With Mother’s Day on the horizon, we thought what a wonderful time to share our list of recommended books. We are big believers that the gift of creativity is one the best way of showing your love and appreciation.
Together, we’ve created a list of our must have books and a list of books still on our wish lists! Each book is linked so you can easily add them to your amazon baskets, because we truly like to enable your creative needs! haha!
Our Must Haves
Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery – Sharon Boggon
A – Z of Embroidery Stitches – Search Press Limited
A – Z of Embroidery Stitches 2 – Search Press Limited
Embroidery Stitches Step by Step – Lucinda Ganderton
Embroidery Stitches Step by Step – Lucinda Ganderton (Newer edition)
Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches – New Edition by Jan Eaton
Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art – Claire Wellesley-Smith
Resilient Stitch: Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art – Claire Wellesley-Smith
Darning: Repair Make Mend – Hikaru Noguchi
Our Wish List Books
The Embroidery Hand Book – Dhara Shah
The Embroidery Book of Stitchcraft – Gayla Partridge
Modern Embroidery – Rachael Dobbins
The Untamed Thread: Slow stitch to soothe the soul and ignite creativity – Fleur Woods
Forage & Stitch: Using natural materials in textile art – Caroline Hyde-Brown
Have we missed anything you would recommend? Let us know in the comments!
Until our next post,
I have Essential Stitch Guide by Judith Baker Montano and it’s my bible xx