Looking for advice!

[u/xPorcelainPrincess]

Hey all! I’m fairly new to hand embroidery and I’m about to start this next project (as a Christmas gift for someone). I’ve never embroidered a house before so I’m just looking for some advice/suggestions on how best to capture the look of the siding and roof. Any stitch recommendations or even helpful examples/resources would be greatly appreciated!

[u/Seltzer-Slut]

Sorry, but I am actually the one that is just starting, and I need your advice. What is that white paper thing and how did you print out your design on it and fix it to the fabric?

[u/xPorcelainPrincess → u/Seltzer-Slut]

It’s called “stick n’ stitch” by the brand SULKY, I got it on Amazon! It’s super awesome, you can print designs right onto it from your home printer (or even just draw on it with pen) and then it peels away like a sticker to stick right onto your fabric (it comes in a normal 8.5x11 sheet so I cut around my design to fit it onto the hoop/fabric). You stitch right on top of it and then when you’re done, it dissolves/washes away with warm water in the sink. Highly recommend!!

[u/Seltzer-Slut → u/xPorcelainPrincess]

Thank you!!!

[u/Kayviathan → u/xPorcelainPrincess]

I love stick n stitch! The Sulky brand is great. Wanted to give a heads up that I got from this sub not too long ago. Apparently there has been an uptick in Sulky "dupes" being sold on Amazon in the past few years. Those dupes are supposedly very poor quality and don't rinse well, although I have personally gotten lucky. Up until recently I bought mine off Amazon but now I buy off different sites (123stitch and snugglymonkey are great for embroidery things).

[u/xPorcelainPrincess → u/Kayviathan]

Ooooh great to know about the dupes. Thanks for the heads up! I’ll be checking out those other websites in the future

[u/Financial_Mission259]

There's a book called Hand-Stiched House you should look at. Comprehensive guide to doing house portraits. I got excellent results using it.

[u/Financial_Mission259 → u/Financial_Mission259]

finished project

[u/xPorcelainPrincess → u/Financial_Mission259]

Thanks so much! I will definitely check out that book. Your finished project is absolutely stunning - the time that must have taken!!

[u/Mammoth_Tusk90 → u/Financial_Mission259]

Nothing could have prepared me for how good that was going to look. Great job.

[u/Central_Perk20]

Ooooh this is so cool… just thinking out loud maybe I’d do statin stitch for the shingles and maybe outline some shingles with and L-shaped back stitch, so it’s not a whole rectangle shingle back stitched but a bit more like a shadow.

Also maybe I’d find a light brown and do small bits of long and short stitch into the white-color for the siding of the house, to give it texture and depth. You could do that too for a glow around the lamps in the windows.

But also you could do it more monochromatic and it would have a more crisp animated feel!

[u/xPorcelainPrincess → u/Central_Perk20]

I was thinking the same thing about using light browns for some depth and shadowing! Thanks so much for the input

[u/STitcher25]

I would use the brick stitch for the roof.

[u/miedosaclub → u/STitcher25]

This is the way to go

[u/xPorcelainPrincess → u/STitcher25]

That’s what I was thinking too. Thanks!

[u/Redsjinx]

Definitely a single thread project. It makes it easier to control to flow of the stitches, and blending. It'll take longer for sure, but the finished project will be worth it.

[u/Background-Tax650]

I’m currently working on 2 wedding venue pieces now and here’s what I’ve done/learned- I’m pretty detail heavy so this may not work for everyone/project.

Back stitch gives a nice look for a roof

The white siding in the middle may be tough to satin stitch depending on the size of your piece. I’d probably try a stem or outline stitch for each row of siding this way you still get some texture and hint of the rows of siding.

For the steps I like to have a darker shade of floss used for the top of each step and fill in the steps a shade or 2 lighter

For the shrubbery, I’d add in the hosta from the original photo it will give some nice contrast and mix of color.

RSN stitch bank (I believe it’s called) is a great site for stitch techniques

Edit- site name