Trying Embroidery - Steamer!

[MerryAnvil]

I saw these really neat drawstring canvas backpack things at Hobby Lobby a few months ago, and I thought it might be neat to have a fun, unique bag to take with me to pony-related events. I thought about doing fabric paint on it or something, but I've always wanted to try embroidery, so I did some sketches and decided to do a big ol' piece on the front pocket. I wanted it to be a boy pony, and Steamer was both my first boy pony and also one of my first G1s, so it seemed like the perfect choice! I bought the bag last week, started the piece at the beginning of this week, and then...

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...I finished it today! There are lots of mistakes and things I could have done better, but honestly I couldn't be more happy to have it come out as well as it did. Especially since I've never tried it before...I was expecting it to be a hot mess ^u^; But thankfully it was more tedious and time-consuming than difficult! Anyhow, now I have an awesome bag for future pony events >u<

[IceCrystal02]

Wow, he's stunning, fantastic job! I love Steamer as well (especially as I'm into all things steamy, especially ships and locos ).

[Griffin]

Amazing! I'm particularly impressed with how crisp and clear the details are (eye, symbol, cap etc.), great job!

[SunPony]

He looks great!     I don't think I've seen that style of embroidery before, with the rows of stitches, but it looks very cool.  Nice job on the eye!  I tried to embroider an eye once and it turned out really scary looking, so I'm impressed to see such a great looking eye 

[SaraMari]

Looks wonderful! Nice work and thanks for sharing!

[tailrustedtealeaf]

I love it!! So cool, I've been meaning to embroider something myself but can't decide what to do first. Please do post if you make more.

[Ponybookworm]

Wish I could embroider, but I can do little more than basic stitching; enough to make Pony clothes & accessories, but not nearly enough to embroider. I love this job & he looks amazing!!!

[Thimble]

For a first try especially, that is fantastic! Actually, it's fantastic regardless. The colors, the design, the fact that you finished it at all...(I sure didn't finish my first..15 or 20...projects).

Awesome job! I admire your dedication. I want to try it now, lol.
For your next project, if you want a stitch that will let you cover large areas evenly, (like the body), these are some good ones:
https://sewguide.com/embroidery-filling-stitches/
Chain stitch or split stitch in tight rows can work well too. I hope you do more, I'd love to see it!

The long and short stitch is the smoothest and one of the more forgiving, because even though it looks tricky, it's really not.

Just realized this might come off as critical, but it's totally not. I'm very impressed actually.

[Shaiyeh]

Ohhh wow, that turned out great! I love how you got the details down so nicely! embroidery is tricky, you did amazing!

[LunaCat]

awesome work. That must have taken along time.

[ColdRuru]

Great! Embroidery isn't easy to do

[RandomPony]

That is awesome!

[Teddy]

He looks fantastic! Great job!