The Complete Beginner's Guide to Embroidery

by Esme Clemo

There’s something therapeutic about taking a piece of fabric and turning it into something wonderful.

Whether you’re adorning it with a flowery motif, cross stitching the name of a newborn or creating something colorful for your wall, the punching of the needle through a fat quarter or Aida and the rustle of the thread that follows is incredibly calming. In Beginner’s Guide to Embroidery, you can experience this for yourself.

Regardless of if you’re a needlework novice or a seasoned sewer, we’ve laid out all the tools and techniques you need to get started. The wide range of projects you’ll find in these pages mean that you’ll never be short of gifts for birthdays, holidays, Christenings or those ‘just because’ moments.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your needle and thread, that all-important cup of tea, and turn the page to learn all about the magical world of embroidery.

Great projects to get you started
Animal clocks
Bee Needlebook
Floral purse
Elephant cushion
Bird tote bag

144 pages, Hardcover

Published March 1, 2023

Reviews

[Mircah Foxwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was okay, but not amazing. As a beginner's book, it seemed to make a number of assumptions about what the reader knew or could figure out on their own. It also tried to addressed both hand and machine embroidery, but in my own experience, machine embroidery requires more than a quick introduction to be success. I also did not like most of the "projects", most of which seemed impractical.
The pages that detailed how to do the different types of embroidery stitches were okay, but nothing I couldn't easily get off the internet.

[Susan]

Some very basic information and embroidery stitches. Lots of small projects but nothing I personally was interested in. Very nice illustrations and easy to follow directions, but because I didn't try any of them, I don't feel that I can rate it.