Cathy's review
Doodle-Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners
by Aimee Ray
Cathy's review
Doodle-Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners by Aimee Ray
Cathy's review
rating:
bookshelves:
nonfiction
recommended for: crafty sorts who want to try embroidery
This book is pretty nifty. Ray gives you templates for a bunch of projects, but the spirit behind it is really to encourage you to "doodle" your own designs. Ray's artwork and embroidery are very pretty (although she has a very specific style and the designs never deviate far from it), and she has great ideas and patterns for creations you can embellish -- sleep masks, book marks, lampshades, etc. The stitch diagrams and photographs are really clear and useful, too. There's a lot of inspiration here for those who'd like to design their own creations ... or if you like Ray's style, you could stitch for quite a while and embellish all your worldly goods with little birds and paisleys and curly tendrils.
