Paperback, colour and black and white illustrations, 128 pages, W215mm x H255mm
Did you think embroidery was complicated, confined to flowers and a
major undertaking? This cute, crazy and clever little book will dispel
those myths and inspire you to take up a needle and thread even if it's
for the first time ever.
Fiona Goble is well qualified to write this
book as she set herself the task of producing a little embroidery for
every day of the year for her blog stitchaday.
The book is divided into
activities: eating, sleeping, working, relaxing, playing, dressing,
bathing and celebrating and there are four or five items and motifs
within each section.
The embroideries are shown on items made from plain
cotton (calico type), felt and wool (think old cream blanket type of
wool). While all the motifs are shown on pale or very pale pastel
backgrounds, colour is introduced in the form of colourful fabric
borders, trimmings, etc.
For each motif, there is also a 'Would also
work well on...' heading with suggestions for further uses of the little
embroidered designs. Some of the items are purchased (eg, clothing,
pillowcase), some are either really simple to make (eg, bookcover,
greeting card) or pretty simple to make (eg, bags, pencil case) where
instructions but not patterns for how to make them are given in a
sentence or two.
Some of the motifs and items are unadorned and some
have added details such as extra stitching, buttons, beads and
trimmings. It is suitable for anyone new to stitching; young
embroiderers; and, anyone looking to bring a light-hearted touch to
their home or wardrobe.