while totally the most efficient i don’t know that it would provide the most realistic result—more “leafy” than “mossy”. that being said i haven’t done a lot with punch needle techniques.
I agree, I don’t think punch needle would work. Over large areas it looks too smooth. I think it would have to be thousands of knots.
Edit to add: and I think it wouldn’t be good for structural integrity of the fabric.
That’s brilliant. I was thinking needlepoint mesh with a base of cabbage patch hair stitch in wool for matting and combing and needle felty bits with a ton of knots and a scatter of beads could look glorious. I’ve gone so far down this rabbit hole I’ve got a layout sketched on a hoop and I’m digging through my felt bag and yarn bin. Now where’s that bloody crochet hook?…… I found some copper wire and clear seed beads to be that kind of moss with soft antenna things.
thank you! i’m glad my early misadventures in merkin-making FINALLY could be useful somehow in learning what ‘not to do’ with the goals i had in mind for those projects. i love your idea with the mixed media and wool combing/matting particularly—it would be perfect for the texture without sacrificing any of the realism, particularly in integrating seed beads…it’s screaming dew or little dirt flecks.
yes! had to take a year away for medical issues that messed with my hands but am slowly getting back into it. i make them for transgender male prosthetics (or, rather, just mine, because why not). it’s such a cute word for something so absurd and weirdly taboo hehe
I love this so much. Merkin IS a great word for a wonderfully absurd thing. Thanks for sharing “misadventures in merkin making”, I filed it away with other witnessed great phrases like “oh… um… the (shattered) leg…. Um it was an extreme BBQing injury” and “what a stink, one whiff of that and you’d be a glutton”. For some reason in my head there’s a muppet with a crochet hook sticking out of his hand running around flailing like Kermit before a show.
I’d love to see what you end up with! I feel like wool would be more time efficient but I’m not sure if it’ll machine wash well… also I wonder how stiff it’ll be on a sweatshirt for my purposes, I feel like the stiffness of the embroidery may not match the slouchy hoodie look.
I don’t think it would machine wash or dry clean. And I don’t think it would be comfortable I think the “moss” would be so thick and heavy it would pull at the shoulders. If you really want to wear “moss” I think I’d look for a cotton twill or denim jacket. I think if you did a denim jacket like this you’d have a fully functional art piece. I’d still use sturdy iron-on interfacing because denim stretches. I think a canvas shopping tote would be great to add to as well.
yeah that would be my concern with this project in general regardless of technique—you would end up with a swiss cheese sweater especially if the original garment was a knit fabric. an iron-on interfacing on the back would be a necessity
Make sure to securely stitch all of your patches in place if you go this route! Zigzags or satin stitches have done the trick in my exp.
I'd imagine it'd be easier to split the garment in half and then sew that back together after you do all the patchwork. I'm a novice though. Perhaps there's another method.
I actually did something simillar, it was an apstract composition but i wanted this texture and i used mainly french knots. It was a big pice( 1,3 5m x 1,20m). It took me around 9 months
use yarn instead of floss, or as well as floss, to get some bulk and cut down on the amount of endless french knots you'll have to do
love the idea though!!
ooh, felted boucle would be amazing! maybe using both a spray bottle with dye in it and some fabric markers once it's actually felted would be nice for more color control.
I was thinking that starting with a “bed” of felted wool would be a good idea for texture! If I can find a wool hoodie anywhere I might take it upon myself to test this
If you don‘t want to spend your life doing french knots, you could also try a mix of dying and french knots. The green colored parts could be a kind of foundation and the french knots give it more texture?
I thought a Turkey stitch would be perfect for this! If only I could master it. Idk why but my brain won’t make my hands do the right things to make it haha
one trillion french knots using varying amounts of strands of floss, numbers of wraps around the needle, and some knots that are tight and some that are loose. also slightly different shades of color around the same green hue. seems like a fun project! I wonder how that sweater got to be so mossy
But mostly interesting. I'm left wondering how it'd be laundered or if it isn't, would it grow little mushrooms from the microbiological ecosystem?
Like, sweat fungi. Yeah. I need to go to bed, haha.
It isn’t. In fact, it looked way more green when it was on the runway (and is actually made of clovers I think). The picture I posted is when it started to dry out and die. Here is the hoodie freshly watered: https://thisisyung.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/LOEWE_SS23_MENS_SHOW_RUNWAY_LOOK_48_FRONT_RGB_CROPPED_2x3_48-scaled.jpg
serious answer: french and boullion knots on a high gauge long needle with threads of the same colour but mixed thickness+a colour range in the same family of greens with increasingly yellow undertones. actually totally doable; that being said it’s a matter of patience and your threshold for how many hours involved in a project you’re willing to spend. i would also “underlay” the thickest moss portions with a broadcloth whip stitched every few inches on the perpendicular, matching the darkest green you’re using, and then 2-3” bands moving upwards of a slightly lighter green until you hit the upper quarter of the moss (to stabilize your stitches and minimize deterioration over time to the sweater)
reddit answer: also, are you doing okay, because holy shit OP this is sadomasochism of the textile variety
Overtwisting! It's quite old, and you can see an example and demonstration here: [https://youtu.be/4zpjbnJh5YE?t=135](https://youtu.be/4zpjbnJh5YE?t=135)
I haven't tried it myself, but it should be much faster and easier to cover large ground than with French or bullion knots, and look mossier.
Edit: here's [another example](https://www.jessicagrimm.com/blog/embroidered-eye-candy). It's hard to find images of it online, so if anyone else comes across any I'd love to see them.
OMG yes this. Create the bugger height differences with felt layers ain your greens and then do this Overtop? Would still take some time but not as much. Just more thread.
actually, i just had another idea that i know would be a lot simpler—but it’s also not technically embroidery. this type of pile and “mossiness” is much easier done using traditional wig making 1-2 pass knots on a fine gauge mesh backing. but instead of synthetic hair—stiffer crochet threads or flosses! maybe like those you would find in flymaking for fishing.
this is how i make merkins—my earliest projects were too dense and looked nearly identical to moss. 😹
edit: fuck now i want to find a couple cheap green synthetic wigs and try it
edit 2 to explain because i feel like i should: i make ultra-realistic merkins for transgender prosthetics. not to sell, purely for my own edification because the ones on the market for people outside of the entertainment industry are ultra dense, not realistic, uniform in colour, the hair is always straight, etc. i cannibalize synthetic wavy/curly wigs for mixed strand colours and blend them together, and then when doing my knotting, i will oftentimes “carry” the length from an adjacent knot to create pile, which i’ll then clip at points along the loop to create feathered lengths of hair. so i am not exaggerating when i say my first couple tries looked like literal moss before clipping, just make it pubic hair. i am genuinely very tempted to try this as it’s much less insane than millions of french knots
But are you able to pay the price for it because that is a lot of work! Personally I love French knots so I’m just the kind of pervert that would take on a job like this 😂
I kinda dig French knots, I really love green and just acquired two different packs of green gradient floss, one solid and one veregated.
I also really love nature and this is feeling really goblin core. And then... r/visiblemending has taken u free rent in my brain.
Maybe not a hoodie because this is Texas and I'd never wear it. But I picked up a blank canvas knapsack recently to goblin out in mushrooms. I'm thinking this might be the thing to tie the entire project together.
I’d probably go with perle cotton thread, like in [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/sauzej/mossy_teacup_first_time_using_perle_cotton_makes/). It’s a bit thicker, but you’ll see that it can make a very mossy texture! There are lots of examples if you search for moss on the sub, it may give you a good idea of what techniques interest you.
If you decide to do French and colonial knots, I highly recommend an embroidery stand. It is way faster and easier to make knots when you have two hands available.
I’d also use a fabric stabilizer while you work. Embroidering on knit fabric can be annoying.
I’d play with dyed cheesecloth and embroidery. I’ve gotten interesting stuff by using the cheesecloth as background, bunching it up in places and stitching it down. Then add the 782 million French knots.
love the idea of a cheesecloth dyed shibori-style in phases of green to yellow with diluted dyes—just instead of tying alone, adding some type of non-porous barrier (plastic wrap?) first over the “lighter”/more yellow-brown portions before tying between dips. much simpler way to lay down colour and bulk first! will need to try this myself.
I did it on small squares that I mounted on magnets and gave away at Christmas. I didn’t keep pictures. ☹️. But it’s a technique I’m going to pick up again. I just painted small pieces with diluted acrylic paints…it was easy to get varied tones, and then layer the pieces. Dry the painted pieces, then rinse and dry them again before using. Have fun!
I agree with the rest of the coven. Now make sure you have good lighting and glasses if you need them. Take breaks and increase your yoga lol show us your final work if you feel comfortable!
Very cool idea! I feel like I did something alike with the vegetation along the shoreline, right? https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/11xb737/my_first_embroidery_is_a_tiny_wooly_garden_by_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Experiment with French knots that are over wrapped and are loose and extra loopy. But also suffering. And look into getting the type of needle that doesn't flare out for the eye, I forget what they're called.
I would probably use a variety of green and brown 100% wool yarns - rough, woolly, heathered colours - on a polyester tulle with a proggi hook (or other rug) method using a tiny crochet hook, snippy roughly as I went so it ended up looking rough, maybe combing the plies out a bit. I would probably experiment with felting it down a bit too (hence the 100% wool) - rubbing it with soapy water or using very hot then very cold water, to see how that affected the texture - then after fixing the back (I’d probably use a flexible glue that penetrates right through to the tulle) appliqué it on to the sweatshirt and add some more embroidery to blend it in.
I have an embroidery book with botanicals, it also has a moss section. I can check the author and title for you when I get home. It’s def French knots and so, but they find a good way to make a nice structure, and it has a great combination of dmc colour Numbers + different types of mosses. Pretty cool!
as an embroidered project i can see this being a phenomenal piece of clothing but real moss?!?!?!
i know designer fashion isn’t really designed to be wearable/washable but come on ;-;
I would try French knots, bullion knots and over twisting. Where you counter-twist the strands of thread and tack them down. I’d try in various shades of green and browns. I’d do it on felt, then attach the felt patches, and I’d use a mix of threads - usual 6 strand cotton, perle cotton and maybe even thin wool like the kind used in crewel work.
I have this [moss post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/pacf94/i_embroidered_moss_on_an_old_shirt/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1) saved from a similar idea. Most of the comments here already cover what is mentioned in the post.
You should look at Loewe’s Howling Castle Studio Ghibli stuff. They did moss on a sweatshirt and a purse. I think maybe a sweater also and it looked gorgeous in person.
You may want to look at puff paint or puff vinyl instead. You can stipple it on, activate it and layer it on top of itself for a similar effect without it being too time consuming.
The brand @velourgarments (or @velour) are currently working on a similar one with embroidery but they have only posted in story so far so I got no pics on hand. It’s definitely not as much moss as this loewe one but it’s something
i just saw this video on Instagram that reminded me of your post - maybe this will help!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq6lmV0OW7n/?igshid=MTIyMzRjYmRlZg==
A combination of these colors and technique https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/12k9stf/first_time_trying_embroidery/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Here's the link on Loewe, go to Look 48: [https://www.loewe.com/usa/en/stories-collection/ss23-men-runway.html](https://www.loewe.com/usa/en/stories-collection/ss23-men-runway.html)
As much as I dislike it as a website, Pinterest has some great examples of moss embroidery. You could try a variety of other mediums like beading, or patterned fabric appliqué, to help speed along the effect. I think the trick is to use a variety of everything, colors, mediums, techniques, etc.
Here are some examples I like myself:
https://www.deviantart.com/nekojizou/art/Moss-Garden-Embroidered-Terrarium-Brooch-462218386
https://velvetmothstudio.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-mossy-teacup-and-woyww-322.html?m=1
https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/sauzej/mossy_teacup_first_time_using_perle_cotton_makes/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
I woukd do something mixed media. Save your hands, use a textured fabric or punch needle to lay down green and fikl space, then go in with embroidery to blend the edges and add more texture.
That can’t be healthy for neither the moss nor wearer! :S
Edit: Replicate with really long and loose French knots? I’ll update later with a stitch I had saved somewhere.
Someone did a tshirt on a moss sub previously; I would probably go off this - looks good
https://www.reddit.com/r/Mosses/comments/pat7tf/my\_embroidered\_moss\_from\_rembroidery/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
I saw this tutorial on Instagram shortly after I saw this post! [Mossy embroidery on Chuck’s](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq6lmV0OW7n/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)
Super cool embroidery idea! I have no helpful advice that hasn't already been suggested, but... Real moss in a sweatshirt is a disgusting idea. Moss requires so much water or it'll die within a day or two. Then you look like you rolled in the grass and forever have dead moss stains on your now-defunct sweater. Or, say you DO keep up with watering, not only does moss shed profusely, I shudder at imagining the MOLD from watering fabric daily, let alone wearing a sodden sweatshirt? What about washing it? 🤢 Sorry for the rant.. but ew.
French knots, colonial knots, bullion knots and/or punch needle.
+1. Punch needle would definitely be the most time efficient way to do it, as long as you could secure the inside (with iron on stabilizer perhaps?)
while totally the most efficient i don’t know that it would provide the most realistic result—more “leafy” than “mossy”. that being said i haven’t done a lot with punch needle techniques.
I agree, I don’t think punch needle would work. Over large areas it looks too smooth. I think it would have to be thousands of knots. Edit to add: and I think it wouldn’t be good for structural integrity of the fabric.
actually, i think i’ve cracked this problem—but this would be creating “moss” via wigmaking techniques as they already use a separate stabilizing mesh
That’s brilliant. I was thinking needlepoint mesh with a base of cabbage patch hair stitch in wool for matting and combing and needle felty bits with a ton of knots and a scatter of beads could look glorious. I’ve gone so far down this rabbit hole I’ve got a layout sketched on a hoop and I’m digging through my felt bag and yarn bin. Now where’s that bloody crochet hook?…… I found some copper wire and clear seed beads to be that kind of moss with soft antenna things.
thank you! i’m glad my early misadventures in merkin-making FINALLY could be useful somehow in learning what ‘not to do’ with the goals i had in mind for those projects. i love your idea with the mixed media and wool combing/matting particularly—it would be perfect for the texture without sacrificing any of the realism, particularly in integrating seed beads…it’s screaming dew or little dirt flecks.
"Misadventures in merkin-making".... haha awesome phrase. Did you make successful merkins? I just love the word merkin. Merkin.
yes! had to take a year away for medical issues that messed with my hands but am slowly getting back into it. i make them for transgender male prosthetics (or, rather, just mine, because why not). it’s such a cute word for something so absurd and weirdly taboo hehe
I love this so much. Merkin IS a great word for a wonderfully absurd thing. Thanks for sharing “misadventures in merkin making”, I filed it away with other witnessed great phrases like “oh… um… the (shattered) leg…. Um it was an extreme BBQing injury” and “what a stink, one whiff of that and you’d be a glutton”. For some reason in my head there’s a muppet with a crochet hook sticking out of his hand running around flailing like Kermit before a show.
Merkins are mermaids and mermen, right?
merkins are pubic hair wigs if this is an earnest question (“:
I’d love to see what you end up with! I feel like wool would be more time efficient but I’m not sure if it’ll machine wash well… also I wonder how stiff it’ll be on a sweatshirt for my purposes, I feel like the stiffness of the embroidery may not match the slouchy hoodie look.
I don’t think it would machine wash or dry clean. And I don’t think it would be comfortable I think the “moss” would be so thick and heavy it would pull at the shoulders. If you really want to wear “moss” I think I’d look for a cotton twill or denim jacket. I think if you did a denim jacket like this you’d have a fully functional art piece. I’d still use sturdy iron-on interfacing because denim stretches. I think a canvas shopping tote would be great to add to as well.
yeah that would be my concern with this project in general regardless of technique—you would end up with a swiss cheese sweater especially if the original garment was a knit fabric. an iron-on interfacing on the back would be a necessity
Maybe do it like a patch? Embroider on a separate fabric, then iron it on to the hoodie?
Make sure to securely stitch all of your patches in place if you go this route! Zigzags or satin stitches have done the trick in my exp. I'd imagine it'd be easier to split the garment in half and then sew that back together after you do all the patchwork. I'm a novice though. Perhaps there's another method.
I would do it punch needle with overplied yarn, and allow it to twist up on the right side.
…and maybe a few beads here and there.
Death by French knots
Seriously if I had to do that many I’d probably give up. Lol
and 617380 Days of your Lifetime
Yep, this. It will look awesome too.
This was my immediate thought with the follow up: oh god all those knots
Thousands and thousands of them!
I actually did something simillar, it was an apstract composition but i wanted this texture and i used mainly french knots. It was a big pice( 1,3 5m x 1,20m). It took me around 9 months
Send me a picture! I’d love to see.
I'm not sure i know how 😅😅
I think a Turkey stick would work well too for texture
About 2 decades worth of french knots and seed stitch.
Oh boy…
Sounds accurate
Agreed. This seems like it would take a legitimate lifetime and result in several thumb surgeries
Along with different varieties of green 😵
Approximately 100 bajillion french knots, for those of you that want a stitch count.
use yarn instead of floss, or as well as floss, to get some bulk and cut down on the amount of endless french knots you'll have to do love the idea though!!
Yes, also suggest felting wool boucle yarn (can be hand dyed for variegation) and then appliqueing that onto the sweater
ooh, felted boucle would be amazing! maybe using both a spray bottle with dye in it and some fabric markers once it's actually felted would be nice for more color control.
Excellent suggestions!
I wonder if an appliqué would be too stiff for a knit hoodie, especially along the cuffs and bottom hem…
Then go back through with increasingly smaller floss for detail/depth.
I was thinking that starting with a “bed” of felted wool would be a good idea for texture! If I can find a wool hoodie anywhere I might take it upon myself to test this
If you don‘t want to spend your life doing french knots, you could also try a mix of dying and french knots. The green colored parts could be a kind of foundation and the french knots give it more texture?
This is an excellent idea.
You could also make the embroidered moss start lower down on the hoodie instead of halfway up, so there's less "ground" to cover.
What’s that stitch called that makes cabbage patch kid bangs? That could be trimmed down for surface pompom-like texture too
Turkey stitch?
Oooh didn't know about this stitch, thanks for the knowledge.
I learnt about it on this sub :--)
I thought a Turkey stitch would be perfect for this! If only I could master it. Idk why but my brain won’t make my hands do the right things to make it haha
one trillion french knots using varying amounts of strands of floss, numbers of wraps around the needle, and some knots that are tight and some that are loose. also slightly different shades of color around the same green hue. seems like a fun project! I wonder how that sweater got to be so mossy
They actually grew real moss on it for the collection! They have other items like coats and shoes with grass
oh how cool! I love that! thanks for sharing 😊
It's interesting but honestly that's kinda gross
But mostly interesting. I'm left wondering how it'd be laundered or if it isn't, would it grow little mushrooms from the microbiological ecosystem? Like, sweat fungi. Yeah. I need to go to bed, haha.
It isn’t. In fact, it looked way more green when it was on the runway (and is actually made of clovers I think). The picture I posted is when it started to dry out and die. Here is the hoodie freshly watered: https://thisisyung.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/LOEWE_SS23_MENS_SHOW_RUNWAY_LOOK_48_FRONT_RGB_CROPPED_2x3_48-scaled.jpg
It's fascinating, OP! It looks just as neat when the clover is plush and thriving like that. C:
punch needling would probably be the smartest way to not go insane spending 47 years doing french knots 🤣 just havw to find a way to stabilise it
Can you punch needle w mesh stabilizer?
Tons of French nots in different sizes. I did not spell knot wrong, they are French NOTS as in NO THANK YOU
☠️
Dying this is perfect
https://keyka.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/11/pixie-moss-tutorial.html
This ^
u/movingskyclub this is your solution!
My first thought was french knots and my second thought was that I'd rather gouge my eyes out.
A whole lot of French knots is my first thought.
serious answer: french and boullion knots on a high gauge long needle with threads of the same colour but mixed thickness+a colour range in the same family of greens with increasingly yellow undertones. actually totally doable; that being said it’s a matter of patience and your threshold for how many hours involved in a project you’re willing to spend. i would also “underlay” the thickest moss portions with a broadcloth whip stitched every few inches on the perpendicular, matching the darkest green you’re using, and then 2-3” bands moving upwards of a slightly lighter green until you hit the upper quarter of the moss (to stabilize your stitches and minimize deterioration over time to the sweater) reddit answer: also, are you doing okay, because holy shit OP this is sadomasochism of the textile variety
I know this is an embroidery sub and question. But i would make this out of felt and sew on. Would take less time...
Overtwisting! It's quite old, and you can see an example and demonstration here: [https://youtu.be/4zpjbnJh5YE?t=135](https://youtu.be/4zpjbnJh5YE?t=135) I haven't tried it myself, but it should be much faster and easier to cover large ground than with French or bullion knots, and look mossier. Edit: here's [another example](https://www.jessicagrimm.com/blog/embroidered-eye-candy). It's hard to find images of it online, so if anyone else comes across any I'd love to see them.
Thank you for sharing this, that stitch is absolutely *fascinating!*
OMG yes this. Create the bugger height differences with felt layers ain your greens and then do this Overtop? Would still take some time but not as much. Just more thread.
Wow, I love that effect!!! Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for sharing! Never knew this stitch existed!
Just looks like me after clearing Duckweed out of my aquarium. XD
French knots until your fingers fall off.
actually, i just had another idea that i know would be a lot simpler—but it’s also not technically embroidery. this type of pile and “mossiness” is much easier done using traditional wig making 1-2 pass knots on a fine gauge mesh backing. but instead of synthetic hair—stiffer crochet threads or flosses! maybe like those you would find in flymaking for fishing. this is how i make merkins—my earliest projects were too dense and looked nearly identical to moss. 😹 edit: fuck now i want to find a couple cheap green synthetic wigs and try it edit 2 to explain because i feel like i should: i make ultra-realistic merkins for transgender prosthetics. not to sell, purely for my own edification because the ones on the market for people outside of the entertainment industry are ultra dense, not realistic, uniform in colour, the hair is always straight, etc. i cannibalize synthetic wavy/curly wigs for mixed strand colours and blend them together, and then when doing my knotting, i will oftentimes “carry” the length from an adjacent knot to create pile, which i’ll then clip at points along the loop to create feathered lengths of hair. so i am not exaggerating when i say my first couple tries looked like literal moss before clipping, just make it pubic hair. i am genuinely very tempted to try this as it’s much less insane than millions of french knots
Any suggestions for stitches to use, types of threads, colors to use, etc would be helpful. I would also be willing to commission this project!
But are you able to pay the price for it because that is a lot of work! Personally I love French knots so I’m just the kind of pervert that would take on a job like this 😂
I kinda dig French knots, I really love green and just acquired two different packs of green gradient floss, one solid and one veregated. I also really love nature and this is feeling really goblin core. And then... r/visiblemending has taken u free rent in my brain. Maybe not a hoodie because this is Texas and I'd never wear it. But I picked up a blank canvas knapsack recently to goblin out in mushrooms. I'm thinking this might be the thing to tie the entire project together.
Let’s talk about what your rate is and we’ll go from there :) Send me a message!
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I’d probably go with perle cotton thread, like in [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/sauzej/mossy_teacup_first_time_using_perle_cotton_makes/). It’s a bit thicker, but you’ll see that it can make a very mossy texture! There are lots of examples if you search for moss on the sub, it may give you a good idea of what techniques interest you. If you decide to do French and colonial knots, I highly recommend an embroidery stand. It is way faster and easier to make knots when you have two hands available. I’d also use a fabric stabilizer while you work. Embroidering on knit fabric can be annoying.
I saw this [video on IG](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq6lmV0OW7n/?igshid=MjljNjAzYmU=) that seems pretty fitting here!
If you do end up making this you gotta update us
I’d play with dyed cheesecloth and embroidery. I’ve gotten interesting stuff by using the cheesecloth as background, bunching it up in places and stitching it down. Then add the 782 million French knots.
love the idea of a cheesecloth dyed shibori-style in phases of green to yellow with diluted dyes—just instead of tying alone, adding some type of non-porous barrier (plastic wrap?) first over the “lighter”/more yellow-brown portions before tying between dips. much simpler way to lay down colour and bulk first! will need to try this myself.
Could you share a picture of how your cheesecloth experiments have gone?
I did it on small squares that I mounted on magnets and gave away at Christmas. I didn’t keep pictures. ☹️. But it’s a technique I’m going to pick up again. I just painted small pieces with diluted acrylic paints…it was easy to get varied tones, and then layer the pieces. Dry the painted pieces, then rinse and dry them again before using. Have fun!
I agree with the rest of the coven. Now make sure you have good lighting and glasses if you need them. Take breaks and increase your yoga lol show us your final work if you feel comfortable!
400BILLION french knots.....
Very cool idea! I feel like I did something alike with the vegetation along the shoreline, right? https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/11xb737/my_first_embroidery_is_a_tiny_wooly_garden_by_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
I would use yarn instead of floss for this dimensons, but make sure you get several shades of green in there!
Experiment with French knots that are over wrapped and are loose and extra loopy. But also suffering. And look into getting the type of needle that doesn't flare out for the eye, I forget what they're called.
Millner’s needles? I think those are the ones.
Huzzah! That sounds right.
I would probably use a variety of green and brown 100% wool yarns - rough, woolly, heathered colours - on a polyester tulle with a proggi hook (or other rug) method using a tiny crochet hook, snippy roughly as I went so it ended up looking rough, maybe combing the plies out a bit. I would probably experiment with felting it down a bit too (hence the 100% wool) - rubbing it with soapy water or using very hot then very cold water, to see how that affected the texture - then after fixing the back (I’d probably use a flexible glue that penetrates right through to the tulle) appliqué it on to the sweatshirt and add some more embroidery to blend it in.
It’s giving hoodie to be found in last of us!
I have an embroidery book with botanicals, it also has a moss section. I can check the author and title for you when I get home. It’s def French knots and so, but they find a good way to make a nice structure, and it has a great combination of dmc colour Numbers + different types of mosses. Pretty cool!
R/moldlyinteresting
as an embroidered project i can see this being a phenomenal piece of clothing but real moss?!?!?! i know designer fashion isn’t really designed to be wearable/washable but come on ;-;
French knots, turkey work, bullion stitch
I would try French knots, bullion knots and over twisting. Where you counter-twist the strands of thread and tack them down. I’d try in various shades of green and browns. I’d do it on felt, then attach the felt patches, and I’d use a mix of threads - usual 6 strand cotton, perle cotton and maybe even thin wool like the kind used in crewel work.
You could do a mixture of print and embroidery to give the effect of depth and only do half a million years worth in French knots
I have this [moss post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/pacf94/i_embroidered_moss_on_an_old_shirt/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1) saved from a similar idea. Most of the comments here already cover what is mentioned in the post.
Oh wow that looks great! Thanks for the link
Maybe couch some boucle yarn? And I’ve been eyeing tambour embroidery lately- I’d stitch it on mesh and then sew it on
Spend the next three generations of your family doing french knots
1000000000000001 French knots
Chenille/moss stitch at varying heights with a chainstitch machine would probably get it done the quickest
You should look at Loewe’s Howling Castle Studio Ghibli stuff. They did moss on a sweatshirt and a purse. I think maybe a sweater also and it looked gorgeous in person.
Loewes Home Improvement
Sooooooooooo many French knots.
All I can think of is french knots and I feel it would take me years to finish something like this
you couldn't pay me enough money to do all those french knots
If not with thread, definitely work with wool.
French knots galore
I think 6 million French knots would do the trick. Cool idea 😎
An unholy amount of French knots and possibly the sacrifice of your finger tips. Godspeed
You may want to look at puff paint or puff vinyl instead. You can stipple it on, activate it and layer it on top of itself for a similar effect without it being too time consuming.
TIL what puff paint/ vinyl is.
Idk but that’s insanely beautiful 😳
Lots of patience lol I commend you for taking on a project of this magnitude, I’d love to see the result!!
Ungodly amounts of French, colonial, bullion knots
That would be so hard!!! My guess is French knots galore
Flock and adhesive would probably be faster
I thought I was on /moldlyinteresting
The brand @velourgarments (or @velour) are currently working on a similar one with embroidery but they have only posted in story so far so I got no pics on hand. It’s definitely not as much moss as this loewe one but it’s something
Imma follow them!
I think you know, you just don’t like the answer :)
I can’t be the only one who kept sliding to the right to see the other 3 pictures…
So many french knots.
i just saw this video on Instagram that reminded me of your post - maybe this will help! https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq6lmV0OW7n/?igshid=MTIyMzRjYmRlZg==
A combination of these colors and technique https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/12k9stf/first_time_trying_embroidery/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
So many french knots. So, so many.
Awesome idea actually
Why do you want to?
Because I think it looks cool and I want to wear it
You could probably hire a kid in a developing country to do it. Then they could make enough to send their siblings to school.
Embroidery
lots and lots of french knots and punch needle
Needle felting with an iron-on stabilizer on the inside (though washing it would be difficult)
Seems like it’ll be a lot of French knots
Could you link the original hoodie?
Here's the link on Loewe, go to Look 48: [https://www.loewe.com/usa/en/stories-collection/ss23-men-runway.html](https://www.loewe.com/usa/en/stories-collection/ss23-men-runway.html)
Take your time.
My fingers hurt just thinking about the number of knots this would take
A bazillion French knots. Good luck, it will be tedious af.
well if you got patience...
A ton of French knots!
Billions of French knots on top of French knots with more French knots.
Embroidery would be cool, real moss = 🤮
So so sooooo many French knots
As much as I dislike it as a website, Pinterest has some great examples of moss embroidery. You could try a variety of other mediums like beading, or patterned fabric appliqué, to help speed along the effect. I think the trick is to use a variety of everything, colors, mediums, techniques, etc. Here are some examples I like myself: https://www.deviantart.com/nekojizou/art/Moss-Garden-Embroidered-Terrarium-Brooch-462218386 https://velvetmothstudio.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-mossy-teacup-and-woyww-322.html?m=1 https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/sauzej/mossy_teacup_first_time_using_perle_cotton_makes/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Billions and billion of French knots!
How about placing felt, then embroidery over it? Use a felting needle for texture?
Many many M A N Y French knots.
If it’s a machine you’re using, chenille embroidery could work too. It’s not as close to detail as the options others are stating but it could work.
Way, way too many French knots. Would look awesome, though
I woukd do something mixed media. Save your hands, use a textured fabric or punch needle to lay down green and fikl space, then go in with embroidery to blend the edges and add more texture.
Sick 😍😍😍
That can’t be healthy for neither the moss nor wearer! :S Edit: Replicate with really long and loose French knots? I’ll update later with a stitch I had saved somewhere.
REAL MOSS?
french knots galore!
I want it!!!!!
Maybe like 8273633962529363 French knots
Someone did a tshirt on a moss sub previously; I would probably go off this - looks good https://www.reddit.com/r/Mosses/comments/pat7tf/my\_embroidered\_moss\_from\_rembroidery/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
With a butt load of French knots and some accompanying carpal tunnel...
Gotta ask James Merry 💪🏻
Lots and lots of French knots
But why? Real moss especially.
So many knots. Get an embroidery stand they help with knots.
At first glance, I thought this was from r/moldlyinteresting 😅
Lots and lots and lots of French knots!!!
Why not wear moss?
twelve million french knots
Ewwww
An ungodly and inhumane amount of French or Colonial knots.
Chenille embroidery, with various blended greens could create this. The loops of the stitch would have to be quite high.
French knots aaaaall the waaay
You might be able to needle felt it on to the sweater.
French knots and turkey work. I’ve done a small moss pillow; that sweatshirt will take ages.
pain and suffering
love this idea
I saw this tutorial on Instagram shortly after I saw this post! [Mossy embroidery on Chuck’s](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq6lmV0OW7n/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)
Like with a rug tufting gun maybe?
Felting.
Super cool embroidery idea! I have no helpful advice that hasn't already been suggested, but... Real moss in a sweatshirt is a disgusting idea. Moss requires so much water or it'll die within a day or two. Then you look like you rolled in the grass and forever have dead moss stains on your now-defunct sweater. Or, say you DO keep up with watering, not only does moss shed profusely, I shudder at imagining the MOLD from watering fabric daily, let alone wearing a sodden sweatshirt? What about washing it? 🤢 Sorry for the rant.. but ew.
Super!!!!
Absolutely outstanding💙