![]() In this book, I offer basic instructions for simple stitches, along with a generous selection of original embroidery patterns, which are also printed on transfer paper so you can easily iron them onto your fabric and stitch away. (I put most of my days to bed with a few stitches and a cup of chamomile tea.) I love the creative outlet embroidery provides, as well as its therapeutic properties. This time around, I have become particularly enamored with both making embroidery and creating patterns for stitching. But when I was asked to take part in an online embroidery swap a few years ago, there were those old skills, waiting for me to put them to use again. ![]() ![]() I thought I had long forgotten the skills I learned in those early years. Somehow, that bag hasn’t fallen apart in the slightest, despite almost 25 years of constant use. I still have the drawstring bag, stitched with the My Little Pony motif, that I completed at age sixteen for the practical part of my CSE (United Kingdom Certificate of Secondary Education) Needlework Exam. If you can make it, I’ll certainly try it.Įmbroidery was something I learned to do in school during needlework class, when I was eight years old. I have always loved to make things-from the paper clothes I made for my paper dolls, to curtains and quilts, to jam, and even to plants, which I like to propagate. Thank you also to Susanne Woods at Stash Books for this amazing opportunity and to Cynthia Bix for making all my words sound like I know what I’m talking about. J., who doesn’t know what to make of all this but goes along with it anyway and to my friend Zoe Harper for making light work of any crisis. Thank you to Cheryl Freydberg at Moda Fabrics for giving me the chance to design fabric for such a unique and wonderful company to my husband, P. Thank you to all my blog readers, who have given me the support I needed to push my creative ideas. This book would not exist without you-xoxo. This book is dedicated to Asha and Ciara thank you for putting all these playful ideas in my head.
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