Embroider Your Life

£5.99

Embroider Your Life

Simple Techniques & 150 Stylish Motifs to Embellish Your World

Fashion and textile design Fashion and textile design: accessories Needlework and fabric crafts Embroidery crafts

Author: Nathalie Mornu

Dinosaur mascot

Language: English

Published by: DK

Published on: 12th September 2017

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 368 Mb

ISBN: 9780241889831


Embellish your world with 150 motifs designed by 20 of today''s most popular embroidery artists of Instagram and Etsy!

Perfect for beginners, Embroider Your Life is a beautiful, inspirational, step-by-step visual guide for all things embroidery. You''ll learn the simplest embroidery stitches and techniques, and see the creative ways embellishments can be used to personalize your head-to-toe wearables, accessories, and home goods!

Here''s what you''ll find in Embroider Your Life:

  • 150 stylish and modern motifs for people, numbers and words, animals and plants, geometric patterns, frames and wreaths, and much more
  • 4 detailed, step-by-step projects for stitching on paper, shadow work, sashiko, and stitching a house from a photo
  • Beautiful color photography and detailed illustrations to inspire your creativity and spark your imagination
  • Guidance on choosing tools and materials including hoops, thread types, and fabrics
  • Instructions for transferring motifs to materials, performing basic stitches, mounting fabric on a stretcher, fabric appliqué, and more

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