An embroidery journal is the best New Years 2022 resolution to make

New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep, and that’s probably because our resolutions often involve doing things we don’t like, like losing weight, dieting, or saving money. As we head into 2022, I am looking for a New Year’s Resolution it will add something positive to my daily routine and thanks to a viral TikTok video i found it.

Earlier this month, Sophie from The Crazy Craftsman shared a video of what she calls her embroidery journal, and I’m not the only one obsessed with the results. His viral TikTok video (which has 211,000 likes and over 9,000 shares) guides readers through the project she’s been working on since January: a large embroidery project with a small pattern sewn for each day of the year.

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It is similar to the thermal blanket trend we fell in love last year, where knitters and crocheters added a stitch to a blanket every day depending on the weather outside. But instead of documenting the weather, you add a sewn-in little word, phrase, or icon that represents what happened in your life that day.

“Each day I embroider an icon that represents my day on my embroidery journal,” she says in the video. And its almost finished result is quite impressive; her hoop is almost full of sewn icons. If you’re looking for inspiration, she posts monthly progress updates. on his Instagram page and his TikTok account.

How to start

With several weeks before the start of the year, you have plenty of time to prepare. Stock up on all the supplies now, so that on January 1 you can start running. In her videos, Sophie gives advice on what made the project easier for her.

She recommends purchasing a 12 inch embroidery hoop and 100% cotton fabric, a water soluble pen to draw your icons, and a paper journal to keep track of your days and icons. While you will add something new every day, you might not remember what each picture represents after a year or two. By documenting the images in a notebook each day, you can look back to see which memories each icon corresponds to later.

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She also recommends taking a selection of embroidery floss, scissors, embroidery needles, a ruler and a pot to store your leftover thread.

Here are all the supplies you’ll need if you don’t have them already:

While you wait to start your 2022 Embroidery Journal, take a look at the articles under #embroideryjournal on Instagram to see what others have been up to this year. There will surely be several inspiring projects released at the end of the year, and we can’t wait to see them.