Sunday, January 19, 2020

Love Grows Here Embroidery KIT Review

Modern hand embroidery takes a fresh approach to stitching! This attractive boxed kit contains everything you need to begin stitching right away - Love Grows Here Embroidery: Modern Patterns for Home and Family by Kathryn C. Dalby. It includes an 80 page instruction book6-inch embroidery hoop, 2 pieces of fabric, 2 needles, 10 skeins of embroidery floss and iron-on transfer sheets. First learn and practice 11 popular embroidery stitches - the straight, running, backstitch, split, stem, satin, surface satin, long and short stitch, fishbone, French knot and fly stitchesEach stitch is clearly demonstrated with large, step-by-step diagram and text instructions. Next make your own unique pieces of stitched art! Choose from 10 charming home and family themed patterns (listed below). Just iron on the design and start stitching. The iron-on transfer sheets may be re-used. The stitching is broken down into small, manageable sections. Tips for personalizing patterns are included. There are so many creative ways to use embroidery. You may also use your new skills to customize clothing and accessories. It's deceptively simple! Thunder Bay Press released the 80 page paperback on September 3, 2019. Get your copy below!


Contents

Introduction
Getting started
How to use this kit
Stitches

PROJECTS

Home sweet home
Like birds of a feather
Love grows here
Gather
Home
Home is where the hearth is
Tropical leaves wreath
Floral wreath
Family tree
Hand prints

About the author

Page 10-11 How to Use This Kit.


Five of the patterns in this beginner friendly kit.

Love Grows Here Embroidery is available worldwide at Thunder Bay Press. Thunder Bay Press is an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group. Check out their catalog at Thunder Bay Press.


Some of the quality items from my kit and my first ever fly stitches from the instructions on page 42.



14 comments:

  1. lovely embroidary projects!! Love to get into it again, used to do alot of embroidary!

    ReplyDelete
  2. I LOVE the family tree with the apples on the ground, I think that would make such a special gift.

    ReplyDelete
  3. i love this. i use to do this but i wasnt to good

    ReplyDelete
  4. These are really pretty designs! My late grandmother would have loved these!

    ReplyDelete
  5. How cute are these patterns. I love making these and so does my daughter who is just learning to do it too.

    ReplyDelete
  6. These look lovely never did embroidery before.

    ReplyDelete
  7. It has been years since I have done embroidery, but this peaks my interests again
    jan

    ReplyDelete
  8. I love these new and modern embroidery designs!

    ReplyDelete
  9. These are simply lovely projects. They would make a great gift.

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

    ReplyDelete
  10. These are beautiful. I love it!

    ReplyDelete