To get some advice on what newbies should know about getting started, we turned to embroidery artistFloor Giebels.

Giebels teaches My Modern Met Academy’s online classIntermediate Embroidery: Getting Creative with Printed Fabrics.

Here are 6 expert tips on how to get started with embroidery.

Floor Giebels Embroidery Tips

It’s also nice to admire your finished work, which can be done much sooner with smaller pieces!

Feel free to experiment

Remember that you might always remove threads in your embroidery work.

I find there is no substitute for going to fabric stores and checking the feel of the fabric.

Bunny Embroidery

Needles

Experiment with different embroidery needles.

Online Embroidery Class by Floor Giebels