From pattern designer Wendi Gratz, whose ShinyHappyWorld Facebook page has more than 500,000 followers, How to Embroider Almost Everything offers essential how-tos plus a collection of more than 500 fun, fresh motifs on a wide variety of subjects: people, animals, plants, flowers, everyday things, and much more.
From pattern designer Wendi Gratz, whose ShinyHappyWorld Facebook page has more than 500,000 followers, How to Embroider Almost Everything offers essential how-tos plus a collection of more than 500 fun, fresh motifs on a wide variety of subjects: people, animals, plants, flowers, everyday things, and much more.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Wendi Gratz is the creator of ShinyHappyWorld.com, where she offers free video tutorials and sells her embroidery, sewing, quilting, and crochet amigurumi patterns designed especially for beginners. Wendi’s sweet, happy style is influenced by her more than 20 years of experience in children’s books. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Acknowledgments 3 Introduction 7
Getting Started FABRIC, THREAD, HOOPS, AND NEEDLES 8 Fabric 8 Thread 8 Embroidery Hoops 9 Needles 9 PATTERN TRANSFER SUPPLIES & METHODS 10 Pattern Transfer Supplies 10 How to Use Pencils and Erasable Pens 10 How to Use Pattern Transfer Stabilizer 11 WORKING WITH ALL TYPES OF FABRICS 12 Smooth, No-stretch Fabrics 12 Very Light or Thin Fabrics 12 Dark, Thick, Bumpy, Fuzzy, and Fluffy Fabrics 13 Stretchy Fabrics 13 STARTING & ENDING YOUR STITCHING 14 Starting Stitching 14 Ending Stitching 14 FINISHING YOUR STITCHING 15 THE BASIC STITCHES 16 Straight Stitch 16 Backstitch 18 Chain Stitch or Lazy Daisy 20 French Knot 22 Satin Stitch 24 GUIDE TO READING THE PATTERNS 25
Embroidery Stitch Patterns for Everything PLANTS Trendy Trees 26 Lovely Leaves 28 Flower Power 30 Favorite Houseplants 32 Selection of Succulents 34
ANIMALS Sweet Kitties 36 Devoted Dogs 38 Popular Pets 40 Creepy Crawlies 42 Woodland Creatures 44 Aquarium Swimmers 46 Under the Sea 48 Feathered Friends 50 Wise Owls 52 Barnyard Buddies 54 On Safari 56 Dinosaur Hunt 58
PEOPLE Girls Squad 60 Boys Team 62 Ladies 64 Gentlemen 66
OUT AND ABOUT Off to the Beach 68 Down on the Farm 70 Home Sweet Home 72 City Living 74 On the Road 76 Things That Go 78
AROUND THE HOUSE School Supplies 80 Let’s Get Cooking 82 Sweet Treats 84 It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere 86 Laundry Day 88 Tool Shed 90
AT PLAY Classic Toys 92 Keys to the Kingdom 94 Fantasy Land 96 Space Race 98 Pirate Life 100 Monster Mash 102
Getting Started FABRIC, THREAD, HOOPS, AND NEEDLES 8 Fabric 8 Thread 8 Embroidery Hoops 9 Needles 9 PATTERN TRANSFER SUPPLIES & METHODS 10 Pattern Transfer Supplies 10 How to Use Pencils and Erasable Pens 10 How to Use Pattern Transfer Stabilizer 11 WORKING WITH ALL TYPES OF FABRICS 12 Smooth, No-stretch Fabrics 12 Very Light or Thin Fabrics 12 Dark, Thick, Bumpy, Fuzzy, and Fluffy Fabrics 13 Stretchy Fabrics 13 STARTING & ENDING YOUR STITCHING 14 Starting Stitching 14 Ending Stitching 14 FINISHING YOUR STITCHING 15 THE BASIC STITCHES 16 Straight Stitch 16 Backstitch 18 Chain Stitch or Lazy Daisy 20 French Knot 22 Satin Stitch 24 GUIDE TO READING THE PATTERNS 25
Embroidery Stitch Patterns for Everything PLANTS Trendy Trees 26 Lovely Leaves 28 Flower Power 30 Favorite Houseplants 32 Selection of Succulents 34
ANIMALS Sweet Kitties 36 Devoted Dogs 38 Popular Pets 40 Creepy Crawlies 42 Woodland Creatures 44 Aquarium Swimmers 46 Under the Sea 48 Feathered Friends 50 Wise Owls 52 Barnyard Buddies 54 On Safari 56 Dinosaur Hunt 58
PEOPLE Girls Squad 60 Boys Team 62 Ladies 64 Gentlemen 66
OUT AND ABOUT Off to the Beach 68 Down on the Farm 70 Home Sweet Home 72 City Living 74 On the Road 76 Things That Go 78
AROUND THE HOUSE School Supplies 80 Let’s Get Cooking 82 Sweet Treats 84 It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere 86 Laundry Day 88 Tool Shed 90
AT PLAY Classic Toys 92 Keys to the Kingdom 94 Fantasy Land 96 Space Race 98 Pirate Life 100 Monster Mash 102
