Moderator answers:

I would suggest you purchase a book to begin obviously for beginners.

Also purchase a kit with a simple design so you get the basics.

Then you can experiment with you own designs.

When you are learning new stitches have a separate piece of fabric to practice the stitches.

Moderator answers:

The easiest way to transfer your own work to embroidery design is to follow these easy steps:
1) draw out (on paper) the design you want to embroider
2) place a piece of onion skin paper or tissue paper over the design and trace it onto the lighter paper – the reason for this is that it makes it easier for the transfer to come out on your fabric as the paper is thinner
3) place the piece of fabric you want to use on a hard surface – the kitchen table will do – make sure there are no wrinkles in the fabric and that it is smooth (iron it if necessary)
4) place a piece of transfer paper (paper side up) on the fabric where you want the design – tape it in place
5) place the onion skin or tissue paper where you transferred your design on top of the transfer paper where you want the design to appear – tape it in place to make sure the design doesn’t move.
6) retrace your design using a fine ballpoint pen (I find this works better than a pencil) – pressing firmly and making sure that you don’t tear the tissue paper.
7) when complete, remove the tape and paper and voila! A design ready to embroider

Moderator answers:

At the sewing store (JoAnns), look thru the Pattern books, specifically for home decor/embellishment section. You should find some patterns dedicated to hand embroidery.

The other option is to stencil or trace the pattern onto the jeans, then sew over it. In the painting section of same store, you’ll find some stencils.

Good luck…