Nature Inspired Embroidery for the Modern Maker

Unwind with a hand embroidery project. This mindful craft is the perfect way to relax and be creative.

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  • Try a kit

    Anyone can enjoy the mindful art of embroidery. With kits for beginner, intermediate, and advanced crafters, you're sure to find something you'll enjoy making.

  • Stick and stitch

    Already some embroidery supplies? Try these water soluble stick and stitch patterns. They're perfect for embroidering pretty much anything!

  • Completed embroidered terrarium design on pink fabric surrounded by craft supplies

    Digital patterns

    Get stitching now. Our wide assortment of downloadable patterns makes starting a project easy.

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Melissa from MCreativeJ holding a completed embroidery design.

Meet the Maker

Melissa Galbraith is the fiber artist behind MCreativeJ. She was born and raised in the desert of Washington state, where her mother instilled a love of making things by hand at an early age. Drawing on her love of nature, Melissa creates whimsical and modern embroidery patterns and kits. She loves making the art of hand embroidery easy and approachable with her embroidery kits, patterns, and workshops.

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  • First day of Creativation trade show! 
I love getting to chat with shops and share about my embroidery kits. 🤞🏼 Lots of retailers want to carry my work. @namtaartmaterialsassociation 

#embroiderykits #tradeshow #wholesale #crafter #mcreativej
  • Can you name all 4 of these stitches? 

I’ve been filming a few new embroidery stitch videos and these tutorial will be available on my blog soon.

#embroidery #stitchvideos #howto #blogpost #mcreativej #getcrafty
  • Ever wondered how I got into embroidery and writing books? Here’s a little behind the scenes of one of my first embroidery projects.

#handembroidery #craftbooks #behindthescenes #fiberarts #mcreativej
  • Camp Craftaway!⁠
I’m thrilled to share that @Camp.Craftaway will be back for a 4th year! My dear friend @bybearbean and I have been hosting this craft camp for adults and it’s the highlight of my summer. We spend all year planning and prepping to make this the craftiest weekend of your summer.⁠
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This year, I’ll be sharing how to indigo dye and you can also try things like stained glass, broom making, terrazzo, watercolor, block printing, clay, and so much more! With more than 25 hands-on craft classes to choose from, you can’’t go wrong! ⁠
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Get your tickets for camp early so you don’t miss out!

#indigodye #campcraftaway #summercamp #craftclasses #getcrafty #mcreativej
  • Embroidery Books⁠
I’m a sucker for a good reference book, especially when it comes to hand embroidery! The lovely people at @schiffercraft recently sent me a copy of Martine Biessy’s Embroidery Encyclopedia. ⁠
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This is a tome of a book that’s packed full of all sorts of useful information on traditional French stitching. 

Want to check it out too? Hop over to my blog for the book review.

#bookreview #embroidery #schiffercraft #stitching #crafter #blogpost
  • What do you see?⁠
When I see a big pile of supplies like this assortment of fabric, I see possibilities! There’s so many cool things you can do and make!⁠
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In my fabric landscapes class, we start by diving into this massive pile of fabric and pulling colors to create a landscape. Throughout class, I help you bring your vision to life with fabric and thread. It’s a playful experience and a fun way to think outside of the norm!⁠
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Join me at @monstermonstershop on April 17th for my next hands-on fabric landscapes class.

#craftclass #embroidery #fabriclandscape #scrapbuster #fabriclovers #mcreativej
  • Embroidery Stitches⁠
I love learning new embroidery stitches and trying them in different ways to create textures. To me, hand embroidery is all about coloring with a needle and thread. Figuring out where to find helpful resources and how-to stitch videos can be challenging. ⁠
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That’s why I’ve been adding stitch videos and step by step tutorials to my blog. There’s a full section featuring over 60 hand embroidery videos and how-tos to walk you through beginner and more complex stitches. ⁠
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These stitch guides are a helpful accompaniment to both my hand embroidery kits, pattern packs, and books. ⁠
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Check them out and let me know which stitch you enjoyed trying out!

#embroiderystitches #stitching #crafter #howtoembroider #mcreativej #embroidery
  • On my desk
I’m currently working on a couching sampler for my blog. Can you name any of these couching stitches? 

Want to try them? This post will be a stitch tutorial once it’s finished. 

I had fun with the thread colors and trying some new-to-me couching stitches too.

#embroidery #stitches #stitchsampler #craftroom #wip #mcreativej
  • April showers bring May flowers!⁠
What about stitching flowers in April to wear them on your clothes in May? That sounds more like my cup of tea. What about you?⁠
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Want to learn how to upcycle your pocket clothes with flowers? Join me at @uwbotanicgardens on April 16th and I’ll show you how!⁠
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We’ll go over everything from hoop prep, pattern transferring, getting your thread ready, and how to embroider a variety of beginner-friendly embroidery stitches perfect for flowers.

#clothingembroidery #upcycled #stitching #craftclass #mcreativej
  • March FlossTube⁠
It’s been a little while since I filmed a FlossTube- sorry about that. My goal this year was to film a monthly FlossTube, well it’s now March and this is my first, maybe second FlossTube video, of the year. So not off to a great start. But I filmed a new video and I’m excited to share it with you!⁠
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This month I’m sharing some behind the scenes on big and small projects I’ve been working on. You’ll get a first look at the advanced kit ideas I’m playing around with, the newest stick and stitch pattern pack I designed, a kit collaboration in the works, and the cover of my third book, 3D Botanical Embroidery and Stumpwork. I know, it’s a lot packed into one video. ⁠
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This is just a snippet of the full video on my YouTube channel. If you want to watch the whole thing, be sure to pop over there and subscribe.

#embroidery #flosstube #wip #crafting #3Dembroidery #mcreativej
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