Beginner's Guide to Embroidery and Needle Painting: Create Your Own Nature-Inspired Designs with 18 Projects (Landauer) Learn How to Design Thread Painting Patterns from Photos Step-by-Step - Softcover

Sarah Godfrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1639810048 ISBN 13: 9781639810048

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

The perfect source of inspiration for embroidery artists!

• 18 step-by-step projects for hoops, jewelry pendants, embroidered clothing, and accessories that slowly progress in difficulty
• Full-size patterns, a thread color conversion chart, and thorough insight on how to design and create original nature portraits
• Helpful overviews on tools, materials, embroidery stitches, and essential skills required throughout the projects
• Stitch guide with essential technique tutorials for French knots, backstitch, split stitch, and straight stitch
• Clear design guidance for each stage of creating an embroidery pattern, from finding inspiration and taking a photo to sketching, making a custom template, transferring the pattern, and more
• Author Sarah Godfrey is a talented fiber artist, designer, owner of The Lake of Spring, and author of Organza Hoop Art

This one-of-a-kind, step-by-step project guide will show you how to capture the beauty of nature in stunning hand embroidery patterns and realistic thread portraits you've designed yourself!

Featuring complete overviews on tools, materials, and various skills and techniques to know, this 104-page resource includes 18 realistic embroidery projects of birds, flowers, mushrooms, and more. But you'll not only learn how to make gorgeous works of realistic embroidery art, you'll also learn how to capture, design, and embroider your very own original patterns!

From finding your subject and taking a photo to making it into a line art template, thread painting, and so much more, this inspiring, skill-building guide will take your embroidery to the next level, whether you're a beginner or an experienced embroiderer.

Projects and templates include:

• Feather Pendant
• Forget-Me-Not Pendant
• White Feather Oval Hoop
• Red Rose
• Mushroom Collar
• Chickadee Portrait
• Bumblebee Beret
• Tiger Lily
• Crocus Tote Bag
• Wild Strawberry Hat
• Monarch Butterfly Bandana
• Daffodil
• Ghost Flower
• Pansy
• Bright Tulip
• Cardinal
• Blossoms and Branches
• Fall Leaf

Get started creating your own nature-inspired designs from start to finish and let your embroidery bloom, with Beginner's Guide to Embroidery and Needle Painting!

"Sarah Godfrey's new book is filled with gorgeous nature-inspired patterns and instructions that demystify the thread-painting process."
—Beth Stackhouse, author of Lovely Little Embroideries

"Both beginner and experienced embroiderers will find inspiration in the stunning botanical projects."
—Alexandra Stratkotter, author of The Embroidered Closet

"Sarah's detailed guide is the perfect resource for any stitcher looking to grow their skillset and celebrate nature."
—Olivia Skelhorne-Gross, author of Round & Round the Garden: Nursery Rhymes and Songs

About this title

About the Author

Sarah Godfrey is an embroidery artist, illustrator, and designer with a passion for color, texture, and the beauty of nature. She is the owner of The Lake of Spring online shop, where she offers downloadable embroidery patterns, art prints, finished hoops, and one-of-a-kind upcycled garments. In 2020, she was selected as the Artist in Residence at the Schneider Haus National Historic Site, where her solo exhibition focused on her hand embroidery, block printing, and illustration work. To see more of her art, visit her website (TheLakeOfSpring), Etsy (thelakeofspring), or Instagram (@thelakeofspring). When she's not pursuing her artistic practice, she works full-time in Marketing in Ontario, Canada where she lives with her husband and son.

From the Back Cover

Let Your Embroidery Bloom!

The perfect source of inspiration for new embroidery artists, Beginner's Guide to Embroidery and Needle Painting will show you how to capture the beauty of nature through stunning stitches! Featuring 18 nature-inspired embroidery projects—including pendant necklaces, hoops, clothes, and accessories—you'll not only learn how to make gorgeous works of realistic embroidery art, but you'll also learn how to design your very own patterns. From finding your subject and taking a photo to making it into a line-art template, thread painting, and more, this skill-building guide will take your embroidery to the next level!

What's Inside:

• Detailed overviews of tools, materials, and how to design your own original patterns
• A stitch guide featuring essential technique tutorials
• 18 realistic embroidery projects with birds, flowers, mushrooms, and more that slowly progress in difficulty
• Ready-to-use pattern templates for each featured project
• A helpful thread color conversion chart

Sarah Godfrey is an embroidery artist, illustrator, and designer with a passion for the beauty of nature. She is the author of Organza Hoop Art and the owner of The Lake of Spring online shop. To see more of Sarah's art, visit her on her website (TheLakeOfSpring), on Etsy (thelakeofspring), or on Instagram (@thelakeofspring).

Sarah Godfrey's new book is filled with gorgeous nature-inspired patterns and instructions that demystify the thread-painting process.
—Beth Stackhouse, author of Lovely Little Embroideries

Both beginner and experienced embroiderers will find inspiration in the stunning botanical projects.
—Alexandra Stratkotter, author of The Embroidered Closet

Sarah's detailed guide is the perfect resource for any stitcher looking to grow their skillset and celebrate nature.
—Olivia Skelhorne-Gross, author of Round & Round the Garden: Nursery Rhymes and Songs

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1639810048
• ISBN 13: 9781639810048
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 104