500 Simply Charming Designs for Embroidery Book Review

500 Simply Charming Designs for Embroidery
Provided by Design Originals
www.d-originals.com
Reviewed by Anne Rosean

Just because the technique has been around for ages, doesn’t make it impossible to do. Learn how to embroidery stitch with the help of Design Originals’ 500 Simply Charming Designs for Embroidery. Prefaced with embroidery basics for beginners and filled with hundreds of monograms and motifs, this book will satisfy anyone from the novice to the veteran embroiderer. Whether you have clothing or décor that you’d like to spruce up, or you’re looking to add an extra element into a new project, 500 Simply charming Designs for Embroidery will come to your aid.

What’s most striking about this fine collection of embroidery patterns is the layout. Incredibly simplified yet still comprehendible, this vast roundup presents a basic outline for every embroidery pattern in the book. Whether you’re seeking wildlife, baby patterns, or holiday icons to embroider, you’ll be able to identify what stitches are required for every motif. On one page you’ll find the embroidery pattern’s outline, on the other a dazzlingly clear photograph of the finished product. It’s as if you can reach out and touch these designs.

While the proficient seamstress will take great joy in these numerous patterns, the rookie will love them too. 500 Simply charming Designs for Embroidery makes a great gift for beginner crafters because of the accessibility of these patterns. No longer will anyone need to spend extra time absorbing the details of a pattern; these concise instructions convey the basics of embroidery in no time.
When guests admire your embroidered pillow or friends praise your monogrammed tote, you’ll need to remind yourself that you actually stitched those designs. They may look like heirlooms due to their fine stitchery, but your personal effects will carry a hand-sewn touch to them thanks to this delightful book. Make the choice and be inspired by 500 Simply Charming Designs for Embroidery.