The Embroidery Handbook: All the Stitches You Need To Know To Create Gorgeous Designs

Popular Instagrammer Shah introduces the basics of embroidery in this easy-to-follow guide. A basic overview of embroidery supplies is followed by a tutorial covering the various methods of transferring designs to fabric, then a guide to basic and intermediate embroidery stitches. Each stitch tutorial includes close-up, full-color photographs with the needle path clearly illustrated with callouts; Shah includes expert tips for each stitch. Opportunities to practice each stitch are included in the projects, beginning with a series of six projects that use a single stitch throughout, allowing novices the opportunity to practice foundational embroidery stitches. These beginner projects are followed by seven multi-stitch decorative projects, as well as seven projects where embroidery is used as an embellishment on a garment or household accessory. Ready-to-trace versions of each pattern are included at the end of the book.