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The Beginner’s Guide to Embroidery

Name: The Beginner’s Guide to Embroidery
SKU: 270019
Price: 39.99 AUD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781800923638

Easy Techniques and 8 Fun Projects

Kate Cross

Description

In this complete course, perfect for absolute beginners, Kate Cross shows you everything you need to get started. She combines helpful, friendly guidance with 8 colourful modern projects, which build in complexity throughout the book, each one teaching and consolidating new stitches in achievable steps. Discover:

How to choose the right tools and materials
How to prepare your fabric, transfer your designs and cast on
How to make a range of over 30 stunning stitches, from simple embroidery staples like stem stitch and French knots to exciting stitches that will challenge and inspire you, such as trellis stitch, silk shading and raised stem band stitch
Clear step-by-step photographs for every single stitch
Full-size traceable templates (including a complete monogram alphabet), which make it easy to get stitching quickly
Choose from 8 simple-but-stunning designs: a sweet-and-simple needlecase featuring a needle and thread design; an elegant feather motif bookmark; two stunning hoop art embroideries featuring a vintage teaset; an embroidered floral headband; an embroidered fabric clutch bag with an elegant nautical design; a neckline-hugging floral sweatshirt embroidery; and a customisable monogrammed napkin, complete with full traceable alphabet