[Juby Aleyas Koll] Hand Embroidery for Left Handers

Description

Are you a left-handed embroiderer? If so, this book is for you! No more mental gymming and figuring out the stitch instructions from a right-hander’s world. And no matter if you are an absolute beginner or an advanced learner. Learn 150 hand embroidery stitches through step-by-step photographs with tips, techniques, patterns, and a lot more.

Hand Embroidery for Left Handers will take you through a treasure trove of stitches that you never knew existed. If you are an absolute beginner, there is an entire section with tips and techniques on how to handle needles, threads, fabric, hoops and other tools, making it an ideal reference guide. The techniques and guidance in this book are easy and use only essential tools. To make learning more comfortable, we have classified all the stitches into different Stitch Families. This book has a set of printable patterns too!

Sarah’s Hand Embroidery book includes:

• 150 hand embroidery stitches with step-by-step photographic illustrations
• More than 1000 photographs in 300 pages
• A categorized picture dictionary for you to select the stitches
• Stitch categories and stitch families
• Drawing, tracing and transferring patterns
• Hooping the fabric, separating the floss and threading the needle
• Methods for finishing and knotting the thread
• Color wheel and guide for picking colors
• Patterns with stitch guides and ideas
• Sample embroidery for each stitch family
• History and maps of traditional embroidery styles