Plant Lady Embroidery: 300 Botanical Embroidery Motifs & Designs to Stitch

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Brimming with over 300 botanical motifs, this wonderful resource will provide inspiration and instructions for embroidery artists and flower ladies everywhere. This collection features designs including flowers, ferns, succulents, leaves, bees and garden scenes. The books includes basic embroidery instruction for stitches and transferring designs onto fabric.

Original designs and clear instructions make this book a must have for any embroidery enthusiast’s library. 
 

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Plant Lady Embroidery: 300 Botanical Embroidery Motifs & Designs to Stitch

How to Use This Book

Each motif in this book comes with a stitch guide, which includes all the information you’ll need to stitch up the design, as well as a full-size template that can be traced easily. At the top of each page, you’ll also find some general information that applies to all the motifs included on that page. The following guide explains how to read the embroidery diagrams.

A. Motif Number: Use the motif number to locate your design. These numbers are also included on the photos of the stitched motifs at the beginning of the book.

B. Stitch Name: These labels indicate which stitch to use for each element of the design. Note: The word “stitch” is omitted from these labels in order to save space. Refer to the Embroidery Stitch Guide on pages 48–53 for instructions on making each of the 15 basic stitches used in this book.

C. Number of Strands: The circled numbers (for example: ②) indicate how many strands of embroidery floss to use when making a stitch.

D. Color Number: These numbers indicate the required floss color. Olympus brand floss was used to stitch the designs in this book. A conversion chart for DMC brand is included on page 55.

Stitch Guides for:

Orchids & Chrysanthemums
Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Flowers
Flower Branches
Fruit Trees
Herbs
Wildflowers & Mushrooms
Cacti & Succulents
Tropical Plants

Herbs

Instructions: Pages 92–95

Design & Embroidery: Yasuko Shibata

Wildflowers & Mushrooms

Instructions: Pages 96–99

Design & Embroidery: Yasuko Sebata

Foliage Plants

Instructions: Pages 108–111

Design & Embroidery: Horiuchi Sayuri

Project Inspiration Gallery: Try embroidering a pretty flower or some gorgeous greenery onto everyday items for a special touch. These colorful blooms are sure to brighten your day!

Brooches

Stitch an elegant rose motif onto felt, then attach a pin to the back to create a wearable work of art.

Motifs 3 and 8 on page 56

Blouse

Embellish a linen blouse with a small floral motif.

Motif 189 on page 94

Sampler

This spring flower sampler will brighten up any room.

Motifs 56–62 on page 68

Oven Mitt

Add a few fruit-themed motifs to customize your kitchen gear.

Motifs 238 and 239 on page 104

Embroidery Stitch Guide: All of the designs in this book were made with 15 basic embroidery stitches. The following guide illustrates how to make each stitch.

FRENCH KNOT

A. Draw the needle out at 1. Wrap the thread around the needle tip twice.

B. Insert the needle back through the fabric at 2, just next to 1. Hold the wraps against the fabric as you pull the needle and thread through the fabric to complete the knot.

C. For smaller French knots, wrap the thread around the needle only once.

LAZY DAISY STITCH

A. Draw the needle out at 1. Wrap the floss around the needle tip. Insert the needle at 2 (this is actually the same hole as 1), then draw the needle out again at 3.

B. This is the same process used to make a chain stitch as shown on page 49.

C. Pull the needle and floss through the fabric until a small loop remains. Insert the needle at 4, making a tiny straight stitch to secure the loop.

SATIN STITCH

A. Draw the needle out at 1, insert it at 2, then draw the needle out again at 3.

B. Continue stitching from outline to outline to fill the area.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quarry Books (April 28, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1631598457
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1631598456
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.35 x 0.55 x 10.3 inches

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