Hand Embroidery: Level Up Your Fantasy Wardrobe the Easy Way!

DMZ If you're on a budget, hand embroidery is a great way to level up your wardrobe without breaking the bank! In this video, I'll make a mage's cloak straight out of a fantasy novel, and customize it with hand embroidery. I will walk you step by step through the process, from resources and coming up with a design to executing some basic embroidery stitches that are simple enough even for a complete novice! This is an easy way to personalize your fantasy wardrobe, historical costuming, or just your every day modern clothing! Hand embroidery requires very few supplies to get started, and unlike machine embroidery, is affordable to most. All you need are some needles, floss, and a hoop to get started. And the effects can be absolutely stunning! The design I made on this cape is quite simple, but I'm so freaking excited with the way it turned out--I think it's gorgeous and sparkly and can't wait to wear this baby! It's inspired by extant 17th century embroidery designs, and a good example how this technique can really crank your costume up to 11. I also show you how to make this cloak, which is more economical than a more traditional circular cloak, and requires no patterns and only a small amounth of math. It works with all fabrics (even quilting cotton and, gasp, polyester!) and can create a stunning effect with very little effort. Which is great, because hand embroidering does...well...take some time. If you want to know how I drafted the hood for this project, I explain