Beautiful projects for special celebrations!Sew Birthday Fun by Mandy Shaw includes:Birthday CakesBirthday BadgesCrowns and TiarasTechniquesAnd more!

Create beautiful redwork embroidery with this inspiring collection from renowned designer Mandy Shaw.Featuring over 100 timeless motifs supplied as iron-on transfers, this book makes it simple to add classic redwork designs to your stitching projects. Clear technique guidance and a range of step-by-step projects ensure stitchers of all levels can achieve beautiful results.This book includes:· Over 100 redwork embroidery moti...

Three sample projects from Mandy Shaw's Stitch at Home, including a pretty 'place setting' tablecloth, summery bunting and a selection of 'cutwork' cushions (plus an adorable mini pincushion!). These sweet stitchery and appliqué projects are perfect to get you sewing! Each project features step-by-step instructions and illustrated techniques.

Transform your home and create gorgeous gifts with the most gloriously festive decorations, wreaths, tags, and more from the redwork stitching expert.Nobody does a handmade Christmas like Mandy Shaw! Learn how to decorate your home with unique and personal touches with this gorgeous collection of sewing patterns from the Queen of Christmas Craft. Featuring Mandy's signature redwork designs and cute folk-inspired characters, this charming book brings Mandy's best-lov...

Red means go when it comes to sewing quilts, bags, accessories, and more with the popular Create and Craft TV presenter.Mandy Shaw is well known for her distinctive sewing designs and motifs and in this book she brings her own style to the traditional and increasingly popular technique of redwork embroidery.You will learn how to create two quilts, the first has nine different heart-shaped quilt blocks, each with a different motif and theme, such as polar bear...

Learn eleven basic stitches to create projects with motifs ranging from bunnies and buttons to cooking and Christmas.Mandy Shaw's unmistakable style provides a gorgeous collection of stitches and projects, all done in natural fabrics in a stylish cream and red color palette. This book is a perfect introduction to eleven simple stitches, with step-by-step instructions for both right and left handers. You'll learn how to create stunning gifts and home accessories whi...

From christenings to Christmas, make every celebration memorable with festive bunting, pennants, and decorations using vintage and modern fabrics.Celebrate with a Stitch includes over twenty stylish projects featuring Mandy Shaw's unique motifs for births, birthdays, weddings, Christmas, and other celebrations.Mandy uses trendy, retro, and vintage fabrics and colorways, which, together with her "folksy" style, appeals to all ages of sewists.

Give your holiday season a personal touch with beautiful handmade Christmas decorations from the author of Celebrate with a Stitch.This collection of Christmas wreath and garland projects makes the festive period even more special. Celebrated author and pattern designer Mandy Shaw shares her favorite Christmas sewing projects and shows us how to make beautiful Christmas decorations to bedeck our home at this special time of year. The projects feature Mandy...

Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or leather using any type of thread or yarn that can fit through the eye of a needle. It is not as complicated as it often looks. The stitches are mostly straight stitches placed in various positions to form patterns and are very easy to master. You will soon realize how easy it is to build on the basic stitches you have learned, to be able to graduate to more advanced embroidery work.

Stitch through the season with hundreds of holiday projects!This book includes a wealth of over five hundred fabulous, festive cross-stitch designs to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. Be inspired to create a variety of wonderful cross-stitch projects, ranging from beautifully detailed Christmas keepsake pictures to last-minute hand-stitched cards and tags for when time is short.With clear color charts and photographs, easy-to-follow stitching ...

The complete visual guide to hand embroidery & embellishing.This richly illustrated reference guide from embroidery expert Christen Brown covers everything you need to make beautiful magic with needle and thread. Learn to sew traditional and silk ribbon embroidery, make raised stitches, and embellish with beads, charms, buttons, and mirrors. Christen shows you how to combine and place stitches to enhance a finished piece and how to work with embroidery threads, ribb...

Begin your adventure into embroidery with this simple, step-by-step guide to the basics, featuring two fun projects.Learn the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful freestyle embroidery with this comprehensive guide. Every stitch has clear step-by-step instructions and is accompanied by coloured diagrams, making it easy to create impressive embroidered designs. This short book also includes instructions for two projects—celebration bunting and ...