Couch Repair with Embroidery Tutorial

Hey,
Here is a guide to how I fixed my cat damaged couch with embroidery.
If there is anything specific you would like to see more in-depth or if you have any questions just let me know :).
Some the common questions:
Q: How long did it take?
A: Roughly 10 hours for a beginner with no experience to complete one side.
Q: How much did it cost?
A: Roughly $17 dollars AUD
Q: Did you have any sewing experience before this?
A: Not at all

[@rosehernandez5313]

Saw the perpetrator watching you repair his work. Thank you for sharing your talent. I have two perpetrators too, they did the same thing to my couch. Gotta love 'em!

[@shan7825]

I am absolutely blown away by how gorgeous and creative this solution is to a common kitty couch conundrum. Also, thank you for showing us the entire process, step by step. It really is so helpful, especially to a embroidery beginner. Fabulous job! 😄👏

[@GlitterSparkleGemstone]

Found this from a Twitter repost and I just have to say this is so creative.

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

10 hours NS $17,00 I CAN EMBROIDER!!!!!!!

[@Anamew3]

Came here from your Facebook post! Absolutely lovely job; reminds me of the couch version of Kintsugi (where they pour gold seams into broken ceramics). Definitely more beautiful now for having been a CATastrophe! 😂

[@LifeofDayy]

This is so great! It reminds me of Japanese Kintsugi art where they repair cracked pottery with gold. The conspicuous repair to the damaged area ends up making the object more beautiful than it was before it was broken. 😃

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

YES--THEY USE GOLD, AND FILL IN CRACKS!

[@k.v.8766]

I came here from the facebook post, THANK YOU. I've been wanting to do this for a while, I will do it to my couch! ❤

[@mpcmk3700]

I love how the perpetrator was in both the before and after photos I saw on Twitter. 🤣 This turned out lovely and is such a cool idea! Thank you for sharing it with us! 🥰

[@micheleb7898]

"Mom, you're messing up my artwork."

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

KITTY WATCHES AS HER "WORK" TURNS TO ART!!!!

[@jenelaina5665]

Came here from Twitter you're blowing up and this is awesome! Great work and super smart, love it!

[@evelyncortus6357]

Getting ready to fix up an old chair with rips and this was beautiful!

[@sis9622]

Awesome idea

[@LoriGreco]

Looks easy and wonderful. My sons couch has been used as a scratching post by his cat and I look forward to giving this a try! Thank you

[@micheleb7898]

Right? So many cats could have been saved from being de-clawed and re-homed had this been around decades ago. This is brilliant. Some one could turn this into a business.

[@lauraadan4199]

This is art

[@hnn.frdl.]

Saw this Video months ago and can't get it out of my head. Tomorrow i will start the project! Thanks so much for the Inspo ❤️ i hope it will go like i imagine it for months and my Cats don't destroy it in the minute i finished 😅

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

SPRAY RHW WITH WATER--- THEY WILL ASSOCIATE WET AND COUCH

[@N0rtthbound]

Coming from Twitter 👋🏻 Absolutely love 🥹 Sustainable and so cute! Honestly might try on my furniture that has not been ripped up up, just to give some boring furniture a personal flair 💚

[@Eden-original]

This was brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing. I can't wait to try it.

[@GreenFlowers]

Good work Bravo ❤

[@melrose4429]

So BEAUTIFUL!!! What an amazing idea!!

[@dorisgonzalez6987]

Fabulosa idea, me servirá para un vestido de chifon tela delicada donde se fueron unos hilos con el anillo en su estreno, gracias

[@legendofman12]

Anything looks better than a cat scratch, especially artisan work.

[@Celestial_Kumiho]

I absolutely love this!

[@HayleyandSimba]

I saw this on Pinterest and my cat started scratching my moms couch so I’m excited I can fix it for her!

[@alysgottafigureitout2482]

The culprit has returned to the scene of the crime

[@kimberlyporter9555]

Gorgeousness

[@kristinapaxton9686]

Amazing :D

[@greyheists]

Thank you for sharing your work, I'd love to try it with my own kitty destroyed couch! Have you had issues with your cat(s) destroying your newest handiwork?

[@stephanieLouise2914]

Hey! I had a little bit of an issue at the beginning because they were still use to using the couch as a scratching spot. I then put double sided sticky tape around/on the area and haven't had a lot of damage since!

[@mpd9695]

This is so cool! I'm thinking of upcycling a couch that's scratched up by a cat - do you think this would be possible to do if the fabric isn't ripped open at the seam? So just handling the needle from one side?

[@stephanieLouise2914]

I think you could try, but do the flowers and such you would need to have the under side (or so I believe?). There may be some other types of embrodiery or other flowers that you don't need to have that for? But I definitely thing you could still create something lovely. Or you could do what I did on the other side and cut open part of my couch for the flowers, but I know that's scary so whatever works best for you :).

[@gregoriolucas8480]

so...did you get rid of the cat?

[@stephanieLouise2914]

That, I did not :).