Teeny Tiny Menagerie: 380 Whimsical & Wonderful Animal Embroidery Motifs

by Noriko Komurata

Let your imagination run wild with this book, featuring 380 enchanting animal embroidery motifs. Using traditional embroidery, cross stitch, and applique techniques, you can create motifs, borders, and alphabets unlike any you've seen before."

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference

120 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2014

Reviews

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm definitely borrowing this again - just don't have time to put any of it into practice. Cute, cute designs including some border patterns and cross stitch if that's your thing. But mostly embroidery.

[Janna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute patterns, easy to follow

Got this book from the library and the patterns are really cute and the instructions are great for beginners. I'll be adding the little owls to my personal pieces, but I especially love the tiny spider. You'll know it when you see it.

[AJ Conroy · Rating 5 out of 5]

adorable animal designs. clear instructions

[Kelly Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun embroidery book

I love small embroidery and these animals are perfect. I will definitely get a lot of use from this book!

[Kelly H. (Maybedog) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The overview instructions have clear accompany photos. Each motif has it's own instructions with the colors stitches for each part. Some of the motifs are only in cross stitch and others use a wide range of stitches. The cross stitch designs don't look as nice in these tiny motifs.

The motifs are indeed tiny and range from representative to whimsical. There aren't any projects but with the individual instructions for each motif and both the design and a photo of the actual finished product, and a few pictures of samples, I feel the book doesn't need them.

[Beverly]

After hearing Sarah from Fiber Trek talk about this book, I had to have a copy. While it doesn't include pattern instructions (well, not really...some ideas, though), the info on embroidery is useful, and the drawings are darling. I foresee a lot of tiny critters peeking out of pockets in my future!

[Trinity · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was four stars until the borders and alphabets earned the fifth star. Amazing.

[Laurla2]

-mostly embroidery with a small amount of cross stitch. very cute stuff, but i dont have embroidery skills.

-still, found two cute boarder patterns in cross stitch.