Nothing Makes you Scared

Hello to you!

Yes it's been a week already since my last article. It's a bit scary how time flies quickly isn't it?  A couple of weeks ago I was describing the life of an intermediate embroiderer. This week I'll reveal to you what it's  like to arrive at Expert level!

Nothing makes you Scared

As the subtitle indicates, you have made your way on the embroidery path and here you are arrived at Expert level ... probably without even realising that you were there!

If you're a cross-stitch addict, traditional embroidery adept, blackwork, hardhanger, sashiko lover..or any of the big embroidery family types, there's a good chance that you're already at this level!

If scares you and you embroider everything you want. If you mix, take a letter from this chart here, a pattern from there, and add a detail from your latest designer and you mix it all .. you're already at this level believe me! If you use all types of threads not just DMC..nuanced over-dyed or even variegated ones...you're there

Everything is Do-able

If you find that cross-stitch or traditional embroidery (or any other type that you do) has become a little limited and you are more and more attracted by other styles of embroidery, or you want to learn a new embroidery technique. Or if you like to mix types of embroidery in the same piece of work ... you're probably an expert stitcher!

If you embroider on all types of fabrics (fine aida, eavenweave and linen that gets tighter and tighter) without blinking an eyelid, without asking questions and without fear..you're expert level! If you embroider  1 over 1 thread (miniature) as if it was 2 over 2 ... you're an expert! (just as a side note I always had trouble with the 1 x 1 so I think it's a question of taste!)

Everything is do-able, everything is embroiderable, everything is beautiful! And especially embroidery at expert level with the amount you probably do (competition level amounts of embroidery!), it  does so much good to your brain and your well-being in general. The benefits of "letting go" while you embroider directly affects your interior "you" and treats and soothes you with every stitch. You're less stressed when you embroider and it shows in your smile :)

So in your opinion:

• Are you Expert Level (or not far from getting there)?
• How many hours a day do you embroider?
• What type of fabric do you embroider?
• Do you want to deepen your existing embroidery style?
• Are you attracted by other types of embroidery?
• Do you mix stitches and types of embroidery easily?
• Do you feel the benefits of "letting go"?

I can't wait to see your answers down below in the comments!

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Happy Stitching!

Melanie
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