Embroidery Hoop Art

This is what I have been busy crafting today...

I am loving embroidery hoop art at the moment (refer my post on Three Red Apples) and thought I would have a go myself.

I set myself a challenge to delve into my completed stitchings box and select something I had already made to use...

This is a design I stitched onto a doily using waste canvas - you can find the turorial here

This is a cute bee on a cute wee doily.

First the first one I used double side tape around the edge of the inner hoop, stretched and stuck the doily over it and then secured with the outer hoop. Because you can see through the doily I just trimmed the edges at the back.

Then for the bee I stitched the doily onto yellow felt. Then like the first one I used double side tape around the edge of the inner hoop, stretched and stuck the doily over it and then secured with the outer hoop. I trimmed the felt leaving about 2cm and added another strip of double sided tape on the inner edge at the back of the hoop and stuck the felt down.

Using the double sided tape is a fabulous idea which I borrowed from the Haby Goddess - check out her tutorial here .

What have you been crafting today?