Embroidered Botanicals by Yumiko Higuchi

Yumiko Higuchi explores the expressive possibilities of embroidery thread through 39 botanical projects, each designed to highlight the particular qualities of the fiber used.

Rather than treating thread as simply a choice of color, Embroidered Botanicals looks at how different materials affect the character of the finished embroidery. Higuchi creates flowers, leaves, vines, berries, and other botanical motifs using wool, cotton, pearl cotton, and metallic threads, so you can experiment with differences in texture, weight, sheen, and dimension.

The projects range from delicate individual motifs to richly stitched repeating patterns and larger botanical compositions. Along the way, beautiful photography, detailed diagrams, and clear step-by-step instructions make it easy to study Higuchi’s combinations of color, stitch, and thread—and adapt those ideas to your own embroidery.

A particularly useful book for stitchers who are ready to move beyond a familiar strand of embroidery floss and discover how the thread itself can become part of the design.

• 39 botanical embroidery projects

• Explores wool, cotton, pearl cotton, and metallic threads

• Flowers, foliage, berries, vines, and repeating botanical motifs

• Step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams

• Illustrated throughout with color photography

• Suitable for newer and experienced embroiderers

Contents:
1 paperback book, 96 pages

Publication Date: August 27, 2019
Language: English

Dimensions: 7.52" × 9.72" (19.1 × 24.7 cm)