The Field Guide to Embroidery: 52 North American Animal and Plant Designs for Nature Lovers (Beginner-Friendly, Step-By-Step Wildlife Patterns with Bi

With this fun collection of projects in field-guide format, stitch your favorite animal, bird, fish, and plant species based on the ecosystems you love or live in. Organized according to seven North American ecosystems--desert, mountain, forest, waterways, prairie, ocean, and urban--the 52 beautifully accurate designs by naturalist Kemper include popular species (think bears, manatees, and river otters) and some that are less well known or are potentially threatened. Beginner-level patterns coexist with intermediate and advanced patterns. Learn the materials, stitches (including the one-of-a-kind "fur stitch," which renders mammal fur beautifully!), and techniques. Measuring approximately 3 inches, the creatures are perfect to adorn any stitchable surface. A denim jacket with a snappy alligator? A cap featuring a herring gull and ocher sea stars? A tote sporting a Gila monster? Or perhaps there's a shirt pocket calling for a badger. These designs bring nature anywhere and allow you to wear your favorite wildlife species sustainably.

• | Author: Jessica Kemper
• | Publisher: Schiffer Craft
• | Publication Date: Apr 28, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00144 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0764369164
• | ISBN-13: 9780764369162