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

by Nathalie Mornu

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781465464859
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	09/12/2017
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	662,592
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Nathalie Mornu created her first piece of embroidery more than 10 years ago. She has written and edited craft books since 2003 and is the author of the bestselling A Is for Apron. Her other titles include Knit & Wrap, Quilt It with Wool, Contemporary Bead & Wire Jewelry, and Leather Jewelry.

Editorial Reviews

10/15/2017
Mornu (Quilt It with Wool) jumps on the hand embroidery bandwagon with this collection of embroidery ideas and ready-to-use motifs. The introductory chapter covers the basics—transferring designs, choosing fibers, standard stitches, and finishing techniques—followed by thematic collections of motifs. Each of the motif pages includes a small selection of traceable motifs, as well as a variety of ideas for use, including the usual (embellishing ready-made clothes, hoop art) and the less common (stitching on paper, embroidered buttons and jewelry). Mornu cleverly balances them between contemporary hipster and traditional style, and the suggested projects may help stitchers devise unique ideas for using embroidery as an embellishment. VERDICT Embroidery is on the upswing among crafters, and Mornu's nicely organized collection is full of helpful tutorials and clever ideas.

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