Animal embroidery workbook Step-by-step techniques & patterns for 30 cute critters & more

Jessica Long

Book - 2020

This collection of embroidery patterns ranges in skill level from simple to more advanced, so there's something for everyone to try! With 208 pages and over 300 color photos and illustrations, this gorgeous book on embroidering will inspire you and expand your embroidery skills.

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Subjects
Genres
Pattern books
Published
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania : Landauer Publishing [2020]
Language
English
Main Author
Jessica Long (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781947163461
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Starting your Menagerie
  • 1. Materials and Supplies
  • 2. Pattern Transfer Techniques
  • 3. Getting Started
  • 4. Finishing Techniques
  • 5. Stitch Guide
  • Part 2. Critter Projects
  • 6. Easy Beginner Animals
  • Flower Crown Elephant
  • Dogs I've Known
  • Sketchy Owls
  • Floral Bunnies
  • Peacock Feather
  • Color-Changing Chameleon
  • Pacific Octopus
  • 7. Confident Beginner Creatures
  • Hummingbird And Hibiscus
  • Mr. Frog
  • Midnight Lovebirds
  • Wildflower Fawn
  • Liama Mamas
  • She Sews Seashells
  • Honeybee Love
  • 8. Beginner Thread Painting Critters
  • Cuddling Kitties
  • Leafy Cockatoo
  • Polar Pals
  • Embroidering Panda
  • Smiling Sloth
  • Sharing Squirrels
  • Unicorn Dance
  • Otterly Adorable
  • 9. Thread Painting a Menagerie
  • Hedgehog Bouquet
  • Happy Tabby
  • Koala Naptime
  • Woodland Fox
  • Hello, Giraffe
  • Fennec Fox Frame
  • Himalayan Red Panda
  • Spring Wreath Chickadees
  • Patterns
  • About the Author
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Embroidery instructor and pattern maker Long offers advice for novices and experienced hand embroiderers alike in this (almost too) adorable pattern book. She provides detailed instructions for embroidery novices, on everything from how many strands of floss to use for each project, to what kind of fabric works best on which hoops, to how to manipulate hoops to get a tighter fit. More advanced embroiderers will appreciate the tutorials on thread-painting, a particularly precise form of embroidery that uses single strands of floss in conjunction with long and short stitches to create shading and depth. Long dispenses tips on selecting the fabric best for projects and reminds crafters, "Our medium is forgiving and cheap, so don't be afraid to make mistakes." At times, the patterns themselves--a dancing unicorn, cuddling koalas, and an embroidering panda, among others--strike a childish note that some may find cloying, though it's hard to imagine many embroiderers objecting to an excessive dose of adorableness right now. Any embroiderer will be able to find something that speaks to them in this whimsical volume. (Sept.)

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