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How to Embroider Texture and Pattern: 20 Designs that Celebrate Pattern, Color, and Pop-Up Stitching
Embroider the beauty of nature. A complete guide to adding studding textures, colors, patterns, and other eye-catching details to your hand-stitched projects, this must-have book is a beautiful, skill-building resource for embroidery enthusiasts of any skill level! You'll experiment with printed fabrics and unique stitches in this exciting new approach to embroidery. Featuring studding hoop projects inspired by landscapes--from the mountain ranges of Washington and the desert arches of Utah to the hidden beach coves of Mexico and the tropical waterfalls of Hawaii--these designs will help you take your embroidery skills to the next level and capture the art, patterns, and textures of nature, one stitch at a time!
What's inside:
- Overviews on materials, supplies, transferring patterns, and other embroidery basics
- An illustrated stitch glossary with 33 tutorials for need-to-know embroidery stitches
- 20 hoop projects with step-by-step instructions, photography, stitch guides, and patterns
- Embroidery projects that start simple and slowly progress in difficulty
- Guidance on how to finish the back of your hoop projects
What's inside:
- Overviews on materials, supplies, transferring patterns, and other embroidery basics
- An illustrated stitch glossary with 33 tutorials for need-to-know embroidery stitches
- 20 hoop projects with step-by-step instructions, photography, stitch guides, and patterns
- Embroidery projects that start simple and slowly progress in difficulty
- Guidance on how to finish the back of your hoop projects
- GenresCraftsNonfictionArt
160 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2023
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September 2, 2023
Great variety of patterns. They are all landscapes so I wish the title reflected that, but the designs are beautiful and does teach ways to add more texture to embroidery. There is a ton out of this book I want to try for myself
December 31, 2023
One I’ll be buying. Great reference for stitches and interesting projects.
May 14, 2024
I learned a ton of new stitches and techniques from this book. It was so fun to try different landscapes and fabrics! A great resource for anyone wanting to progress with embroidery and needle crafts!
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January 30, 2025Have not used any of the designs in this book yet, but I definitely plan to. The extensive use of nature and national parks are great subjects.
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