Look! Wall Art Made with Embroidery Hoops

We recently spied this display that Taryn (who runs an Etsy shop called littlewhirl) created for her daughter's room. Our first thought: How charming! Our second thought: Hey, we could do that!

If you're a frustrated fabric junkie with a huge stockpile of material but no time for involved projects, creating a wall display like this may help you deal with your jones. What makes Taryn's project work so beautifully is a combination of three things:

using at least three or four different sizes of hoops,
choosing a variety of patterns and colors with a unifying principle (in this case, all the fabrics Taryn chose are vintage or vintage-inspired), and
hanging the hoops loosely, but still closely spaced, so that you get the sense of bubbles floating on the wall.

Thanks for sharing, Taryn!

Comments (4)

I love this idea! If the decals I want to use won't work, I'll definitely try this!

posted by nannersp on September 3rd 2008 at 11:39am
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Cool, I saw this same picture a few months back on MakeBabyStuff! I had forgotten about it, thanks for the reminder. Must go buy some hoops.

posted by RachelL on September 3rd 2008 at 5:34pm
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There are some great instructions on how to make these at The Purl Bee. I made some for my little girl's room and we both love them!

posted by AliceKathryn on September 7th 2008 at 8:22am
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I saw this same idea in Good Housekeeping a few years ago. I thought it was adorable. My great-grandmother was an avid quilter, and my daugther was the first child born into the family who didn't have a quilt made by her before she died. I took scraps from her fabric stash and one beautiful hand embroidered butterfly square that would have been used for a quilt and hung them above my daughter's bed with embroidery hoops. It still makes me smile and remember her each time I walk into my daughter's room.

posted by megganmarie_rn on October 2nd 2009 at 8:58pm
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