Basic Stitches (Craft Queen)

by KatieEbben (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.41

  Basic Stitches will teach you simple embroidery and inspire you with inventive ways to decorate and personalize everything from clothes to bed linen Basic Stitches introduces you to the creative possibilities of decorative stitching and simple embroidery. Taking items from the home and wardrobe, Katie Ebben demystifies the art of embroidery and teaches you easy ways to embellish soft furnishings and clothes to give them a personal touch. Whether making and embroidering lavender sachets for a present, edging a throw with blanket stitch in a contrasting colour, making this season's must-have hipster belt or decorating a simple clutch bag with satin stitch, there are plenty of stylish stitching ideas that are quick and easy to complete.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.41

  If your hand sewing is limited to the mending-when-necessary variety--stitching on buttons, repairing split seams--then you already have the skills necessary to make every project here. These 18 inventive projects for embellishing and personalizing clothes and soft furnishings are organized around the six basic and easy embroidery stitches: cross, blanket, line and chain, satin, feather, and insertion. Stylish photography and helpful line drawings outline every step, and a complete template guide is included, so in no time complete beginners will be stitching away. Take items from your home or wardrobe and with a few turns of the needle produce a 1920's-style floral skirt, a silk scarf with daisies dancing along the border, or an elegant two-toned cross-stitched tablecloth.