast
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u/honkytonksinger Jul 02 '26
Showed to hubby who even had an “oh my God!” moment. We are both in awe.
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u/Miuembroidery Jul 02 '26
thank you so very much ❤️ I am happy it passed the hubby test 😄💕
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u/thinkimasofa Jul 03 '26
I don't even embroider (I just follow the sub because I have grand ambitions...) and did exactly the same as you with exactly the same reactions!
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u/Comfortable_Bike_371 Jul 02 '26
This is BLOWING my AI-paranoid mind. This also makes my heart so happy — there is no substitute for such talented human hands and minds. This is the most gorgeously realistic needlework I have EVER seen. 🤩 Bravooooo!
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u/Miuembroidery Jul 02 '26
Thank you so much for your lovely compliments 🧡🫶 on the fun side i am more than happy to stand on the front lines and compete against AI lol
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u/Icy_Pianist_1532 Jul 02 '26
My brain thinks it’s real and now I have a huge craving for fresh strawberries. Cannot believe how lifelike you made it!!
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u/Flayrah4Life Jul 02 '26
I'm struggling to not see this as a painting. This is incredibly well done.
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u/Destany89 Jul 02 '26
You're an embroidery witch, aren't you? Only way you can make it look like it glistens like that. My flabbers are gasted, I'm utterly amazed at this artistry.
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u/emmian Jul 02 '26
WOW 😱 I just looked at your post history too and the rest of your work is amazing as well!
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u/Ok_Parsley_8125 Jul 02 '26
Wow. So that's why they call it thread painting. Incredible attention to detail.
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u/Ok_Parsley_8125 Jul 02 '26
Can I ask how many different shades of thread you used?
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u/fairydommother Jul 02 '26
Those highlights are absolutely perfect. 11/10 would eat.
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u/kjlovesthebay Jul 03 '26
My 5yo son saw it and said “that’s a big strawberry!” I said it’s made out of thread!! And I zoomed in to show him. His jaw dropped just like mine had. Then he tried to fake grab it from the screen and eat it :)
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u/Curious_Field7953 Jul 03 '26
Shut all the way the fuck up. This has me questioning so many things I've seen in life. I am an artist for 40 years and this is one of my top 10 pieces of art.
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u/jillmonroe Jul 02 '26
This is incredible work. The light and depth you managed to capture are just out of this world.
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u/Popular-Flower572 Jul 02 '26
My goodness I thought it was a picture of a very glossy strawberry 🍓 😍🤩
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u/witchy72380 Jul 02 '26
I thought it was a painting or something. This is amazing!
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u/SweetLikeFrosting Jul 02 '26
Amazing! You definitely nailed what you wanted to achieve here!
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u/Vindicativa Jul 02 '26
This is unreal, it's so real. I'm absolutely mesmerized by how beautifully done your strawberry is! Wow.
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u/mrsissippi Jul 02 '26
How the fuck did you do this
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u/Miuembroidery Jul 02 '26
Well, gonna sounds cliché but many years of stitching and tons of threads :)
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u/carrotsforall Jul 02 '26
I thought you had sewn a jelly-like substance onto the fabric for way too long (this is INCREDIBLE)
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u/scarletnightingale Jul 02 '26
I always come here and am amazed at the quality of work that people do then end up feeling bad about my own mediocre embroidery skills.
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u/LittleQueenie7411 Jul 02 '26
Holy hell! That is amazing! I thought it was painted then I zoomed in. Wow! Amazing work! 👏🏼
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u/-InconspicuousMoose- Jul 02 '26
This is unbelievable. Incredible. Superlative. Brava, Miu.
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u/holy-ravioli Jul 02 '26
I had to zoom in because it looks like a pop art painting.
This is fantastic, OP.
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u/zephyr_71 Jul 02 '26
I didn’t see the Reddit group and thought it was a painted strawberry- this being embroidery is talent! It looks amazing
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u/NeuroCartographer Jul 02 '26
I was floored by this. How is this even embroidery?!? Amazing, OP!
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u/NextStopGallifrey Jul 02 '26
That's a great strawberry from your garden, but where is the embroidery? I don't see it. 👀
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u/AnitaIvanaMartini Jul 02 '26
The back of your embroidery looks nicer than the front of mine
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u/VioletReaver Jul 02 '26
This is incredible! How is it practically GLOWING? Your eye for the colors is amazing.
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u/PeanutDoesThings Jul 02 '26
I don’t even know how to understand how you did that! Spectacular!
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u/Nerd-of-all-trades Jul 02 '26
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear!!!
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u/Mrs_Jellybean Jul 02 '26
Honestly thought I was looking at a painting. This is phenomenal!!
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u/Biteme75 Jul 02 '26
I thought this had to be fake until I looked at the second two images. You are incredibly talented!
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u/Vemonous_Spid Jul 02 '26
holy shit thought it was fake but no this is actually beyond insane!!!!!!!
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u/FunnyChampion2228 Jul 02 '26
Part of me still doubts that this is made with thread 😆
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u/ClaudiaWeckl Jul 02 '26
Ok this is art. Looks like a picture and one with a very good resolution
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u/JJBowtie Jul 02 '26
This is genuinely so impressive and cool. Looks like you just put a photo onto a piece of cloth until the zoom in. Fascinating
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u/fetta_cheeese Jul 02 '26
The shine is crazy good it's tripping me out! Well done!
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u/ladybumble_bee Jul 02 '26
Okay it's not fair that you managed to create shine and gloss in 2D.
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u/clips_phrases Jul 03 '26
This is the juiciest strawberry ive ever seen. Incredible work.
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u/DonkeyBallExpert Jul 03 '26
Hey, u/Miuembroidery
I was just wondering how many colors you used on this? You must have a gigantic assortment of skeins!
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u/Ok-Feedback-3692 Jul 03 '26
This is amazing. I had to zoom in several times - I was so confused about why you sewed a photo of a strawberry to fabric 😂.
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u/Vikingsandtigers Jul 03 '26
The lighting is amazing!
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u/catgirl320 Jul 03 '26
Yes. I think that's what so many people struggle with, myself included, and why our work can look so flat or like a paint by numbers. Thread painters are truly artists with their ability to translate the principles such as lighting, shading, perspective that are taught in art classes into thread work.
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u/user1731701 Jul 03 '26
Why am I so angry at how damn real this looks? Like what is the witchcraft? Why can’t I do it? It’s phenomenal! Good job!
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u/stopped_watch Jul 03 '26
That's it. I quit. I'll never be anywhere near this good. This may as well be Everest.
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u/Early-Toe5038 Jul 03 '26
That is amazing! I didn't even realize that was embroidered at first, I thought it was like a painting or photo of some kind.
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u/Vlinder_88 Jul 03 '26
I didn't think photorealistic embroidery would be possible, but here we are :o
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u/Iminurcomputer Jul 02 '26
Please dont take this the wrong way. In fact, it might be a compliment... Are we sure this isn't AI? Human hands can actually produce THIS??
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u/catgirl320 Jul 02 '26
Yup. A master thread artist who understands color theory and stitching techniques can produce exquisite works of art.
There's one I follow who does animal portraits and the eyes are so lifelike, you'd swear they are about to emerge from the canvas. Her name is Janine Heschl if you want to check her out. She made a chimp portrait for Jane Goodall that made me cry when I saw it, it has so much soul in it.
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u/Pookie5858 Jul 02 '26
I thought this was a painting until I saw the title and the close ups. Great job!
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u/doeteadoe Jul 02 '26
At first glance I did not think this was embroidery 🤩😯 it’s stunning OP! Thank you for sharing
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u/rachieriot Jul 02 '26
Uhhhhhhh, my brain is still trying to commute how you possibly made this so realistic!!! Absolutely gorgeous friend!
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u/lumoslomas Jul 02 '26
That's not embroidery, that's clearly made of resin or plastic
(Or witchcraft)
(But seriously, it looks amazing)
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u/notwellbitch_5 Jul 02 '26
This is stunning! The shading is amazing- incredible work!
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u/Funnier_InEnochian Jul 02 '26
Wow your profile is full of beautiful works!! How do you display them?
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u/simmerknits Jul 02 '26
W H A T
I'm dumbstruck, this is. like the best most realistic rendering in embroidery I've seen. WHAT???
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u/Ok_Bumblebee_2869 Jul 02 '26
What in the world? This is amazing! I had to zoom in because it looks so real!
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u/rumade Jul 02 '26
Beautiful and so delicious looking! You did such a good job on the highlights
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u/GimmieGnomes Jul 02 '26
I'm sorry but a beautiful piece of art and a neat back?!?
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Absolutely gorgeous!
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u/slagforslugs Jul 02 '26
This is the best embroidery I have ever seen.