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Wendi Gratz

How to Embroider Almost Everything

A Sourcebook of 500+ Modern Motifs + Easy Stitch Tutorials - Learn to Draw with Thread!

Wendi Gratz

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Quarry Books
03 December 2019

Embroidery crafts

Series: Almost Everything

How to Embroider Almost Everything is an inspiring, fun, and sophisticated collection of 500+ stitch motifs from embroidery designer Wendi Gratz that offers a fresh new take on embroidery.

Get a detailed checklist of everything you'll need to embark on your stitch journey: threads, needles, fabric, and more.

Find step-by-step tutorials for essential stitches and other techniques for creating the motifs, plus answers to common questions and invaluable tips and tricks.

Explore an amazing 500+ modern motifs for almost everything, including people and pets, trees and flowers, everyday objects, food, home, and more. Either re-create the motifs exactly as shown using the accompanying templates and stitch guides, or give them your own creative spin by changing details and colors to suit your own style.

How to Embroider Almost Everything helps you take your first steps to embroidering to your heart's content and creating beautiful drawings with needle and thread! Each book in the series offers readers a fun, comprehensive, and charmingly illustrated visual directory of ideas to inspire skill building in their creative endeavours.

By: Wendi Gratz
Imprint: Quarry Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9781631597893
ISBN 10: 1631597892
Series: Almost Everything
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 03 December 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments 3 Introduction 7 Getting Started FABRIC, THREAD, HOOPS, AND NEEDLES 8 Fabric 8 Thread 8 Embroidery Hoops 9 Needles 9 PATTERN TRANSFER SUPPLIES & METHODS 10 Pattern Transfer Supplies 10 How to Use Pencils and Erasable Pens 10 How to Use Pattern Transfer Stabilizer 11 WORKING WITH ALL TYPES OF FABRICS 12 Smooth, No-stretch Fabrics 12 Very Light or Thin Fabrics 12 Dark, Thick, Bumpy, Fuzzy, and Fluffy Fabrics 13 Stretchy Fabrics 13 STARTING & ENDING YOUR STITCHING 14 Starting Stitching 14 Ending Stitching 14 FINISHING YOUR STITCHING 15 THE BASIC STITCHES 16 Straight Stitch 16 Backstitch 18 Chain Stitch or Lazy Daisy 20 French Knot 22 Satin Stitch 24 GUIDE TO READING THE PATTERNS 25 Embroidery Stitch Patterns for Everything PLANTS Trendy Trees 26 Lovely Leaves 28 Flower Power 30 Favorite Houseplants 32 Selection of Succulents 34 ANIMALS Sweet Kitties 36 Devoted Dogs 38 Popular Pets 40 Creepy Crawlies 42 Woodland Creatures 44 Aquarium Swimmers 46 Under the Sea 48 Feathered Friends 50 Wise Owls 52 Barnyard Buddies 54 On Safari 56 Dinosaur Hunt 58 PEOPLE Girls Squad 60 Boys Team 62 Ladies 64 Gentlemen 66 OUT AND ABOUT Off to the Beach 68 Down on the Farm 70 Home Sweet Home 72 City Living 74 On the Road 76 Things That Go 78 AROUND THE HOUSE School Supplies 80 Let’s Get Cooking 82 Sweet Treats 84 It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere 86 Laundry Day 88 Tool Shed 90 AT PLAY Classic Toys 92 Keys to the Kingdom 94 Fantasy Land 96 Space Race 98 Pirate Life 100 Monster Mash 102 CELEBRATE Birthday Bash 104 Love & Cheers 106 Baby News 108 WEATHER & SKIES Let It Snow 110 Sun, Moon & Stars 112 Stormy Weather 114 LETTERS & MORE Classic Alphabet 116 Numbers & Banners 118 Fancy Frames 120 Zodiac Signs 122 Paisley Power 124 Beautiful Borders 126 Resources 128 About the Author 128

Wendi Gratz is the creator of ShinyHappyWorld.com, where she offers free video tutorials and sells her embroidery, sewing, quilting, and crochet amigurumi patterns designed especially for beginners. Wendi's sweet, happy style is influenced by her more than 20 years of experience in children's books. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

Reviews for How to Embroider Almost Everything: A Sourcebook of 500+ Modern Motifs + Easy Stitch Tutorials - Learn to Draw with Thread!

Embroidery has been around for ages, and there are encyclopedias full of complicated stitches, but when it comes down to it, all you really need are lines, dots, and teardrops.With just a few basic stitches (you'll learn them all in this book), you can stitch anything you can imagine. In this book you'll find about 500 designs t get you started -- everything from alligators, bicycles, and corn on the cob through washing machines, yucca plants, and zebras. * Sew News *