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This follow-up to the best-selling Doodle Stitching offers fans expanded and updated basics, 400+ easy embroidery motifs on the page and on a CD sealed in the back of the book, 17 projects and lots of added inspiration. More than a dozen categories include Alphabet, Asian Chic, Baby, Celebrations, Embellishments, Fruits & Veggies, Space, Trees, Flowers, Winged Wonders and Woodland Creatures - and each section includes one motif stitched by the author. The motifs on the CD are in simple black lines, so readers can easily manipulate them using their own image-editing software, print them out and transfer them onto their substrate of choice using the instructions in the book.
About the Author
Aimee Ray is the author of Doodle Stitching (Lark, 2007). She works as a designer and illustrator for a greeting card company, as well as on comic book projects doing colouring, lettering and inking. Aimee sells her embroidered work on Etsy and has been featured on the popular craft blog Whipup. You can view some of her work at www.dreamfollow.com.
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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is even better than her first one. The colours are modern and there is a small section showing how you can use your colour choice to change the look of the motif.
The front section has some simple projects using the motifs & there is also a very clear "how to" section covering simple embroidery stitches (with the best chain stitch finishing explaination I've seen).
The rest of the book is full of 450 lovely motifs which are drawn in colour which no only makes them attractive to look at, but also gives a suggestion for anyone who isn't confident enough to chose their own colourways.
There is a CD at the back which has all the motifs on so you can re-size / arrange various motifs for your design.
Absolutely brilliant book & well worth getting!
The front section has some simple projects using the motifs & there is also a very clear "how to" section covering simple embroidery stitches (with the best chain stitch finishing explaination I've seen).
The rest of the book is full of 450 lovely motifs which are drawn in colour which no only makes them attractive to look at, but also gives a suggestion for anyone who isn't confident enough to chose their own colourways.
There is a CD at the back which has all the motifs on so you can re-size / arrange various motifs for your design.
Absolutely brilliant book & well worth getting!
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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I bought her first book and I got this one to inspire me further. I love the style of the drawings and the colours. A lot of them look really cute. I particularly like the ones of nature. I would like a further motif book on transport ie cars, bicycles, planes, helicopters, etc and technology ie computers, lawnmowers, mobile phones, office ie working environment as many designed for children in mind. And religious motifs would be good ie christian, buddhist, hindu etc to bring more culturally diverse projects.Another motif chapter on sports would be good. A brilliant book, even if we don't get another motif book, the book gives an idea of how to do them. I have been showing lots of people this book and they love it.
Update. I am now working through the stitches and can now do stem stitch which is simple quick and attractive. Did try to do the French Knot one but gave up and ended up looking on Youtube.
I take this book during work.. when it gets boring and quiet and the beautiful stitching makes my enjoy my day more. When I finish work, I feel more inspired, as my creativity is suppressed at work.
Update. I am now working through the stitches and can now do stem stitch which is simple quick and attractive. Did try to do the French Knot one but gave up and ended up looking on Youtube.
I take this book during work.. when it gets boring and quiet and the beautiful stitching makes my enjoy my day more. When I finish work, I feel more inspired, as my creativity is suppressed at work.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I liked the picture on the cover and I have to say it lives up to my expectations. Lots of nice, fun doodles to use. I tried to resize the images from the disc using MS paint and Microsoft's own image editor but it was having none of it. Still, the pictures did print at least and was able to transfer them using the light method (clearly explained in the book). Lots of variety of doodles and no matter what idea is in your head you're sure to find something suitable.
I've started with the tree on the cover and it's looking really good and has received a few compliments even though I haven't really done stitching before. The book explains several stitches but in the projects section at the front, the most frequent stitches are backstitch and stem stitch so it instantly made them more do-able (now very confident in both). The motifs are drawn in the same colours as the author would have them so I don't even need to think about that. What I like most about the book though is that it's made stitching fun, undaunting and achievable. I can think of tons of uses for this type of stitching (notebook cover, greeting cards, logos) so all in all its a good investment that will get plenty of use.
I've started with the tree on the cover and it's looking really good and has received a few compliments even though I haven't really done stitching before. The book explains several stitches but in the projects section at the front, the most frequent stitches are backstitch and stem stitch so it instantly made them more do-able (now very confident in both). The motifs are drawn in the same colours as the author would have them so I don't even need to think about that. What I like most about the book though is that it's made stitching fun, undaunting and achievable. I can think of tons of uses for this type of stitching (notebook cover, greeting cards, logos) so all in all its a good investment that will get plenty of use.
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I love it!
100s of adorable motifs gave me about 100s of ideas! Love to look around in this book. Over and over
Published 8 days ago by tlykke
Cute Book Exactly What It Says
I bought this book swayed by its cute and colourful front cover, and intriguing title. I wanted to do some needlework, but to try some which looked cute, fun and (most of all)... Read more
Published 28 days ago by Hayley
Happy doodling
Delightful and inspirational book. It would have been helpful to have more instructions as to how to use the enclosed CD. I had to get instructions from my computer tutor.
Published 1 month ago by Lloyd Williams
Fantastic little book
Amazing inspirational book for ideas for anything you want. Exactly what i was looking for and i would definitely reccomened this for anyone who enjoys new ideas and also cute... Read more
Published 1 month ago by kro93
Love love love it!
Huge variety of images to copy and different projects to follow. There is a cd to download the images to your computer as well. Read more
Published 3 months ago by TC1973
Easy to follow
I don't embroider much. I love the look of little quirky bits of embroidery that seem to be the rage these days and wanted to learn. Read more
Published 6 months ago by aliza for seamsoeasy
great
brilliant so simple and entertaining full of easy and fun things to do makes you want to get started i have done lots of doodles its turning into an addiction
highly recommend... Read more
highly recommend... Read more
Published 7 months ago by ellen mcfaul
Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection
This is a very informative book with many good ideas.
I use these to add interest to my quiting and patchwork.
An excellent book.
Sylvia
I use these to add interest to my quiting and patchwork.
An excellent book.
Sylvia
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Jm English
few nice ideas
The images are beautifully drawn and you are guided to a few more free sticheries through the book - great idea. I will incorporate some of the doodles into my own work. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Griffin
Stitching fun
This is a great book for anyone looking for small designs to stitch. There are a variety of subjects covered including designs for babies, cute forest animals, circus and more... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Nick Jaques
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