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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    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.

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    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

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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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  • Want to meet the team behind MCreativeJ?⁠
Guess, what? It’s just me. Melissa, Melissa, and Melissa. There’s no one else. I do it all. Ok- I have the occasional help at craft shows, but other than that, it’s all me. ⁠
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So enjoy this funny video of me sharing all the hats I get to wear as a small business owner.

#mcreativej #smallbusiness #behindthescenes #embroidery #womenwhocreate #fiberartist
  • Let’s package some of my new Woodland Snail advanced embroidery kits together. ⁠
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Each kit includes blue and green quilting cotton fabric, a 4-inch beechwood embroidery hoop, full skeins of DMC embroidery thread, a water soluble transfer design, an embroidery needle, backing materials (felt & sawtooth hook), and detailed printed instructions with helpful photos and step-by-steps + links to stitch videos.

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  • Do you have weekend plans? Want to join in on mine?⁠
This weekend I’m crafting up a storm and attending a craft fair. Sounds like fun, right! 

Here’s all the details:
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June 6- Fabric Landscapes at @makeapothecary⁠
Here’s you’ll dive into heaps of fabric to create a unique landscape. Then I’ll walk you through how to embellish it with hand embroidery stitches.⁠
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June 8- Phinney Wood Summer Arts Festival and Indigo Dyeing at @phinneyneighborhoodassociation⁠
Rounding out the weekend, I’m vending at the Phinney Wood Summer Arts Festival and will have a bunch of embroidery kits and books. Plus, while I’m there I’ll also be teaching an indigo dye workshop.⁠
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Your weekend just got a whole lot more crafty!

#embroidery #craftclass #indigodye #seattleevents #mcreativej #fiberarts
  • Pressed Pennies: New Stick and Stitch Patterns⁠
As I’ve been traveling more and more for trade shows and to teach workshops, I’ve been getting to see more of the country. Often times on trips, I try to bring back a souvenir to remember the adventure. It doesn’t always happen, but I have a sand dollar from Pacific Beach, an alligator keychain from New Orleans, and more on the curio shelves in our guest bathroom. ⁠
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Growing up, the souvenir to get was pressed pennies. I remember my younger sister having a special book for all her pennies and always scouting out the pressed penny machine as soon as we stopped at a landmark or tourist destination. This thought inspired me to design my own pressed pennies featuring nature designs.

#embroidery #stickandstitch #pressedpennies #fiberartist #mcreativej #nationalparkart
  • Raise your hand if you’re excited that it’s almost June!⁠
I know I am! 
It means we’re that much closer to sunny days and warmer weather here in Seattle. Other things I’m looking forward to are all these June workshops. ⁠
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If you want to stitch in 3D, stitch your clothes, dye, and play with fabric, then be sure to check out these upcoming classes and grab a ticket.⁠
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June 6- Fabric Landscapes at @makeapothecary⁠
June 8- PhinneyWood Summer Arts Festival and Indigo Dyeing at @phinneyneighborhoodassociation⁠
June 14- 3D Strawberry Embroidery @picketfenceartstudio⁠
June 20- Flower Pocket Clothing Embroidery at @monstermonstershop⁠
June 21- Wildflower Embroidery Basics at Valley View Library- FULL⁠
June 22- Ice Dye at @monstermonstershop⁠
June 26- Bug Shoe Embroidery at @monstermonstershop⁠
June 28- Wildflower Embroidery Basics at Des Moines Library- FULL⁠
June 29- Cactus Embroidery Basics at @quilting_mayhem⁠
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Which classes would you like to join me for?

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  • How are you kicking off the weekend?⁠
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While I wish mine was full of stitching like this, I’ll probably be doing lots of yard work. Our yard has gotten rather out of hand with some weed the size of dinner plates...so I’ll be pulling those out 🙈
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  • I’m super thankful for every order that I get! No matter if it’s a giant order for retailers like this order for Longwood Gardens or orders of a single stick and stitch pattern pack. I pack everyone one of these orders and do a little happy dance each time!

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  • Woodland Snail- New Advanced Embroidery Kit!⁠
Yes, there’s another new advanced embroidery kit in town. Woodland Snail was inspired by a cluster of mushrooms that surround trees, I see while out walking my pups, Henley and Landen. While I haven’t actually seen any snails hanging out there, I like to imagine a whole Fern Gully-esque scene with this little snail friend. 

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  • JK! Just another day of me in the studio putting kits together.

All of my kits are packaged by hand, by me.⁠
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With all the wholesale orders I’ve been mailing out lately, I’ve been needing to restock tons of kits. Luckily for me that means I get to put on a good audiobook and power through a packaging session.⁠
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Right now I’m listening to Dead Money. It’s about a murder that happens in Silicon Valley. The FBI get involved, there’s tons of tech bros, investors, and so many layers and double crosses. It’s keeping me on my toes.

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  • Dive in nice and close! 🌊
See all the delightful texture created by the raised stitches used in the new Under the Sea advanced embroidery kit!.
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With my newest kit you’ll get to learn 18 different embroidery stitches: colonial knot, split back stitch, ermine star, stem stitch, leaf stitch, needle weaving bar, detached needle weaving petal, granitos stitch, straight stitch, fly stitch, stab stitch, running stitch, whip stitch, Danish knot, peking knot, chain stitch, padded satin stitch, and detached buttonhole bar stitch.

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