Embroider Your Life: Simple Techniques & 150 Stylish Motifs to Embellish Your World

by DK

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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

  • ISBN10 1465464859
  • ISBN13 9781465464859
  • Publish Date 12 September 2017
  • Publish Status Remaindered
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher DK Publishing
  • Imprint Dorling Kindersley