DIY Embroidery Hoop Wall Art.
One cottage decorating trend that I’m loving is decorating with embroidery hoops. Do you know about it? It’s been around for awhile but I seem to be seeing it more and more lately. I think embroidery hoop wall art became popular again with the whole Granny Chic movement!
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Hoops make great instant & inexpensive frames. Plus they come in all different sizes and are very light weight making them easy to hang.
Creative Embroidery Hoop Wall Art Ideas
- Decorative Ideas Using Vintage Items. Vintage kitchen towels, fabric, or lace will transform an embroidery hoop into a thing a beauty, that could also hold treasured memories from the past.
- Painting and Wrapping. Wrapping or painting the wooden embroidery hoop will allow for not only different texture, but also a completely new appearance.
- Unique and Creative Inspirations. Modern wall art, shelves, and clocks are individual ways to repurpose an old hoop you find at a flee market or in the attic.
1. Vintage Towel Embroidery Hoop Art
I love my hoop art that’s made from a vintage kitchen towel and some lace! What a great way to upcycle an old towel! This idea can be found at A Cultivated Nest
2. Embroidery Hoop Gallery Wall
I love how people are doing gallery walls with the hoop art. Here’s a wonderful embroidery hoop art wall via Pam Garrison. What could be easier than framing a bit of fabric!
3. Embroidery Hoop Art
You can make them as simple or as complicated as you want. Isn’t this one with the embroidery on that fabric just beautiful! You can find it here on etsy
4. Virtue Thoughts and Hoop Art Tutorial
Love this sweet one by Gracelaced that uses linen and a sharpie. Tutorial here.
5. Wall Display
This wall by Trisha Brink is so inspiring – just love it!
6. DIY Embroidery Hoop Wall Hanging
A Cultivated Nest brings the idea of using a jean pocket for an embroidery hoop display is genius, because not only is it eye-catching, but also useful.
7. Embroidery Hoop Art with Paper
Who knew creating embroidery hoop art could done using paper as well as so much fun! The Country Chic Cottage has a tutorial of exactly how to complete this project.
8. How to Make Embroidery Hoop Art on Tulle Fabric
Simply by using tulle fabric Creatively Beth offers an almost transparent idea for an embroidery hoop background. My mind is already spinning with all the possibilities there are for this type of wall hanging.
9. Stenciled Succulent Hoop Art
If you are looking for a perfect match to your room decor Sustain My Craft Habit, has you covered. By stenciling or if you are gifted by being able to freehand, this may be the just the project for you!
10. Embroidery Hoop Clock
Are you looking for a unique hoop idea? Melly Sews created a beautiful clock that would be easy to recreate.
11. How to Make an Embroidery Hoop Wreath
I think this embroidery hoop wreath is simple and stunning. It is screaming to be on my guest room wall. A tutorial from Tidbits & Co can be found here.
12. Embroidery Hoop Art
Exquisitely Unremarkable displays a charming idea for using a thrifted embroidery hoop to add to a shelf or table that delivers a vintage looking style.
13. Embroidery Hoop Shelf
An embroidery hoop shelf is a project I would have never thought of but absolutely love! This fantastic shelf is brought to us by Hometalk with a tutorial and endless possibilities.
14. Campervan Embroidery Hoop Wall Art ~ Tutorial
Threading My Way offers a cute and quaint idea for all those who are traveling the roads in a camper.
15. Recycled Embroidery Hoop Fall Wreath With Flannel Shirts
A fall wreath is a wonderful way to repurpose old flannel shirts into a pleasing wreath for any room in your home or on your front door. This design can be found at Hometalk.
I’m planning on adding some hoop art to either my office or around my red hall tree in the foyer. I got that big oval frame above for 25 cents. People aren’t doing embroidery like they used to, so I’ve found that it’s pretty easy to find various sizes at thrift stores. I’m sure yard/estate sales would be good too.
Isn’t that pretty!? I have a bunch of vintage tablecloths that I bought years ago as “cutters,” meaning they have holes, stains, or other imperfections, and you would probably want to do something other than use them as tablecloths. So, I plan on using some of those for my hoop art.
If you like the look but don’t feel like making any, there are plenty of people selling embroidery hoop art on etsy. 70 pages of hoop art last time I checked!
I’m sure this is not for everyone, but if you have a more relaxed cottage/vintage style, it’ll fit right in. Plus I think hoop art is another great way to personalize your home since there are so many different ways to make it!
***you are welcome to pin the collage of this post, but please go to the original source if there’s a particular idea you’d like to pin
It looks pretty, Manuela, and I have to say it would be a great way to use up those scraps of fabric. It seems somewhat familiar from the late 80’s, early 90’s; I guess it’s come back around again. Back then, it was those very country looking pieces.
I like it. May have to use that idea in my home 🙂
OMG HOW beautiful! I have never seen these and they are gorgeous! LOVE that wall behind the TV by Trisha Brink:) Thanks for sharing, HUGS!
Yours with the roses is so pretty. I remember when this was done before – maybe in the early 80’s.
Think I have a couple of the wooden hoops here somewhere.
Happy Easter to you and your family!
We used to do this years and years ago. Thirty years ago? At least. I still have oodles of embroidery hoops. The trouble with it is that the hoops are not heavy enough to remain in their places well. It was a constant adjusting process so it doesn’t have enough presence for me. I do like the display of fabrics. Just beautiful.
Those are adorable! I remember making “hoop art” way back in the 80″s they were the same except ruffled lace was glued all around the back of the hoop.
I love this trend and I love how much of it I am seeing!! I am a newbie to your blog and I’m so glad I found it! =) I invite you to check mine out! I hope you have an amazing Easter weekend!
-Heidi Harlequin
Hi Manuela,
This hoop art is lovely. I like this style without the lace better than the lacey ones that were popular years ago.
Happy Easter
God Bless
Barb from Australia
Yes, I have seen it before and enjoy it! so pretty
Oh I love this idea. I have one….hah…….as I gave the other ones away. But I want to make more now. I used to embroidery alot and want to do it again. Love the wall in that photo. So much cuteness.
Happy Easter
Hi Manuela–
I think this idea is fantastic. I like it and think it’s pretty. I like the ‘relaxed cottage/vintage style!
I actually thought of hanging some in my newly redecorated bathroom.
How do you think they’d hold up to steam and moisture in the bathroom?
-Pat
Hi Manuela,
Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comment! This is such a pretty post – I love all the fabrics! I especially love the ones that have embroidery or are embellished.
Happy Easter!
God bless,
Victoria Lynn
no, I am not familiar…but I am now, thanks to your post!! and I really like it…BUT, I am jealous that you found this hall tree at Good Will…and the red paint it fantastic!!! can not wait to see your collection of hoop art around it!!
That’s an interesting project. My favorite was the one that had words embroidered on it, too 🙂 Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 😉
The rose pattern you used is beautiful. Thank you for sharing the vintage tablecloth idea.
Manuela, these are just beautiful I love the rose pattern one at the end. Gorgeous vintage tablecloth fabric.
Cynthia. Happy Easter.
What a really neat idea, thank you for showing us. The look so pretty, and there are so many
applications.
Thanks Manuela for the kind words on my Peter Rabbit Mantel post. I enjoyed working on it and may just keep it up for another couple of weeks. I enjoyed your embroidery post. What a long lost craft, something I used to do decades ago and need to pick it up again. Nice reminder. Hope you’ve had a blessed Easter!
I really do like hoop art, I shall be on the lookout for some hoops. I love your old tablecloth, it will make a lovely piece of art.
Hugs, cindy
What a great idea! I think they will look wonderful around your red hall tree.
I love these! Such a great idea for “cutter” items, which I have quite a few of also. Thanks for a great creative idea Manuela!
xo, Andrea
It’s amazing how they have taken on a whole new look from the “hoop art” from the eighties. Those used to have ruffles around them. I have gotten rid of a ton of them over the years. I wish I had saved the hoops now.
Ohhh pretty. Aubenre` has a small one and loves it. I do not have spot right now but love the idea. Cannot wait to see yours xox Clarice