Description

The essential beginner’s guide to embroidery, with 8 simple projects and over 30 essential stitches, from renowned teacher Kate Cross.

This is a fully illustrated, must-have guide to embroidery stitches, complete with full-size traceable templates: perfect for absolute beginners, or for those wanting a recap.

In this complete course, embroidery expert and teacher Kate Cross covers everything you need to get started: essential tools and materials, preparing your fabric for embroidery, transferring your designs and making your first stitches. Clear step-by-step photographs and full-size traceable templates make it accessible for all, whether you are making your first stitch or revisiting the basics.

Take small steps and familiarize yourself with the terminology and techniques to master the essentials in no time at all. Kate combines helpful, friendly guidance with 8 colourful modern projects, each one teaching and consolidating new stitches. Choose from:

a needlecase
bookmark
two stunning hoop art embroideries
an embroidered headband
an embroidered necklace
a sweatshirt embroidery
a monogrammed napkin

Finally, discover how to put all your stitches into practice and create your own unique stitched ‘doodle embroidery journals’, perfect for celebrating special occasions or for everyday mindfulness.