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Beginner's Guide to Embroidery and Needle Painting

Sarah Godfrey

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Make your own embroidery patterns and thread portraits that are inspired by the nature that surrounds you This step-by-step guide will show you how to take what you see and admire in real life and recreate it into beautiful hand embroidery you've designed yourself.

Featuring complete overviews on tools, embroidery stitches and various skills and techniques to know, the book not only includes 18 realistic embroidery projects of natural objects, but it also walks you through how to capture and embroider your 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 is sure to take your embroidery to the next level.