Embroidered Botanicals : Beautiful Motifs That Explore Stitching with Wool, Cotton, and Metalic Threads

About the book

Stitch simple and striking embroidery designs with wool, cotton, pearl cotton, and metallic threads. Japanese artist Yumiko Higuchi is celebrated for her embroidery designs with a Scandinavian flair. The motifs and patterns she offers here are true to her trademark zakka style: simple and graphic yet softened with organic shapes and imagery drawn from nature. The result is embroidery that feels modern and nostalgic all at once. In Embroidered Botanicals, Higuchi offers 39 embroidery projects highlighting the distinctive quality of different threads. With motifs created specifically for different types of thread-wool, cotton, pearl cotton, and metallic-makers will become better versed in the materials available to them. With beautiful photographs, clear step-by-step instructions, and detailed diagrams, this book will be an inspiring guide for those new to embroidery and a fresh and unique offering for those experienced with needle and thread.

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Yumiko Higuchi Biography

Higuchi, Yumiko Yumiko Higuchi studierte an der Tama Art University und arbeitete als Handtaschendesignerin, bevor sie 2008 ihre Karriere als Stickkünstlerin startete. Sie hat mehrere Stickbücher verfasst, darunter auch Modernes Sticken, Stiebner Verlag 2017, und ist in den sozialen Medien sehr aktiv. Mehr über die Autorin finden Sie auf Ihrer Webseite www.yumikohiguchi.com oder auf Instagram unter @yumikohiguchi. ... Read full biography