Hard to believe I started working on this post shortly after Things that make me want to crochet — last January! — but I get hung up every time I try to do it. There are just way too many amazingly cool instances of embroidery out there. So I had a little talk with myself, and we agreed that I would get through it by just picking a few, with the understanding that this is likely the first of multiple roundups under this heading. I mean …

above: Embroidered toast by Judith G. Klausner (don’t miss her Oreo Cameos while you’re there)

below left: Bags from Plastic Bag as Humble Present by Josh Blackwell

below right: Smallest Forest just using up leftover thread, no big deal