Cute Critters!
About Animal Embroidery Workbook by Jessica Long:
Stitch, Smile, and Build your skills! Author Jessica Long
wants to help us take our embroidery skills to the next level with what’s sure
to be the most charming embroidery book you’ll ever own. I had to have it when
I saw the cute hedgehog on the front cover!
This workbook has 30 one of a kind animal projects, including a flower crown elephant, smiling sloth, dancing unicorn and many other whimsical designs that aim to build your embroidery skill set and confidence. The work book is broken into two parts with part one being for beginners, which is where I’ll start even though I did have a smattering of lessons off throughout my childhood from my Mom, whose skill level would be considered advanced.
Part One Topics:
Part one of the Animal Embroidery Workbook covers the basics, such as:
Materials
Safety
Transferring patterns
Getting started on a project
Finishing Techniques
Fundamental Stitches
The Critter projects, or easy beginner projects include a flower crown elephant, dogs I’ve known, sketchy owls, floral bunnies, peacock feather, color-changing chameleon, and a pacific octopus.
Part Two Topics:
Part two contains projects that are divided into four
sections based on skill level. These start with beginner friendly designs and
progress into more advanced thread painting designs. Each project includes:
Step-by-step instructions
Color diagrams
Stitch direction diagrams
Color keys
Full Size patterns
The Confident Beginner creatures in this section of the workbook include:
My Thoughts:
I decided it would be best for me to read the workbook in its
entirety before I start a project, even though the colorful and cute animals,
flowers and nature scenes speak to me and have me itching to get started ASAP.
What I like most is the author teachers visually right alongside the written
lessons, making it easier to learn. Ms. Long also emphasizes that it is
completely OKAY to make mistakes! She addresses this topic very early on in the
workbook by showing us how she messed up on a French knot. It was too loose, so
she simply pulled it out and started again.
Even though I’m eager to get started on one of the many
project options found in this cool workbook, I’m going to take an old piece of
cotton cloth, some embroidery floss and needle and practice my stitches first.
That way, once I do start my first project, my fabric won’t look like a pin
cushion from all my tries, rip outs and re-starts.
The Takeaway:
I invite you to learn more about the Animal Embroidery
Workbook and the author Jessica Long by visiting her website, JessicaLongEmbroidery.com, where you can learn more about her, see more of her amazing artistry and even purchase a copy of Animal Embroidery Workbook.
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