Fabric - Paper - Thread: 26 Projects to Sew & Embellish - 25 Embroidery Stitches

by Kristen Sutcliffe

Overview

Whether you’re super crafty or have never even picked up a needle and thread, you’ll find something here that you just have to make! Ever gotten bored with one of your tee shirts or tote bags? Learn how to transform them into unique pieces all your own using embroidery stitches and super simple appliqué. Craft a fab necklace, a cute cover for a boring notepad, or a chic bracelet in no time at all! • Express your creative spirit! Make 26 colorful projects to use, wear, give, and brighten your space • Make a quick and easy gift for a friend or for yourself. Choose a no-sew project like a colorful tasseled bead necklace or a cool notepad covered in your fave fabric • Crafts to do with your friends or on the go—take them on vacation, to camp, or anyplace you go

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607057154
Publisher:	C&T Publishing / Funstitch Studio
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	9 - 14 Years

About the Author

Kristen Sutcliffe’s grandmother taught her how to cross-stitch when she was very young, preparing her for a college career spent studying ceramics. During a three-year stint in Japan, she fell in love with fabric and craft books. She lives in Oberlin, Ohio with her family.

Table of Contents

Contents  Hello, Stitchers! Get Started, Get Inspired                 Fabrics             Crafting Supplies                         Where to Shop             Getting Inspired                         Skill Builder: Watercolor & Pen Postcards  Practicing New Skills: Beautiful Stitches             Embroidery                         Basic Supplies * Fabric *  Stitches            Hand Sewing Stitches                         Skill Builder: Embroidery Sampler Card                                                           Skill Builder: Small Embroidered Patch  Make to Wear             Color Wheel Hair Clips             Leather Bracelets                         Easy Wrapped Bracelet                         Embroidered Bracelet             LOVE Shirt                         Making Letter Patterns             Heart Shirt             Beaded Tassel Necklace             Simply Stitched Tote Bag   Make to Decorate             HELLO Wall Art             Painted Graphics Pencil Holder             Arrows Wall Hanging Quick & Easy Ornaments             Stylish Pillow Covers                         Basic Pillow Cover                         Embroidered Pillow Cover             Felted Disks Garland                         Felting a Sweater  More Fun Projects to Try             Stitched Gift Tags             Stamped & Stitched Cards                         Simple Stamping             Stitched Notebook             Hexagon Magnets             Hold-Anything Drawstring Bag             Fabric-covered Notepad             Sketchbook with Pom Pom Bookmark             Cross Stitched Backpack Label             Felted Disk Coasters

Editorial Reviews

Blogger Sutcliffe’s first book is an approachable set of projects, mostly embroidery-based and aimed at preteen girls. Her aesthetic is charming: simple, often patterned, designs with easy-to-stitch lines, with just enough trendiness to appeal. Watercolor & Pen Postcards are pleasing despite being basic, while the Simply Stitched Tote Bag and Leather Bracelets have the kind of vaguely beachy, woodsy look that’s perfect for summer. Adults who find this book might want to stitch up a few of the designs for themselves. A few caveats before buying, though. While Sutcliff provides extensive illustrated directions for embroidery stitches, notation to “use a sewing machine to prepunch” or to trim the raw edges “with pinking shears” pop up without warning that such tools are needed. Also, with several projects, Sutcliffe advises stitching on Aida cloth, then fusing the cloth to an article of clothing or accessory. Aida cloth won’t hold up to much wear and tear (or washing), and waste canvas, which is widely available, is a far better choice. With those minor oddities in mind, this book is a lovely gift to the supervised young crafter. Color photos. (June)

Publishers Weekly

We're not really caring that our staff members' assorted children, who serve as our junior editors, want to look at this book. Instead we tell in (insert little white lie here) that they are way too young for this level of fun and that they need to leave this book in the hands of trained pros (ahem, their moms and dads.) We don't want to deny them the pleasure of Kristen's marvelously different book of stitched fun. We just want to feel the pleasure first. (Being older has to have some perks.) So we've hidden this gem from their greedy little fingers and instead we're trying our skills out on Kristen's brilliant projects. After all, who the heck adapts self-adhesive reinforcement circles to hair ornaments? Or stitches right on that oh-so-begging-for-embellishment Moleskine craft paper notebook cover? Hmmm? Yep. That's what we're talking about.

September/October 2013 Generation Q Magazine

All of the projects are cool and fun, and appeal to anyone. Though most of the pictures have girls doing the projects, the projects aren’t girly and my son didn’t consider any of the projects “off limits” for a boy. Most of the projects require materials that, as an avid crafter, I had on hand, making this a great rainy-day book to just flip through and make without running to the store. There were ideas in this book that I will totally use in my own projects. I also liked that there are a great variety of projects that can be done by hand, without a machine. Fabric Paper Thread is full of ideas. Many of these projects will make great road trip and vacation projects, and I’m looking forward to trying them out with my kids.

9/10/13 Sew A Straight Line

What we liked most about this book, designed to get children crafting, is that we could imagine that most of the projects are things they will genuinely be interested in making, wearing, using or gifting to family and friends. They're not dorky or embarrassing or inane. Another thing that appealed was that even children who have never crafted before will find projects that they are likely to be able to tackle successfully. Each one is graded, although even the most difficult are very achievable with the involvement of a bit more time and patience. Each project is broken down into small steps, and there are plenty of photographs and encouraging words that will help young novices enjoy the process as well as the outcomes. The projects include a pencil holder, cushion cover, several bags, notepad cover and embellishments for clothing. If you have a young woman in your life in, say, the 9-to-14 years age range, this book could be a real winner.

October 2013 Australian Homespun Magazine

C&T Publishing’s new imprint FunStitch Studio promises to deliver exciting and creative books for young crafters. Sutcliffe gives step-by-step instructions for making jewelry, embellishing clothing and tote bags, creating room décor, and more. Basic stitches are demonstrated via illustrations: running, backstitch, cross-stitch, lazy daisy, arrow, whipstitch, and blanket. The projects are great to work on individually to keep or give as gifts or to work on as a group during crafting parties and sleepovers. Sutcliffe maintains a craft blog featuring her latest projects so readers can follow her and see more crafts online. Recommended for ages 10 to 13.

Ingram Content, 3/6/13 - Becky Walton

C&T Publishing’s new imprint FunStitch Studio promises to deliver exciting and creative books for young crafters. Sutcliffe gives step-by-step instructions for making jewelry, embellishing clothing and tote bags, creating room décor, and more. Basic stitches are demonstrated via illustrations: running, backstitch, cross-stitch, lazy daisy, arrow, whipstitch, and blanket. The projects are great to work on individually to keep or give as gifts or to work on as a group during crafting parties and sleepovers. Sutcliffe maintains a craft blog featuring her latest projects so readers can follow her and see more crafts online. Recommended for ages 10 to 13.
--Becky Walton; Ingram Content; 3/6/13

Blogger Sutcliffe's first book is an approachable set of projects, mostly embroidery-based and aimed at preteen girls. Her aesthetic is charming: simple, often patterned, designs with easy-to-stitch lines, with just enough trendiness to appeal. Watercolor & Pen Postcards are pleasing despite being basic, while the Simply Stitched Tote Bag and Leather Bracelets have the kind of vaguely beachy, woodsy look that's perfect for summer. Adults who find this book might want to stitch up a few of the designs for themselves. A few caveats before buying, though. While Sutcliffe provides extensive illustrated directions for embroidery stitches, notation to "use a sewing machine to prepunch" or to trim the raw edges "with pinking shears" pop up without warning that such tools are needed. Also, with several projects, Sutcliffe advises stitching on Aida cloth, then fusing the cloth to an article of clothing or accessory. Aida cloth won't hold up to much wear and tear (or washing) and waste canvas, which is widely available, is a far better choice. With those minor oddities in mind, this book is a lovely gift to the supervised young crafter. Color photos.
--Publishers Weekly; May 6, 2013

All of the projects are cool and fun, and appeal to anyone. Though most of the pictures have girls doing the projects, the projects aren’t girly and my son didn’t consider any of the projects “off limits” for a boy. Most of the projects require materials that, as an avid crafter, I had on hand, making this a great rainy-day book to just flip through and make without running to the store. There were ideas in this book that I will totally use in my own projects. I also liked that there are a great variety of projects that can be done by hand, without a machine. Fabric Paper Thread is full of ideas. Many of these projects will make great road trip and vacation projects, and I’m looking forward to trying them out with my kids.
--Sew A Straight Line; 9/10/13

We're not really caring that our staff members' assorted children, who serve as our junior editors, want to look at this book. Instead we tell in (insert little white lie here) that they are way too young for this level of fun and that they need to leave this book in the hands of trained pros (ahem, their moms and dads.) We don't want to deny them the pleasure of Kristen's marvelously different book of stitched fun. We just want to feel the pleasure first. (Being older has to have some perks.) So we've hidden this gem from their greedy little fingers and instead we're trying our skills out on Kristen's brilliant projects. After all, who the heck adapts self-adhesive reinforcement circles to hair ornaments? Or stitches right on that oh-so-begging-for-embellishment Moleskine craft paper notebook cover? Hmmm? Yep. That's what we're talking about.
--Generation Q Magazine; September/October 2013

What we liked most about this book, designed to get children crafting, is that we could imagine that most of the projects are things they will genuinely be interested in making, wearing, using or gifting to family and friends. They're not dorky or embarrassing or inane. Another thing that appealed was that even children who have never crafted before will find projects that they are likely to be able to tackle successfully. Each one is graded, although even the most difficult are very achievable with the involvement of a bit more time and patience. Each project is broken down into small steps, and there are plenty of photographs and encouraging words that will help young novices enjoy the process as well as the outcomes. The projects include a pencil holder, cushion cover, several bags, notepad cover and embellishments for clothing. If you have a young woman in your life in, say, the 9-to-14 years age range, this book could be a real winner.
--Australian Homespun Magazine; October 2013

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