Whoever said that embroidery is all about flowers? Well, it might very well have been me, I’ll admit. I have a crush on botanical embroidery and love to embroider colorful flowers, but as you engage in a craft, you naturally evolve, and your tastes tend to embrace newer techniques you hadn’t considered before. As much as classic embroidery can bring joy to my heart, I discovered that I also need to create funnier things sometimes, things that are not solely technique-oriented. That’s where fluffy embroidery came in!

With the advent of tufting, which has become fashionable in the fabric panorama, I pondered a technique that could be used to bring tufting onto knitwear. I recalled studying the Victorian tufting stitch, a truly cool stitch that can be interpreted in many ways, shapes, and colors, ultimately yielding a great fluffy effect. Do you want to know more? Join this class to discover details about this technique.

I will guide you through this stitch, teaching you how to work it using from one to three different colors. I will explain how the Victorian tufting stitch can be used for various projects and how to incorporate other stitches to enrich it!

This is a very fun class open to anyone willing to experience something new with embroidery or who simply wants to approach embroidery for the first time, having fun and a good time. I will share an extensive handout with all the details about the stitch and its story and several different embroidery patterns.

Knit a swatch in stockinette stitch and DK yarn approx 24x24 cm.

• Chenille needle. The needle should be sharp, and since it will be used with wool yarn, the eye should allow the yarn to pass through. A tapestry needle is not suitable for embroidery.
• Knitted swatch approx. 24x24 cm / 10"x10" (it needs to fit in the hoop)
• Water-soluble tracing paper. Available on Amazon, it is a stabilizing paper that dissolves in water after you've finished the embroidery.
• Embroidery hoop (wooden hoop 22cm / 9" diameter recommended)
• Marker
• DK-weight yarn to embroider with
• Scissors
• Downloaded and printed template that you will find in the handout (no need to print the whole handout)