DIY Embroidered Flowers on a Blazer
Embroider flowers on a blazer with tips on placement, stabilising the fabric and neatly finishing the reverse.
Add a playful detail to your professional outfit with an embroidered floral pattern on your jacket. It seems like there is always a cheerful bouquet of flowers sticking out of your pocket! With a few simple materials you can give your jacket a personal and colorful upgrade.
Embroidered details on a jacket
What do you need?
Step by step
This is how you embroider flowers on your jacket
Follow the steps carefully in order. This way your project remains clear and you get a better end result.
Preparing the canvas
Cut the waste canvas slightly larger than the pattern you want to embroider. This gives you enough space to work neatly later.
Positioning canvas
Place the washed canvas on the jacket and position it so that it looks like the flowers are sticking out of the breast pocket. This way you create a cheerful, surprising effect.
Pin canvas
Secure the canvas with a few basting stitches so that it stays firmly in place while embroidering.
Embroidery
Embroider the pattern as you normally would, using cross stitch or other stitches depending on your design. Take your time and make sure the stitches are even for the best result.
Remove canvas
When you're done, carefully remove the basting stitches. Then hold the project under lukewarm water to dissolve the starch from the waste canvas. This makes it easier to pull the threads out. Use tweezers to remove the loose threads one by one.
Tip: carefully cut around your pattern to shorten the threads and speed up the extraction.
Additional tips
- Also experiment with an embroidered motif on the back pocket of trousers or on the breast pocket of a shirt.
- Use metallic thread for a festive effect or soft pastel shades for a subtle look.
- Make a set with matching accessories, such as an embroidered hairpin or scarf.
Where do you place embroidery on a jacket?
A jacket moves with your shoulders, arms and pockets. Therefore, choose a place where the embroidery is clearly visible, but does not always pull or chafe. The chest pocket, lapel or a small corner at the sleeve often works better than a large area in the middle of the back.
- Test the placement in front of the mirror with a pin or erasable marker.
- Use stabiliser if necessary if the fabric is thin, stretchy or smooth.
- Keep thread tails short so that the inside does not get caught on clothing.
- Start small if you have never embroidered on clothing before.
Flowers are ideal for a jacket, because a small branch or loose flower already gives enough effect. So you don't have to embroider your entire jacket to create something special.
