Embroidery hoop picture frame!

Step 4 Sewing the picture to the fabric.

You can do this a few different ways:

• blanketstitch (maybe, read below)
• running stitch
• variations on running stitch

For blanketstitch, the most important part is the corners. I'm not going to lie about this part: blanketstitch absolutely sucks for the project. It is hard. Harder than hard. Sounds like it would be cute, but really isn't at all. :P

If you'd like to try blanketstitch, you should refer to this awesome blanketstitch tutorial on the future girl blog. And maybe invest in some leather thimbles. My fingers are killing me!

For running stitch, check out pictures 3-8:

• you need to pierce around the edges for each stitch. It's hard to see where to push through the paper otherwise and it'll tear.
• mark the edges and center on each side, and then the centers between the edge and middle. Continue to pierce that way until you have enough holes.

Running stitch variations:

• make the lines wavy
• only stitch across the corners of the picture
• use two colors of floss and alternate them