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Hand-Stitched Home: Embroidered Inspirations, Ideas, and Projects
A Hand-Stitched Home is one in which lovely embroidered designs personalize and enliven the space. These designs can be tiny embroidered details, decorative trims, or large, colorful pictures.
In this uniquely beautiful volume, five sections and twenty-four embroidery projects reveal how to turn your living space into an elegant, inviting Hand-Stitched Home.
Making Pictures
A needle and thread are perfect tools to paint pictures—like a countryside image to adorn bookends or a nautical scene to transform a scrap of fabric into artwork so lovely that it begs to be framed.
On the Edge
Simple decorative details can add beauty in the most unexpected of places. A light green print of ivy can embellish the edge of a chair cover, a print of kitchen supplies can makes shelf edging easy on the eyes.
At the Table
The kitchen is the heart of the home and the table is the heart of the kitchen. A vibrant pinwheel design makes a stunning tablecloth runner, names or initials on placemats will bring the whole family together at mealtime.
The Soft Stuff
Nothing lends itself as easily to embroidery as blankets and pillows. Textured violets on a pillow or bright, scattered flowers on a white quilt fill living rooms and bedrooms with comfort and cheer.
At the Window
Embroidery allows everyday objects to add grace to the home. A white thread design on a sheer curtain or an embroidered pelmet are delightful accessories to guide sunshine into the home.
In this uniquely beautiful volume, five sections and twenty-four embroidery projects reveal how to turn your living space into an elegant, inviting Hand-Stitched Home.
Making Pictures
A needle and thread are perfect tools to paint pictures—like a countryside image to adorn bookends or a nautical scene to transform a scrap of fabric into artwork so lovely that it begs to be framed.
On the Edge
Simple decorative details can add beauty in the most unexpected of places. A light green print of ivy can embellish the edge of a chair cover, a print of kitchen supplies can makes shelf edging easy on the eyes.
At the Table
The kitchen is the heart of the home and the table is the heart of the kitchen. A vibrant pinwheel design makes a stunning tablecloth runner, names or initials on placemats will bring the whole family together at mealtime.
The Soft Stuff
Nothing lends itself as easily to embroidery as blankets and pillows. Textured violets on a pillow or bright, scattered flowers on a white quilt fill living rooms and bedrooms with comfort and cheer.
At the Window
Embroidery allows everyday objects to add grace to the home. A white thread design on a sheer curtain or an embroidered pelmet are delightful accessories to guide sunshine into the home.
- GenresCraftsNonfictionSewing
144 pages, Paperback
First published May 23, 2013
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November 12, 2015
I loved this book for the inspiration it provided through the author's tips and personal experiences, rather than from the actual projects, although they all had a little something I liked. But it's by reading what kind of material the author used, or where she bought her finds and found her ideas that truly inspired me. Ideas like surrounding yourself by pretty things before beginning a project, keeping dried flowers and stems in small bottles to look at while embroidering, and scouring flea markets for antique lace and French linens.
The author mostly used antique or vintage fabrics for her projects, a luxury we don't all have, but I love how she used them and how she would sometimes inspire herself from the pattern on a piece of lace without actually using the lace itself in her project. It showed that you can really take inspiration from anything that speaks to you.
I really loved the creative side of this book, the reusing of antique fabrics to add a kick to everyday things, and I will definitely keep this book in mind when I start my next project.
The only downside of this book was that the embroideries were all a little too "bland" for me. It's all a matter of personal preferences, and the author clearly states that she isn't a fan of vintage embroidery full of vibrant colours, and that's exactly what I like, so for me her projects lacked a little spark and colour. But her designs were really pretty, and since we can choose whatever colour we please when we embroider, it didn't matter all that much. I wasn't a big fan either of where and how the embroideries were used; personally I have no plans to embroider a chair-back or the headboard of my bed, but again, since the patterns presented were really pretty, if I just change the colours and its utility/decoration, then it should all work very well. :)
The author mostly used antique or vintage fabrics for her projects, a luxury we don't all have, but I love how she used them and how she would sometimes inspire herself from the pattern on a piece of lace without actually using the lace itself in her project. It showed that you can really take inspiration from anything that speaks to you.
I really loved the creative side of this book, the reusing of antique fabrics to add a kick to everyday things, and I will definitely keep this book in mind when I start my next project.
The only downside of this book was that the embroideries were all a little too "bland" for me. It's all a matter of personal preferences, and the author clearly states that she isn't a fan of vintage embroidery full of vibrant colours, and that's exactly what I like, so for me her projects lacked a little spark and colour. But her designs were really pretty, and since we can choose whatever colour we please when we embroider, it didn't matter all that much. I wasn't a big fan either of where and how the embroideries were used; personally I have no plans to embroider a chair-back or the headboard of my bed, but again, since the patterns presented were really pretty, if I just change the colours and its utility/decoration, then it should all work very well. :)
March 26, 2014
Adorable.
September 14, 2022
will do ;
blanket cushion
dining chair cover
blanket cushion
dining chair cover
April 19, 2017
More sophisticated than most embroidery books I've looked at, this has a rather Martha Stewart-y feel to it. The little motifs are adorable without being cutesy. There are some project ideas that are different than the usual, too, such as a pair of book ends, a head board, and a liner for glazed cupboard doors. The projects aren't just for the embroidery, either, but how to make the whole item. This is going on my wishlist.
May 15, 2016
Okay, I skipped most of the stitch tutorials. The rest of the book was solid, though - a lot of the things weren't my style, but the author has excellent ideas for decorating with embroidery. Unlike a lot of craft books, the formatting was actually great as an ebook, too.
June 24, 2014
Cute projects, but none that I really wanted to do.
July 29, 2014
Nice ideas and templates for embroidering items around the house.
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