Beginning Embroidery Resources

Sylvia Pippen –– This mini forty-eight-page book is packed with mega information on all the key sashiko basics! Best-selling author Sylvia Pippen shares everything from a bit of history and applications for sashiko to the necessary supplies,...

Shirley Hudson –– Capture the magic of holidays (and every day!) with 30 hand-embroidery projects. Starting with simple stitches, you’ll add sweet sayings and motifs to home decor and gifts. Sew up country-cute pincushions, modern mug...

Kim Schaefer –– Fun, fresh, fusible! Fifty happy flowers and friends to stitch Cozy up to wool appliqué with fifty colorful garden blocks to mix and match! Best-selling author Kim Schaefer shares seven easy fusible appliqué...

Christen Brown –– Keep over thirty essential embroidery stitches at your fingertips Get the pocket guide to embroidery that everyone's talking about—a sixty-four page mini book that's perfect to take on the go! Keep your favorite...

Aneela Hoey  –– French knot it, flaunt it! Revive your love for hand stitching with 31 fresh embroidery designs! Showcase your needlework on 5 pretty, practical projects—a drawstring bag, clutch, flex case, change purse, and zipper...

Laura Wasilowski –– Stitch playful projects Dive into Laura’s 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 basic...

Melissa Averinos –– Go ahead, make a face! Discover how to create freeform, raw-edge appliqué faces using Melissa Averinos' fun, creative process. Melissa walks you through the process step by step, from a comprehensive lesson on...

Aneela Hoey –– Happy stitching on the go! It's grown-up playtime! Choose from more than 100 original embroidery designs, hand-drawn with a modern take on retro style. Each pattern is printed on handy transfer paper-tear out the page, trim...

Joen Wolfrom –– Perfect colors every time! It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...1. Start with your desired color card2. Choose one of the color scheme options3. Find the corresponding companion color cards to create the perfect color combination...

Judith Baker Montano –– The Must-Have Reference Guide for Hand Needlework • Compact, take-anywhere guide to more than 180 stitches and stitch combinations for hand embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, and crazy quilting •...