Hand Embroidery

Step 3 Filling in the Outlines

I usually fill in one color completely before moving on. I also changed my mind about all of the colors after the outlining but they were different shades of the same color so it won't show through at all. Also, I sew around and around the line at a 90 degree angle. Do not yank on the embroidery floss, this will cause the fabric to ruffle. Seriously don't. You want the lines of the knot to be even. You are filling in, not gathering.

edit: ok I added another image from ms paint of the top and side views as well as the filling it. When filling in, I go around, from underneath up near the dotted line (the outline) and over to the other side and down. Again and again. The green picture is how its broken up. I start on one part, and about 2 inches away make a line, then I half it and half it again until everything is filled in completely. This way it doesn't seem like as much I have to do.