Slow stitching meets beading in this relaxing heart embroidery project from Mark Montano. This tutorial walks you through making soft fabric hearts filled with colorful stitches and size 8 seed beads.
You’ll see how to prep scrap fabrics, transfer a simple heart shape, and build texture with easy embroidery stitches. No fancy skills required. Just thread, fabric, and a little time. Once the stitching is done, beads are added in smooth rows to bring in color and dimension, all while keeping the edges clean so finishing is stress free.
The featured embroidery kit from John Bead includes thoughtful tools like needles, threaders, clippers, and seed bead mixes, making this a great project to pick up and enjoy without overthinking it.
This is a lovely make for gifts, ornaments, or just a quiet creative moment with a cup of tea nearby. If your idea of a good time includes fabric, beads, and no rushing, you’re in the right place.
Embroidery kit
8/0 Czech Seed Beads Mix
About Mark
Meet Mark Montano — best-selling author, designer, and television host. He’s the writer of THE BIG-ASS CRAFT BOOK series from Simon & Schuster, the best-selling craft series in the United States. You can catch him on Discovery Plus in Meet Your Makers Showdown with Chrissy Metz and LeAnn Rimes, and he’s also appeared on While You Were Out (TLC), 10 Years Younger (TLC), She’s Moving In (WEtv), My Celebrity Home (Style), The Tony Danza Show (ABC), My Home 2.0 (FOX), and Make Your Mark! which airs regularly on PBS and APT. Mark’s YouTube Channel has daily updates! @MarkMontanoMakeYourMark
