Mushroom Embroidery Project Tutorial

Craft type: Embroidery
Thread: Embroidery floss in red, brown, yellow, and cream.
Tool: Embroidery needle, a piece of fabric (approx. 5” square), a 3-inch embroidery hoop, and a heat-erasable pen or stick-and-stitch paper
Stitches used: Back Stitch and Satin Stitch

Fall is the season to get cozy. Let’s stitch some mushrooms while sipping our warm drinks. This mushroom embroidery project is great for a weekend afternoon—a chance to make slow stitches and unwind from a busy schedule.

Mushroom Embroidery Tutorial

Steps:

1. Transfer the design from the template to your fabric, using your preferred method. Then, set up your hoop.
2. Work with 3 strands of red embroidery floss:
1. Use back stitches to trace the outline of the larger mushroom’s cap.
2. Cover the directional lines inside the cap.
3. Use satin stitches to cover the cap, leaving the circles empty. When finished, secure the thread.
3. Work with 3 strands of yellow floss:
1. Use back stitches to trace the outline of the smaller mushroom’s cap.
2. Cover the directional lines inside the cap.
3. Use satin stitches to cover the cap, leaving the circles empty. When finished, secure the thread.
4. Work with 3 strands of cream embroidery floss. Use satin stitches to fill the circles in both mushrooms’ caps. When finished, secure the thread.
5. Work with 6 strands of brown embroidery floss:
1. Use back stitches to trace the outlines of both mushrooms’ stems.
2. Use back stitches to trace the texture line inside the stems.
6. Remove the tracing lines or wash away the patch and leave to dry.

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This beginner-friendly project is part of our Mini Craft Calendar series—a collection of small projects designed to fit into weeknights or weekends. Each project takes less than 60 minutes, so you can enjoy intentional creative time without a big commitment. Looking for more projects? Check out our Mini Craft Calendar project collection:

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