Joyful Stitching: Transform Fabric with Improvisational Embroidery
Enjoy the delightful world of embroidery and learn how to create small, free-form embroidery pieces that are alive with color and texture. With instructions for 21 embroidery stitches and 6 projects, all in Laura’s signature colorful, whimsical style, you’ll transform a flat, plain surface into a joyful, design-packed art piece. Stitch on wool, felt, or silk, and enjoy the simple pleasure of slow stitching. Includes a gallery of artwork and display ideas.
These 6 embroidery projects are full of glorious color and stitchery. They range from easy to more time consuming projects. Step-by-step directions guide you through the process of creating the work and detailed images with written instruction show you how to make the various embroidery stitches.
A Tasty Bite of Apple (on wool)
A Rare Song Bird (on wool)
Love at First Stitch (on felt)
Hand of Fortune (on silk)
Yellow House Landscape (on silk)