Books

A sequel to the highly successful Stumpwork Embroidery by the same author. This is another exquisite and explanatory book with great detail as to how this fine and truly beautiful...

Stumpwork embroidery, also called raised embroidery, takes hand embroidery to another dimension and raises it off the surface of the fabric with strikingly realistic results. This technique uses all the...

Long fascinated by the illuminated manuscripts of the medieval era, Jane Nicholas has sought examples in museums and galleries across Europe. The embroideries in this beautifully illustrated work were inspired...

A new, larger format edition of the Royal School of Needlework's essential guide to stumpwork. The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard, developing techniques in...

A sweet & sunny way to learn embroidery!Stitch on the bright side with these sixteen adorable embroidery projects for absolute beginners and beyond! Written by popular fiber art designer and...

A gorgeous book with adaptable designs that can easily be applied to a variety of other projects, providing unlimited inspiration!

Start your collection of these charming booklets in tatting. Many of the patterns are ideal for novice tatters, while others offer a little more challenge. 20 delicate butterflies using many...

Margaret Lee is among the world leaders in the art of Chinese ‘Su’ embroidery, one of the world’s oldest and most admired embroidery styles. Her first book 'The Art of...

In this gorgeous book, Jane E. Hall combines her love of butterflies with her outstanding talent as a textile artist to produce three-dimensional renditions of exquisitely worked butterflies that are...

In this book, you will find a true expression of creativity and a celebration of women. Join 14 impressive embroiderers and their journey to creating exquisite art.  In this innovative...

Judith Montano introduces you to silk ribbon embroidery, a glorious needle art that spans several centuries. Included are how-tos for more than 40 stitches, photos of work by 12 contemporary...

The Bath Tatting Book, by P.P. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it....

Boro is the ultimate slow stitching technique.This collection explores the history of the Japanese textile, boro, and its relevance to the contemporary sewer. Learn about the history of boro and...

Learn how to cross stitch, adapt or design your own charts and learn how to use cross stitch software.  An essential guide to materials, tools and equipment, reading the chart...

When Marie and Annette visited Borris House in 2006, the lace in the Borris Lace Collection was uncatalogued, unpublished, and almost completely unknown in Ireland. Mrs Tina Kavanagh, the current...

The Complete Book of Tatting by Rebecca Jones Everything you wanted to know but couldn’t find out about shuttle lace. Often being referred to by tatting teachers as the tatters...

Inspirations asked twelve of the world’s most talented needlework artisans to each design a project to celebrate Christmas with stitch.Each designer was given the same brief. There were no rules....

Over 200 essential stitches for embroidery in a new and up-to-date edition of the original and immensely successful stitch bible, by bestselling author and needlework designer Betty Barnden A new and up-to-date...

World famous costume designer and embroiderer Coline Bavois brings you a perfect companion book to start to learn embroidery. Discover all the secrets of embroidery in this little handbook.This little...

In The Geometry of Hand-Sewing Chanin presents their breakthrough method, featuring illustrated instructions (for both right- and left-handed stitchers) for more than 100 stitches - from the most basic straight...

The Handpicked Collection 1 book has for the first time ever, 10 original Handpicked projects are now available in book format. Previously released as individual patterns, these 10 stunning projects...

Handpicked Collection 4 is our latest release, showcasing irresistible projects by twelve exceptional creators, featuring work by much-loved designers alongside rising stars in the embroidery world. Each project is superbly...

The Handpicked Collection 5 by Inspirations.  Get ready to stitch!  Ten projects created by ten designers in an exciting range of embroidery techniques and styles. Each book in The Handpicked...

The Modern Embroidery Handbook by Clare Albans.  Learn over 70 hand embroidery stitches step-by-step, plus 20 colourful projects and a sampler. Unleash your creativity and learn a whole variety of...