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Michelle Staub is a self-taught embroidery artist who has been creating pet embroideries since 2014. Michelle’s pet portraits have been featured in magazines, on television, and on websites worldwide. She lives with her husband, son, and pets in Amelia, Ohio. stitchingsabbatical.com

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*Learn the art of thread painting from Stitching Sabbatical sensation Michelle Staub***

Cats and dogs seem to always have a paw planted firmly in our hearts. Capture the life in their eyes and the texture of their fur with a unique embroidered pet portrait! Self-taught artist Michelle Staub puts a modern spin on thread painting with her easy-to-learn approach. Get started with 4 basic embroidery stitches, and follow the detailed tutorials to hone your skills. Capture awe-inspiring details of your pet with lessons in full-color thread painting or go clean with a simple line drawing—the choice is yours. Learn to personalize your art piece with names, dates, and decorative accents. With 20 sample patterns to customize, you can easily recreate any breed!

• Paint stunningly realistic pet portraits with just a needle and thread
• Try your hand at two styles—minimal outlines and incredible full-color renderings
• Make it modern with floral garlands, personalized banners, and crisp lettering

• Start today with 4 easy stitches and 20 customizable projects

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  Table of Contents Intro Supplies Selecting good reference photos How to create the sketch & important things to trace out Quick dog/cat anatomy lesson for understanding what needs to be highlighted in your portrait Transferring your pattern Outlined Pet Portraits Embroidery techniques Examples of outlined portraits Patterns - -cats (hairless, short fur, tabby cat, long fur) -dogs (ears up, pug, lab, long curly fur) -basic dog with flower accents (shown with an example above) -basic cat with flower accents (shown with an example above) Detailed Pet Portraits How to thread paint Choosing colors Thread painting facial features close up guide Cat and dog pupils Eye colors for dogs and cats including color palettes Noses - colors and textures and etc Tongues and teeth Ears Thread painting subjects white cat black dog black/white dog like a dalmation Siamese cat dog with wrinkled face and simple coat colors cat with wrinkled face and simple coat colors schnauzer - short and long fur, simple coat colors long hair cat yellow fur or a peach nosed dog orange dog tabby cat tortoiseshell cat brindle fur dog curly hair dog straight long hair dog Hairless cat Hairless dog like Chinese Crested Senior pets Accenting your portraits intro and embroidery composition Stitch examples Flowers, vines, flower crowns, collars, banners, wreaths, etc 2 Alphabets for adding pet names One in all uppercase, one in cursive and uppercase. Outro Patterns