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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  • Wow, I was beyond blown away by my first day of @flockfiberfestival! Thank you everyone who stopped by, chatted, and picked up an embroidery find. I can’t wait to see what day two has in store for us today ❤️🧵🪡

#handembroidery #fiberartist #mcreativej #craftfair #flockfiberfestival
  • It’s the first day of the @flockfiberfestival! I’m so excited to get to spend the weekend among so many fiber enthusiasts.

My booth is packed full of embroidery kits, stick and stitch patterns, and embroidery books. You can even catch a sneak peek of my new book, 3D Botanical Embroidery & Stumpwork.

#embroidery #craftfair #flockfiberfestival #mcreativej #fiberlover #modernmaker
  • Love playing with color? Then join me for an ice dyeing workshop at @picketfenceartstudio on August 17!⁠
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This hands-on class will cover how to bind and fold fabric to create colorful patterns with dye and ice. You’ll receive 4 tea towels to dye all sorts of colors and can bring other small natural fiber items. You’ll love experimenting and seeing the colors and patterns come to life in class. 

#icedyeing #craftclass #summercrafts #mcreativej #tiedye #crafty
  • Just a little sneak peak at some of the projects in my new book 3D Botanical Embroidery & Stumpwork that will be out this October! ⁠
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And for those of you that pre-order my book, we have a special surprise that’s exclusively for you! I’ll share more soon. 

#embroidery #stumpwork #embroiderybook #craftbook #mcreativej
  • Want to learn how to stitch lace flowers?⁠
Join me at Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild on August 16th for a hands-on workshop!⁠
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I’ll show you how to get started with needle lace. You can choose from a sampling of floral patterns and thread colors to create your own needle lace flower. 

#embroidery #needlelace #craftclass #floralembroidery #mcreativej
  • August Embroidery Workshops⁠
I’m teaching two embroidery workshops this month! One is for adults and the other is for kids.⁠
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First up, adults can join me to stitch Cyanotype Botanical inspired embroidery at @monstermonstershop on August 14. ⁠
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Then on August 16, I’m teaching a youth floral embroidery workshop at @paperluxeshop 
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Both classes are hands-on and beginner-friendly with all materials are provided. If you’re looking to try a relaxing new craft, then this is a great opportunity.

#embroidery #craftclass #augustevents #mcreativej
  • Thank you everyone for an amazing weekend at @camp.craftaway! I absolutely loved getting to see all the crafts everyone was making and sharing how to indigo dye with you. The weekend was a blast! @bybearbean and I can’t wait for next year.

#indigodye #campcraftaway #adultsummercamp #craftcamp #mcreativej
  • You’ll never guess what arrived in the mail!⁠
Advance copies of my book, 3D Botanical Embroidery & Stumpwork. ⁠
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I am beyond excited to get to hold this book in my hands and see it as a real thing. Even though this in my third book, it’s always the best feeling to see all the different pieces that make up a book come together and then get to hold it in my hands.⁠
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Stay tuned for more sneak peaks soon. And if you haven’t already, you can pre-order my book on my website now! It’ll be published in early October.

#embroidery #craftbook #snailmail #bookauthor #mcreativej #foxchapelpublishing
  • POV: You met the couching stitch family⁠
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Don’t know what stitch families are? They’re groups of stitches that have similar foundational stitches. ⁠
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Because couching simply refers to tacking down one thread with another, it can be applied to various threads and stitches, creating a multitude of variations! There are many well known couching stitches, but you can also make up your own by using a stitch to tac down another thread.⁠
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Want to give some of those couching stitch variations a try? My latest blog post dives into the couching stitch family and explores how to create 13 of these stitch variations.⁠
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Give them a try and let me know which couching stitch is your favorite.

#embroiderystitches #blogpost #mcreativej #diy #handembroidery #fiberarts
  • August Workshops & Events⁠
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It’s almost August and that means I get to tell you about all of the exciting opportunities to get crafty with me. From hands-on craft classes to craft fairs, you’re sure to find the right kind of stitching, dyeing, and crafts for you.⁠
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August 9-10: @flockfiberfestival⁠
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August 14: Cyanotype Botanical Embroidery at @monstermonstershop⁠
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August 16: Floral Needle Lace with Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild⁠
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August 16: Indigo Pattern Dyeing with Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild⁠
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August 16: Youth Floral Embroidery at @PaperLuxeShop⁠
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August 17: Ice Dyeing at @picketfenceartstudio⁠
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August 22: Veggies Tote Embroidery @craftyafstudio 

August 23: Indigo Pattern Dyeing at @themakeapothecary

#embroidery #craftclasses #summercrafts #indigodye #icedye #mcreativej #trynewthings
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