Easy Embroidery Hoop Decor with Dried Flowers

Here’s how to turn an old embroidery hoop into a lovely piece of home decor by upcycling it with dried flowers. It’s such an easy way to add a touch of nature to your space.

If you love flowers as much as I do, the grey winter months may feel a little flat. So what can you do while you wait for spring just around the corner?

Make the most of dried flowers instead.

It’s a way to add some pretty flowers to your decor and keep them all year round.

The great thing about this project is that you can reuse everything.

Embroidery hoop? It can make another wreath. Dried flowers? They can go on display in a smaller vase. The twine? It can be reused for anything!

image shows embroidery hoop with dried flowers attached with string.

This is a sustainable craft, budget-friendly and the perfect pop of colour for your home decor.

How to Make Dried Flower Hoop Decor Step by Step

Materials Needed

Embroidery Hoop
Twine or string
Dried Flowers (Forage your own or purchase)
Scissors

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Supplies to Make Embroidery Hoop Decor with Dried Flowers

This embroidery hoop cost £1 at a charity shop. What drew me to it was the interesting rope-like hanging hook. For the bargain price of £1, the potential projects to make with it are well worth it.

image shows string, embroidery hoop and dried flowers.

You can make this project with any similar hoop. Whether that’s a wreath form or a small hula hoop.

I’m a big fan of dried flowers. They’re low maintenance but still add a natural prettiness to a home

In addition, you need only dried flowers and string or twine.

As I already had a bunch of dried flowers, and the twine was in my craft stash, this project only cost me £1 to make.

Step 2: Attach Twine to Embroidery Hoop

The first step is to tie the twine to the embroidery hoop. The placement is important.

image shows tying string to embroidery hoop.

For this, I attached it to the bottom third of the embroidery hoop. That’s because the flowers will stick out of the wrapped twine.

If it’s placed in the middle of the hoop, the flowers won’t have as much space at the top.

Don’t start wrapping just yet. It’s best to tie the other side to the hoop also. Otherwise, it may slip down if it is only pulled tight.

image shows first line of string attached to embroidery hoop.

Then continue to wrap the twine around the embroidery hoop. The more times you wrap the twine, the more stable the flowers will be, as they will have more layers to weave between. I wrapped the twine about 10 times.

image shows string wound round embroidery hoop.

If you find that the twine slips down, you can add some hot glue to the back to keep it in place.

Step 3: Tie off Wrapped Twine

Once you have as much twine wrapped as you want, you can tie it off. I looped it into another section of twine near the middle and pulled it tight.

image shows string end tied off after wrapping round embroidery hoop.

Step 4: Trim Dried Flowers

If your dried flowers are from a bouquet, they will need trimming down. As the stem is what will weave through the twine, a single stem is easier to manage.

image shows cutting stem of dried flower.

You don’t need to be precise about how long the stem is. You will trim the stems to have a consistent length at the end.

But the shorter they are now, the easier you can move them around.

Step 5: Weave Dried Flowers into Twine

To secure the dried flowers in the twine, simply weave them in and out of the strands. If you do this between the front and back pieces of twine, it will be even more stable and a snug fit.

image shows weaving dried flower through strings.

Continue until you have put as many dried flowers in as you like the look of.

This might be a full hoop of flowers or a few more carefully chosen ones. Each will give a different feel.

Step 6: Trim Dried Flower Stems

Finally, it looks nicest if the stems are trimmed to a consistent size. This can be where the stem meets the edge of the hoop, or a straight line.

image shows cutting stems of flowers on embroidery hoop.

The dried poppy was the heaviest in my display, so most likely to tilt. In those cases, the more strands you weave through, the more secure it will be.

Finished Embroidered Hoop with Dried Flowers

For a hoop like this one, you can simply hook it onto a nail and you have your pretty home decor.

The mix of lilac, yellow and cream flowers is such a beautiful combination.

Hang the Embroidery Hoop Wall Decor

If your hoop doesn’t have a hanging attachment on it, then you can add ribbon or twine to hang it up.

With the purple and yellow dried flowers in this embroidery hoop, a simple matching or white ribbon would be very pretty. I used the same twine to hang it up to match with the wrapped part of the hoop.

image shows dried flower embroidery hoop on kitchen cabinet.

A kitchen or living room is the perfect place to display a dried flower hoop like this. If you attach it to a cupboard door that opens then you might want to secure it with a little tape to stop it swinging around.

There are so many ways you can create a variation of this look.

You can change the size of the embroidery hoop. Or use something different for the hoop like the frame of a clock. You could add more embellishments such as wooden beads around the hoop.

They would also make a lovely housewarming gift. Something small, customisable and thoughtful.

Embroidery hoop art is the perfect simple project for someone who appreciates the handmade touches in their decor.

If you like flowers, homemade decor and quick projects, this one is for you.

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