Embroidery on Moleskine

[theboywonder]

So, I had seen a few cute little things that people had embroidered on Moleskines and I wanted to try for myself. It was a lot harder to work with than my usual cloth options, but I did figure out that if I used a safety pin to poke the holes beforehand it made the rest of the work much easier! I am working on a unicorn right now. I think I might end up making a few more to use as stocking stuffers for the holidays this winter.



I'm actually a little bit unhappy about the lettering. I wrote on the inside of the notebook with pencil and didn't realize how far off the "s" was until I was already done and there is no restitching on paper!


I wasn't sure if this should have gone in the sublime stitching board instead of general needlework (Mods, feel free to move it if it should).

[ragdoll193]

Is this one of the soft cover or hardcover moleskins? I love Kurt Halsey, you did a great job!
Also, I didn't notice the 's' was off until I looked at it twice after you pointed it out.

[theboywonder]

Thanks!
It's a soft cover. So, it wasn't as hard to push through as the heavier covers, but my thumb was sore by the time I was through. I am going to post the unicorn when I am done with it too. I ran out of fabric to embroider on and hoops to use, so I decided I'd go for the notebooks.
I'm glad the "S" being off isn't too noticeable as there is nothing I can really do about it now.

[kittykill]

I think the lettering looks great. It looks wonderful and your stitching is so clean.

[pinkcatflower]

If you really wanted to get the spacing better (and I agree with the others that it's not that big a deal) you could always extend the arms of the 'E' to make the E and S closer!
Cool job though

[theboywonder]

Thanks! Good point on extending the "E" I hadn't thought of that. I may try that to see if it looks better to me.

I am working on a unicorn notebook right now.

[stitchyspaz]

Confession: I totally went and bought some soft cover moleskines after seeing this!

[sarahmakes]

I completely love this.