Description
Fat, striped, sweet, or grumpy, this book offers 380 embroidery stitch patterns for cat lovers. Each of the 15 themed pattern sets offers a variety of designs that range from simple to complex and includes photos of the finished patterns, a stitch guide, and full-size templates.
From kitty corners and borders to classic felines and festive holiday cats, Cat Lady Embroidery has a cat to embroider for every occasion. With an overview of tools and materials, instructions on getting started, a thread conversion chart, and a step-by-step review of the 15 basic embroidery stitches used, this book is perfect for embroiderers of all skill levels.
About the Author
Reviews
"A whopping 380 embroidery patterns, exclusively for moggies. What's not to love?" * Love Sewing *
A ideal instruction manual for embroidery beginners, as well as anyone looking for fun and simple patterns, the original designs and clear instructions comprising Cat Lady Embroidery is a 'must have' for any embroidery enthusiasts library and is unreservedly recommended for personal and community library needlecraft instructional reference collections. * Midwest Book Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9781589239647
Author Applemints
Format Paperback
Page Count 120
Imprint Creative Publishing International, US
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
From kitty corners and borders to classic felines and festive holiday cats, Cat Lady Embroidery has a cat to embroider for every occasion. With an overview of tools and materials, instructions on getting started, a thread conversion chart, and a step-by-step review of the 15 basic embroidery stitches used, this book is perfect for embroiderers of all skill levels.
Created by a group of amazingly talented artists, this collection contains a variety of different embroidery styles, so there are folk art-inspired cats, cartoon-style cats, trendy cat-themed patches, and realistic pet portrait-style motifs. There's even a project inspiration gallery showcasing wonderful ways to use these motifs-maybe you'll be inspired to embroider a cat peeking out from a shirt pocket or smiling up at you from a pair of slippers.
Inspire your inner cat lady with these and more original designs:- Breed-specific feline faces
- Stretching, sleeping, hiding, eating, and playing cats
- Mummy, vampire, and witch cats for Halloween
- Santa, reindeer, and angel cats for Christmas
- Sailor, baker, musician, and other dressed-up cats
- Cat alphabets in three different styles
- Cats with plants and flowers
About the Author
Applemints, a publisher based in Tokyo, Japan, is well known for their craft titles.
Reviews
"A whopping 380 embroidery patterns, exclusively for moggies. What's not to love?" * Love Sewing *
A ideal instruction manual for embroidery beginners, as well as anyone looking for fun and simple patterns, the original designs and clear instructions comprising Cat Lady Embroidery is a 'must have' for any embroidery enthusiasts library and is unreservedly recommended for personal and community library needlecraft instructional reference collections. * Midwest Book Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9781589239647
Author Applemints
Format Paperback
Page Count 120
Imprint Creative Publishing International, US
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
