Embroidered Butterflies and Other Insects by Emilie Ferris

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Embroidery is a popular hobby these days, but it wasn’t as popular several years ago when Emillie Ferris started practicing it. She did her best to stitch at least a few rows every day and now she’s incredibly skilled at making stitched butterflies and other insects.

The U.K.-based artist finds inspiration in old entomology illustrations. She carefully reviews each illustration before she starts replicating it with thread. Her art is “inspired by nature, with a tiny sense of magic,” as she tells This is Colossal.

Ferris has 165k followers on Instagram at the moment, and if you’d like her embroideries to make your feed prettier, don’t hesitate to follow her!

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Just popping by to say THANK YOU to everyone that has been supporting me and choosing my hand embroidery tutorials ✨♥️ Learning to embroider was the best thing I ever did, so I’m happy I can share the love with you all ☺️ On a side note, for years I’ve been wanting to get myself a sewing machine and start making some cushions, wall hangings and clothes if I can, so fingers crossed little ole me finally does that this year ☺️♥️ does any one know any good websites or digital sewing patterns that would be good for me to try? Something similar to my own embroidery patterns would be awesome, but in sewing form basically with step by step photos etc..♥️ thank you 🥰

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🐝 Summer @craftpod_ collaboration 🐝 I am so proud to have taken part in Jo and Immi’s newest subscription box! They put so much heart and passion into these craft boxes, and are even donating 50p from every box to @friends_earth ☺️ I created the ‘sweet bee’ embroidery project, which comes with full colour detailed instructions, and you also get some other goodies too: an enamel bee pin designed by me and craftpod, a ‘British bees’ postcard by @littlepaisleydesigns , a honey and ricotta cheesecake recipe by @twiggstudios , a honey bush tea, which is SO delicious omg, I need to order some more from the @etsteas ! And more! I am so excited to see everyone’s finished projects and I hope I get more opportunities to collaborate like this in the future 👌🏻As creating an embroidery pattern for such a likeminded company who have strong values and pride in their work has been awesome! ✨♥️

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