Whip your sewing area into shape Celebrate and use your sewing skills with well-known and popular designer Aneela Hoey's 15 stylish yet functional patterns for a wide variety of sewing organizers. Designed to work together, many of the smaller projects fit into larger ones and can be made into a coordinating set. Showcase trendy fat quarters and half-yards or use up odds and ends of your favorite fabric as you make cute containers for yourself, to...

Masako Wakayama shares twelve feel-good projects in the American design aesthetic. Sample techniques like sewing, wool applique, punch needle, quilting, and embroidery!

"A technique and project guide for crewel embroidery designs using modern motifs and color palettes. Complete instructions for 15 original designs, including pillow, belt, brooch, pouch, pincushions, and hooped work. Extensive embroidery stitch guide and illustrations"--

Hardanger embroidery is a Norwegian technique that uses simple stitches and pulled threads to create beautiful geometric designs. This book is a complete, easy-to-follow introduction to the craft. • Step-by-step instructions for stitching 43 different embroidery building blocks, from basic squares to more intricate motifs • Charts and instructions for 18 projects show just a few of the ways these building blocks can be put together to create...

In this collection of Embroidery Stitches, I have endeavoured to place before those artists who are interested in needlecraft an exposition of the most useful and artistic stitches that have formed a part of my own work during several years' study and practice of Art Embroidery. Some of these will be familiar to Needle-artists: others will serve to exemplify how, in process of working, fresh stitches may be evolved from old ones or how, when originality...

Curious crafters looking for a fun, new hobby look no further! Punch needle artist and instructor Andie Solar provides the perfect introduction with 13 colorful and well-designed projects organized from beginner to advanced, and is kid-friendly too. Each project includes step-by-step instructions, full-color pattern, and tips to help you along the way. This comprehensive guide contains information about the various punch needles, which yarn is best...

Make a Beautiful Embroidered Garden Come to Life Imagine an idyllic garden filled with your favorite spring flowers - now you can make it come to life with this step-by-step guide to embroidering a beautiful garden scene! Find concise instruction on how to stitch 23 different spring flowers and trees. You'll learn how using unique adaptations of only four basic stitches - Straight, Detached Chain, Buttonhole and French Knots. Both novice and experienced...

Stitch your very own garden Explore your stitching versatility with this comprehensive guide by learning to use any thread and embroidery stitch you desire! Jennifer Clouston shares how to make the most of the thread you already own by introducing hundreds of stitch and fiber combination options to create your own unique flower garden. From textured stems and leaves to colorful bunches of flowers, your end result will look and feel like a true artistic...

Stash-busting embroidery projects for home décor, clothes, and accessories with folk art-inspired designs, by author of Modern Folk Embroidery. Big Embroidery is all about stitching beautiful designs up fast using yarn instead of embroidery thread. Designer Nancy Nicholson has created a collection of stunning designs based on traditional crewel work, and adapted them for a modern audience using everyday yarn. Crewel embroidery is traditionally...

Floral Embroidery reawakens the age-old practice of embroidery, giving to it a new and modern twist. In this book, you will find 10 embroidery patterns that weave together stunning colours, ancient stitches, and florals picked from your grandmother's garden. From simple patterns, to more complex and intricate pieces, your creativity will grow and flourish. You will learn to stitch dusty pink roses, leaves and stems that will trail to the edges of...