The kit list.
Last updated · 26 July 2026Everything from From Handwriting to Thread in one place. Most of it is exactly what I use at my studio table, and where something isn't sold in your region, the closest match my research could find. The list lives here so it can stay current, and your copy of the book never goes stale.
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Each item links to Amazon UK and Amazon US. Amazon Germany is on its way, and until then many UK and US listings deliver across Europe. The stores don't always carry the same brands, so each link names the exact product it goes to.
01Both paths
Whichever door you came through, machine or hand, these are in every piece I make.
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Fabric
The natural cotton base. Against unbleached fabric, thread reads like ink on old paper.
Amazon UK A-Express unbleached cotton calico, 230 gsm, by the metre (opens in a new tab) Amazon US Link coming soon -
Thread snips
One squeeze, one clean cut. They never leave the machine's side.
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Large fabric scissors
For fabric, and only ever fabric.
02The machine path
The materials layer. Buy few things, test on scraps, and once something works, stop changing it.
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StitchArtist Level 1 (Embrilliance)
Where a photo of handwriting becomes a stitch file.
Embrilliance Direct from the maker, link coming soon -
Embroidery machine
The book keeps its advice model-free on purpose. These are the models it points to today.
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The machine on my table
Because people ask. The models above stitch every project in the book just as well.
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Stabiliser
What keeps machine-stitched text crisp.
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Machine embroidery thread & bobbin thread
My everyday thread, on top and in the bobbin.
Amazon UK Madeira Polyneon 40 case, 18 spools × 400 m (opens in a new tab) Amazon US Link coming soon -
Machine embroidery needles
Changed more often than feels necessary.
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Temporary adhesive spray
A light mist instead of pins.
03The hand path
If you're new to all of this, start here. The whole hand kit together costs about as much as two coffees and a cinema ticket.
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Embroidery hoop, 15–20 cm
Big enough to hold a full note with room to work.
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Crewel / embroidery needles
A small pack covers every thread and fabric in the book.
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Six-strand cotton floss, black
The classic starting point: everything begins in black.
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Six-strand cotton floss, colours
For when the writing wants a colour of its own.
Amazon UK DMC Mouliné Floral Mix, 24 skeins × 4 m (opens in a new tab) Amazon US DMC Popular Colors floss pack, 36 skeins (opens in a new tab) Amazon UK DMC Home Décor floss pack, 36 skeins (opens in a new tab) Amazon US DMC Home Décor pack, 36 skeins, same set from the US store (opens in a new tab) -
Heat-erasable fabric pen
For tracing the writing. The iron takes the line away again.
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Printable stick-and-stitch stabiliser
The most accurate transfer: print, stick, stitch, dissolve.
04Around the studio
Not stitching tools, but they earn their place at the table: printing templates and stick-and-stitch sheets, pressing finished pieces, and getting parcels out the door.
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Printer
Any inkjet will do. This is the one in my studio.
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Iron
Nothing fancy required: steam and a clean soleplate.
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Lint roller
The last thing that touches a piece before it goes behind glass.
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Thermal label printer
For the day your stitched notes start leaving the house in parcels.
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Thermal labels, 4 × 6 in
The fanfold stacks that feed the printer above.
If a stitched note comes out of these pages, I'd honestly love to see it: @littlelovenotes.studio (opens in a new tab).
And if you ever decide a particular note is too precious to practise on, you know where to find me.
Made by Lu with love.