How to Hand Embroider a Rose

Do you hate it when you just give out stuffed animals and boxes of chocolates on Valentine's Day? Are you afraid these gifts will make you look bad? Do you want something that will wow He/She? The solution to all these problems is to make a hand embroidered rose. This rose may also give the extra chance needed to have your Valentine impressed and thus say yes when you ask she/he out on Valentines Day.

Step 1 Materials

The Materials for this Rose are cheap and easily found at most craft stores:

Red and Green Embroidery Floss (about $5-$10 dollars if you buy a set of floss) Found at craft stores
Craft Fabric
Needles
Small to Medium Sized Embroidery Hoop (price depends on the quality of hoop you want to buy and the sizes you want) (medium sized wood hoops cost about $5)

Comments

[porcupinemamma]

hand embroidery is so relaxing and I am always so pleased to see the pattern work up.  I know there are sewing machines, that make "so called" embroidery, but it isn't like the real thing

[treesneedtobehugged]

For any walmart shoppers you can"t get any embroidery equipment at walmart, besides that most craft stores have embroidery equipment