Embroidery Designs Boho-Chic Everything You Need to Stitch 12 Nature-Inspired Patterns

by Fletcher, Kelly

• ISBN13: 9780760355183
• ISBN10: 0760355185
• Edition: Looseleaf
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2017-09-12
• Publisher: becker&mayer! Books

Summary

Embroidery Designs Boho-Chic is a fresh perspective on this classic art. Embroidery isn't just for granny's throw pillows anymore; grab your tools and start customizing everything!

Embroidery has flourished throughout different periods of history, from the courts of medieval Europe to the bohemian stitchers of the 1960s and ‘70s, all the way to today’s Scandinavian-inspired sewing enthusiasts.

Now, this endlessly evolving, but perennially popular, pastime is accessible to all! Loaded with step-by-step instructions for twelve stitch techniques, Embroidery Designs: Boho-Chic includes three sheets of iron-on transfers for twelve boho-chic designs, two stitching needles, a six-inch embroidery hoop, two pieces of white fabric, and ten skeins of six-stranded embroidery floss.
 
From raspberry borders to trendy folk birds, this colorful kit features boho-chic designs guaranteed to add flair to shirts, dresses, bags, throw pillows, wall hangings, anything and everything that could use some extra flair! With instructions for twelve different stitch techniques, the design possibilities are endless for seasoned stitchers and beginners alike.

Author Biography

Kelly Fletcher is a professional needlework designer and the founder of Kelly Fletcher Needlework Design. She is the author of the internationally published Embroidered Home, contributing artist to Margaret Rowan’s Handsewn and Petra Harms’ Stitch it Yourself, and the designer, writer, and stitcher behind the Embroidery Designs range of hand embroidery kits. Kelly is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she creates content for magazine, book, and kit publishers worldwide, and creates ebooks and hand embroidery patterns for her online shop. She favors creative surface embroidery, with its many stitches, and puts a contemporary spin on traditional stitches and techniques to create fresh designs that appeal to modern embroiderers. Find out more at www.kellyfletcher.co.za.

Kelly Fletcher is a professional needlework designer and founder of Kelly Fletcher Needlework Design in London. She is the author of the internationally published Embroidered Home, contributing artist to Margaret Rowan’s Stitch: The Complete Guide to Handsewing and Embellishing, and the writer behind the Sew Cute Embroidery Kit. She is now based in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she publishes digital magazine The Stitch & Thimble and manages her business through online shops on Etsy and Craftsy as well as her website, www.kellyfletcher.co.uk.