Needlepoint is enjoying a revival as part of the slow-stitch movement and "grandmillenial" style. The essential guide to needlepoint for beginners and experts alike, with over 100 stitches and techniques demonstrated with photos and diagrams. Alongside the stitch directory, you'll find all the information on materials, equipment and stitching techniques and 10 easy and accessible projects with full-colour charts.

The ultimate resource for needlepoint, canvaswork and tapestry embroidery, packed with over 100 decorative stitches and techniques.You may have tried tent stitch and cross stitch and you've probably seen some Bargello popping up in craft magazines, but did you know that these are only a couple of the needlepoint stitches out there? This essential guide to needlepoint will allow you to bring far greater texture and interest to your stitching, with expert guidance on how to embroider the stitches and how to choose the best stitches for your designs.Always worked on an open-weave, grid-like canvas, even needlepoint's most decorative stitches are surprisingly easy. In this step-by-step guide, packed full of handy how-to illustrations, beginners and expert stitchers alike will feel confident enough to give every stitch a go. Alongside the stitch directory, you'll find all the information you need on materials and equipment, and 10 bite-sized projects with full-colour charts to show off your new stitching superpowers.Author Emma Homent has been pioneering the rediscovery of all the incredible stitches in her popular #stitchmondays posts on Instagram. In this book, Emma shares her passion for this traditional craft in a fresh and contemporary way, with a desirable modern aesthetic for a new generation of needlepointers.You'll learn about the tools and materials needed, how to organise threads, and how to frame up your canvas for stitching. Over 100 stitches are demonstrated with both photos and diagrams, with 10 easy and accessible projects to help ease you into trying out some of the fancier stitches - including a glasses case, plant hanger, accessories, gifts and more. Emma also shares her guidance on what stitches are best for backgrounds, for filling large areas more quickly, and which are best for adding structure and interest.Whether you are a keen embroiderer or an absolute beginner, this invaluable guide is your go-to resource for everything needlepoint.

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Emma Homent is the creative brain behind modern craft brand The Makers Marks. Emma's designs fuse the cute retro regalia she's nostalgic for with a contemporary aesthetic. She has a lifelong love affair with needlepoint, having been taught at the age of 6. Emma is a regular contributor to UK craft magazines, is a member of Our Common Thread, a worldwide needlepoint designers collective, and is the co-host of Stitch Club London. This is her first book.

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The essential guide to needlepoint for beginners and experts alike, with over 100 stitches and techniques demonstrated with photos and diagrams. Alongside the stitch directory, you'll find all the information on materials, equipment and stitching techniques and 10 easy and accessible projects with full-colour charts.

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You may have tried cross stitch and you have probably seen some Bargello popping up in craft magazines, but did you know that these are just a couple of the huge range of needlepoint stitches out there? So harness your inner Bridgerton babe and get ready to feel totally Austen, as I introduce you to the glorious world of needlepoint.For me, this journey started at the age of seven - not that I realized it at the time. My lovely mum, an avid stitcher, bought me my first kits in a bid to keep a very bouncy girl calm and focused. I remember sitting in our living room, carefully concentrating on a design with three little kittens on it, a cute kit stitched in long satin stitches, perfect for a beginner like me to practise getting her stitch tension just right! From that point on I was hooked. No day trip was complete without searching out the local haberdashery store to try to find more cute and quirky designs to sew.As the years went by, I found it harder and harder to find designs I liked. A chance meeting with an illustrator friend of mine gave me an idea, and after some inspiring chats with kit designer Emily Peacock, I wondered if maybe I could start some design collaborations to bring the kind of designs I'd enjoy onto the market. After a few years of pondering this, and several crippling bouts of imposter syndrome, I finally launched my own kit company, The Makers Marks, in 2019.My kits are a mix of collaborations that I seek out as well as ideas worked up from scratch, often with a touch of 1980s nostalgia, and candy colours and pastels predominate. I'm a big fan of bringing bright, joyful colours into everything I do, including #stitchmondays, my weekly showcase of needlepoint stitches, which was really the starting point for this book. There are so many exciting stitches to explore and I'm here to be their champion.Always worked on an open weave, grid-like canvas, even needlepoint's most decorative stitches are surprisingly easy to master. In this step-by-step guide, packed full of handy 'how to' illustrations, beginners and expert stitchers alike will feel confident enough to give every stitch a go. Journey with me through Simple, Structured and Statement stitch sections to discover the incredible array of stitches you can choose from, more than 100 in all, from the ubiquitous tent stitch to the magnificent woven wheel!As you learn your new favourite stitches, there's plenty of opportunity to try them out, with no less than ten projects to select from, each perfect for those relaxing weekend crafter-noons. There's a cheery rainbow pen pot, dreamy cloud earrings, a starry night door hanger or a zingy zip pouch, and half a dozen more besides. Or you can simply select a set of stitches and make your own stitch sampler.My hope is that you will take these stitches far beyond the pages of this book and start experimenting with them yourself, swapping them out for those in the kits you buy or the projects you make, to add your own spin to any needlepoint design you stitch.