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All the Materials You Need to Make an Embroidery Journal

ByLittle Art Adventures

I recently shared what an embroidery journal is. Now I am going to tell you how to make one yourself! Friendly reminder that embroidery journals can be whatever you want them to be! I personally chose to commemorate my months by creating icons of memorable moments. I started the year trying to do an icon for every day but then realized that I preferred to just fill the entire space with representative icons. But before we get to the icons, we have to get our materials.

Materials

One amazing thing about embroidery journals is that they are relatively inexpensive to make. I started mine for less than $50 and got nearly everything from Amazon. Below are the items that I purchased to start my own journal.

The only two items that I did not purchase from Amazon are:

  • Fabric (I used an old white cotton t-shirt)
  • Embroidery hoop (I 3D printed mine but you can totally get one online)

You can see the full list of items here.

The basic need are embroidery floss, needles, an embroidery hoop and fabric. Technically you could get started without a needle minder, fabric interfacing, and an air-erasable pen but I think these items all make the process easier.

An Idea

Now it’s time to decide how you want to structure your embroidery journal. My 2023 journal was round and cut like a pie into 12 slices, one for each month. I have also seen journals that have no structure and just add icons anywhere! It’s all up to you.

You can also purchase the exact templates that I used to make my 2023 and 2024 embroidery journals from my Etsy shop!

Resources and Inspiration

There are a ton of incredible examples of embroidery journals online. I highly recommend following @TheStirCrazyCrafter and joining her Facebook group. From my research, it seems as though the original idea for embroidery journals came from Sam Gillespie (@threesixfivestitches). You can also search on Pinterest for inspiration; here is my embroidery journal Pinterest board.

So What’s Next?

Once you have the materials you need and an idea for structuring your piece, it’s time to get started! Keep an eye out for my next blog post where I will go into deep detail on how to set up your journal.

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