Doodle Stitching: The Holiday Motif Collection: Embroidery Projects & Designs to Celebrate the Seasons

by Aimee Ray

Overview

Happy holiday doodles! This cheery installment in the popular Doodle Stitching series by powerhouse author Aimee Ray gives embroiderers a festive collection of motifs to try. Of course, it's filled with super-cute Christmas ideas, from Santa's sleigh to the Nutcracker ballet, but also with designs for New Year's, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, Hanukkah, and more. Loaded with more than 20 how-to projects and 300+ new motifs—in the book and on the CD—this is the ultimate year-round stitching resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454708599
Publisher:	Lark Crafts
Publication date:	09/16/2014
Series:	Doodle Stitching
Pages:	132
Sales rank:	1,065,433
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Aimee Ray's work is fresh, bright, sweet, and clever, and can be found in numerous publications. She is the bestselling author of Doodle Stitching; Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection; Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond; and Aimee Ray's Sweet and Simple Jewelry (all Lark) and she has contributed to many other titles. Aimee lives in Lincoln, AR. Explore more of her work at dreamfollow.com.

Editorial Reviews

"The latest in Ray’s popular series of embroidery books (Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond; Crewel, Cross Stitch, Sashiko& More) focuses on Christmas projects featuring embroidery. This time, Ray has enlisted several popular embroidery bloggers, including Mollie Johansen and Carina Envoldsen-Harris, to bring their own style to holiday embroidery. . . . The enclosed CD includes all of the motifs from the projects, plus a number of other holiday themes, and a selection for a variety of other celebrations such as ­Halloween, the Fourth of July, and Hanukkah. VERDICT Hand embroidery continues to grow in popularity and these appealing and cheery projects are simple to stitch and the patterns are easy to mix and match." —Library Journal

From the Publisher

10/15/2014
The latest in Ray's popular series of embroidery books (Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond; Crewel, Cross Stitch, Sashiko & More) focuses on Christmas projects featuring embroidery. This time, Ray has enlisted several popular embroidery bloggers, including Mollie Johansen and Carina Envoldsen-Harris, to bring their own style to holiday embroidery. The projects fall solidly on the "cute crafts" spectrum—think whimsical elves, woodland animals riding a toboggan, and charming gingerbread boys and girls. A sewing machine is not required but may be helpful for some of the larger designs, and an easy-to-follow stitch guide gives an overview of basic stitches. The enclosed CD includes all of the motifs from the projects, plus a number of other holiday themes, and a selection for a variety of other celebrations such as Halloween, the Fourth of July, and Hanukkah. VERDICT Hand embroidery continues to grow in popularity and these appealing and cheery projects are simple to stitch and the patterns are easy to mix and match.

Library Journal