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The world of hand embroidery books offers an abundance of knowledge, creativity, and inspiration. Books help to teach a broad range of techniques to try at your own pace. Whether it's learning a something new or expanding on what you already know - we have a book of interest to you...

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Heirlooms of Tomorrow in Wool Embroidery by Joan Watters

Heirlooms of Tomorrow in Wool Embroidery by Joan Watters

$19.99
Detailed drawings cover every stitch in the book, and there are 13 wool projects, all elaborately explained and illustrated. Why buy expensive embroidered heirlooms when it is so simple to...
Home Sweet Home: Modern Cross Stitch Designs for Home and Garden by Cheryl McKinnon

Home Sweet Home: Modern Cross Stitch Designs for Home and Garden by Cheryl McKinnon

$33.99
Modern Cross Stitch Designs for Home and Garden with 21 charts. Home is where the heart is, so what could be more rewarding and enjoyable than stitching up these projects...
Hoop Art: 20 stylish projects for the modern embroiderer

Hoop Art: 20 stylish projects for the modern embroiderer

$37.50
Hoop Art will help you bring embroidery out of the hoop to add a touch of stylish handmade flair everywhere with these 20 stylish stitching projects for the modern embroiderer. This...
How to Cross Stitch - Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner by Sian Hamilton

How to Cross Stitch - Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner by Sian Hamilton

$25.99
How to Cross Stitch is the perfect starting point for all those wanting to learn this rewarding and accessible craft. This simple-to-follow project-based book takes you through the basic techniques...
How to Embroider - Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner by Susie Johns

How to Embroider - Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner by Susie Johns

$25.99
If you've always fancied taking up embroidery but didn't know where to start, this guide for the absolute beginner is for you. This simple-to-follow project-based book takes you through the...
I Love Cross Stitch: Fast Christmas Cards - 39 Festive Greetings for Everyone

I Love Cross Stitch: Fast Christmas Cards - 39 Festive Greetings for Everyone

$24.00
I Love Cross Stitch: Fast Christmas Cards - 39 Festive Greetings for Everyone. A fantastic selection of cross stitch patterns for quick Christmas cards, from leading cross stitch designers. Featuring...
In A Wheat Field (In un Campo di Grano) by Elizabeth Sforza

In A Wheat Field (In un Campo di Grano) by Elizabeth Sforza

$39.00
In A Wheat Field (In un Campo di Grano) by Elizabeth Sforza. This exquisite book is filled with drawings of flowery letters, compiled with wheat, poppies, cornflowers, bellflowers and daises. It...
In Bloom - The Embroidery of Anan Mallah by Inspirations

In Bloom - The Embroidery of Anan Mallah by Inspirations

$69.95
Welcome to Ana Mallah’s masterclass in the fine art of exquisitely embroidered flowers. Drawn to their wonder and captivated by their beauty, Ana has nurtured a lifelong love affair with...
Inspirations Index Issues 1-100

Inspirations Index Issues 1-100

$40.00
The ultimate search tool for all things Inspirations. Inspirations Index 1-100 is the ultimate resource for avid readers of inspirations magazine. With 100 issues now cataloged, indexed , cross referenced and...
Inspirations Loveable Bears by Jenny McWhinney

Inspirations Loveable Bears by Jenny McWhinney

$39.99
Everyone loves bears and this adorable quilt by renowned Australian artist Jenny McWhinney, features twelve unique and irresistible embroidered character bears. From Splash to Bathing Beauty, Dancing Queen to Hello...
Inspirations Magazine Issue 122 (2024)

Inspirations Magazine Issue 122 (2024)

$19.95
  Description Explore a range of whitework embroidery techniques, a stumpwork study, beautiful surface embroidery, fabulous velvet needlework accessories and a well-planned tote for carrying a project along with supplies...
Inspirations Magazine Issue 123 (2024)

Inspirations Magazine Issue 123 (2024)

$19.95
Fall in love with a three-dimensional fairy penguin by new contributor Carolyn Stanton as well as a stunning goldwork piece by Hand and Lock Open Textile Art winner Hannah Mansfield....
Inspirations Magazine Issue 125 (2025)

Inspirations Magazine Issue 125 (2025)

$19.95
Inspiriations Magazine Issue 125 brings a vibrant garden full of life indoors with designs in stumpwork and surface embroidery, make a delightful mobile and an elegant mat utilising whitework techniques....
Inspirations Magazine Issue 129 (2026) - Sitting Pretty

Inspirations Magazine Issue 129 (2026) - Sitting Pretty

$23.95
Inspirations Issue 129 - Sitting Pretty. Fabulous feathered friends in felt, crewel, and silk embroidery alongside beautiful counted thread and goldwork projects. Stitch using your favourite techniques or learn something...
Inspirations Magazine Issue 130 (2026) - Picture Perfect

Inspirations Magazine Issue 130 (2026) - Picture Perfect

$23.95
Inspirations Issue 130 - Picture Perfect. Superb stumpwork, threadpainting and counted thread projects plus an introduction to Opus Anglicanum embroidery. Alongside projects utilising popular techniques, we love to include embroidery...
Japanese Sashiko Inspirations - 25 Ways to Explore a Traditional Technique by Susan Briscoe

Japanese Sashiko Inspirations - 25 Ways to Explore a Traditional Technique by Susan Briscoe

$47.99
Discover sashiko, the Japanese method of decorative stitching to create striking patterns on fabric with lines of simple running stitch.  Bring a touch of the Orient to your home with...
Journal with Thread: A Practical Guide to Sewing Stories in Fabric & Thread with Iron-on Transfers by Jessie Chorley

Journal with Thread: A Practical Guide to Sewing Stories in Fabric & Thread with Iron-on Transfers by Jessie Chorley

$57.99
Discover the art of slow stitch fabric journaling with this practical guide to creating a fabric journal from textile artist, Jessie Chorley. This book includes full iron on sized templates...
Juno's Nature Embroidery Notebook: Stitching Plants, Animals and Stories by Juno

Juno's Nature Embroidery Notebook: Stitching Plants, Animals and Stories by Juno

$55.99
Juno's Nature Embroidery Notebook: Stitching Plants, Animals and Stories by Juno. 24 quirky, captivating nature stitch designs with complete instructions, full-size patterns, and encouragement to wander your own way. This...
Lace Reimagined by Elizabeth Healey

Lace Reimagined by Elizabeth Healey

$39.99
This original and exciting guide to lace is a visual feast of inspiring step-by-step projects; it will encourage you to experiment, inspire you with handy tips, and provide sources for...
Learn Huck Embroidery by Trice Boerens

Learn Huck Embroidery by Trice Boerens

$23.95
Soft and knobby Monk’s cloth provides the perfect backdrop for these charming patterns painted with yarn. This form of weaving is done on a large scale and is easy to...
Left Handed Stitchery by Sally Cowan

Left Handed Stitchery by Sally Cowan

$23.99
Left Handed Stitchery by Sally Cowan. For the 15% of the population who usually are left out of stitching instruction manuals, this book is a wish-come-true. Sally Cowan, a left-handed...
Life in Seasons - The Embroidered World of Nicola Jarvis - Volume 1 Winter/Spring

Life in Seasons - The Embroidered World of Nicola Jarvis - Volume 1 Winter/Spring

$69.95
Description Early each morning, Nicola and her beloved golden retriever, Quince, embark on a daily adventure exploring the Warwickshire countryside. This daily ritual has become the inspiration for a collection...
Life in Seasons 2 - Summer & Autumn by Nicola Jarvis from Inspirations

Life in Seasons 2 - Summer & Autumn by Nicola Jarvis from Inspirations

$79.95
Life in Seasons Volume 2 Summer & Autumn. The Embroidered World of Nicola Jarvis from Inspirations. In Life in Seasons | Winter/Spring, Nicola brought her morning adventures to life, capturing...
Little Book of Floral Designs for Silk Ribbon by Helen Dafter

Little Book of Floral Designs for Silk Ribbon by Helen Dafter

$12.00
Whether you are new to silk embroidery , or want to expand your repertoire, you will enjoy every stitch in this little book. 21 projects. Be enchanted by Helen Dafters...