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The Girl with the Hair: embroidery project

by Nancy Bandzuch · 11 Comments

 
As I’ve shared before, I am the happiest when my hands are busy.  For this reason I always have a project going, even if I’m not quite sure what I am going to do with that project once I am done with it.  Today’s project is a prime example of this.  For lack of a better name I have been referring to this project as “the girl with the hair”.  And the hair is what I really love about this project.  Overall, it is a simple embroidery project, and here is how I did it:

 

Supplies:
Fabric (mine is, once again, an upcycled, thrifted napkin)
Embroidery hoop
Pencil
Black thread and needle
Black sharpie
 
 
First off, draw out your design in pencil.  I know that this picture is light, but the important thing to draw out is the shape of the girl’s face and the thick “strands” of hair.
 
Then, take two strands of black thread and outline the girl and her hair with a back stitch.
 
Once the outline is done, start filling in the hair.  This is where this project really came alive for me.  I love the textured look that this gave to the hair.  For this part I used just one thread and stitched back and forth across each strand of hair.  I also worked to make each strand of hair look a little unique, whether that mean varying distances between stitches, or stitches slanted one way or another.
 After the hair was done, I moved onto the face…and here is where I struggled.  I stitched and re-stitched the face, and each time it looked like a different animal.  I would have liked to leave the face blank, but since I sketched the face in pen, I had to do something, so I settled for drawing it with a sharpie…hummmmm.  Still not totally in love with it!
 
But I do love her hair.  And, that’s what she is, after all, the girl with the hair.

Thought?  Should I try stitching her face again?

Thanks–I really would like some feedback!

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  1. PallabS says

    November 22, 2022 at 10:27 am

    Want to more like this one!

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  2. Bono Hair says

    July 19, 2022 at 3:20 am

    I really like the art of The Girl with the hair by embroidery. It’s looking absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us…
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  3. Bono Hair says

    July 14, 2022 at 11:26 am

    Wow! That’s an amazing embroidery work. I really like the title “the girl with the hair” for this lovely project. Thanks for sharing with us such an amazing blog post…

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  4. Epicstitch says

    March 16, 2022 at 3:15 am

    I love the idea and combination. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  5. Digit-it says

    May 18, 2021 at 2:53 am

    Thanks for such an amazing blog and very help full for the embroidery designs I saw cartoon embroidery designs in different styles your Embroidery style is a unique way, and the same pattern use in Digit IT please visit this site hope you gain great knowledge of Embroidery Digitizing relates.

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  6. Jessica Alba says

    January 4, 2018 at 12:06 am

    Love the choice of your pattern Cartoons Embroidery Designs

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  7. Frances says

    June 25, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    Lovely work. The hair is perfect.

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  8. Preeti says

    June 14, 2013 at 7:50 am

    Lovely work of embroidery and her hairs and face both look perfect!!:) congrats for featuring on petals to picots link party!!

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  9. Julie Huston says

    June 13, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    I do like this, the hair is awesome. and I like the face too. You are invited to share this with Show Your Stuff:

    http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2013/06/show-your-stuff-80-orange-oatmeal.html

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  10. Elise@growcreative says

    June 4, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    This is awesome! I love the hair and I think the face looks good with the sharpie 🙂

    Reply
  11. Alexis Middleton says

    June 4, 2013 at 11:20 am

    I love the hair! It is really beautiful!

    Reply

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