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Embroidery for Everyone is an ideal beginner's guide to embroidery that includes 50+ easy-to-follow patterns covering a range of themes.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION
TOOLS & MATERIALS
STITCH GUIDE
Patterns
1 Smart Fox
2 Adorable Apple
3 Happy Bird
4 Cozy Cottage
5 Folk Butterfly
6 Friendly Fish
7 Embellished Flower
8 Jolly Snowman
9 Lovely Heart
10 Morning Mug
11 Planted Flower
12 Charming Raccoon
13 Beetle
14 Bumblebee
15 Butterfly
16 Dandelion
17 Dragonfly
18 Flowers & Sprigs
19 Hummingbird
20 Ladybug
21 Leaves
22 Mushrooms
23 Seedpods
24 Water Lily
25 Pretty Posy
26 Springtime Rabbit
27 Ice Cream
28 Sailboat
29 Autumn Leaves
30 Pumpkin
31 Snowflakes
32 Mittens
Borders & Decorations
33 Raspberry Border
34 Blue Flower Border
35 Tulip Border
36 Blue Diamond Border
37 Diamond
38 Feathers
39 Folk Birds
40 Folk Flowers
41 Pocket Leaf
42 Circular Motif
43 Foliage Motif
44 Blue Neckline
Monograms
45 Elegant Monogram
46 Laurel Monogram
47 Floral Monogram
48 Grand Monogram
49 Rustic Monogram
50 Romantic Monogram
TEMPLATES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
About the author
Kelly Fletcher is a professional needlework designer and the founder of Kelly Fletcher Needlework Design. She is the author of the internationally published Embroidered Home, contributing artist to Margaret Rowan's Handsewn and Petra Harms' Stitch it Yourself, and the designer, writer, and stitcher behind the Embroidery Designs range of hand embroidery kits. Kelly is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she creates content for magazine, book, and kit publishers worldwide, and creates ebooks and hand embroidery patterns for her online shop. She favors creative surface embroidery, with its many stitches, and puts a contemporary spin on traditional stitches and techniques to create fresh designs that appeal to modern embroiderers. Find out more at kellyfletcher.co.za.
Summary
It’s true: anyone can learn the art of hand embroidery! This beginner-friendly guide comes with over 50 embroidery patterns so you can put your new skills to work.
Author Kelly Fletcher brings enthusiasm and joy for the needlecrafts through both traditional techniques and innovation. With easy-to-follow instructions, Embroidery for Everyone guides you through an array of stitching techniques and decoration ideas. The patterns offer a wide range of subjects to choose from:
- Cute animal patterns
- Boho chic borders and motifs
- Winter snowflakes and snowmen
- Thanksgiving turkey
- Springtime bunnies and flowers
You will learn to
embellish clothing,
create beautiful needlecraft art with nature and folk images, and make handmade
heirloom seasonal decorations.
With a plenitude of patterns to choose from,
Embroidery for Everyone includes something for everyone!
Additional text
“Aims to encourage beginners and more knowledgeable crafters to experience the activity of embroidery as a way to practice mindfulness, as something to keep one’s hands busy, and as a way to celebrate the imperfection and uniqueness each artist creates. …This will be a desirable guide to embroidery for many crafters.”
