The Embroidery Starter Guide

The Embroidery Starter Guide

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Digital guide Creative hobby collection Thread · Stitch · Create

Instant accessIn your inbox the moment you pay.
Read anywherePhone, tablet, laptop or printed.
At your own paceNo schedule, nothing to keep up with.

A digital guide, not a printed book. The hardcover you see is how we present it — nothing is posted to you.

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About this guide

Thread · Stitch · Create

A gentle introduction to one of the most relaxing crafts there is. Fabrics, threads, needles and hoops explained first, then the handful of stitches everything else is built from.

From there you make simple floral motifs, lettering and small pieces, gaining confidence with each new stitch — plus colour combinations, transferring a design onto fabric and finishing the back neatly.

What you'll learn

Inside the guide

01 Choosing fabric
02 Threads, and how to separate them
03 Needles and hoops
04 Transferring a design onto fabric
05 Back stitch and running stitch
06 Satin stitch and long-and-short
07 French knots
08 Lazy daisy, leaves and stems
09 Putting colours together
10 Finishing the back and mounting a hoop
Beginner friendly

No experience needed.

This guide assumes you have never done this before. Everything is explained from the very beginning, with clear steps and small projects you can finish.

Your first attempt doesn’t need to be perfect.

Explained from scratch

What the materials are, what the words mean, and what to do first.

You make something on day one

A small finished piece from the first afternoon, not after three chapters of theory.

Mistakes are covered too

What usually goes wrong the first few times, and how to put it right.

No talent required

This is a skill, not a gift. It comes from repeating, not from being born with it.

Projects you'll make

Learn by making, from the first page.

The guide is built around things you actually finish, in the order that makes sense.

A stitch sampler Project01
A small floral motif Project02
A single word in lettering Project03
A hooped piece to hang Project04
A monogram on a shirt pocket Project05

Start simple. Make something beautiful.

What you'll need

A short list, nothing specialist.

Most of it is easy to find and inexpensive. Nothing here needs a workshop or a cupboard full of equipment.

Cotton fabric or linen
Embroidery floss
A size 5 embroidery needle
A 15 cm hoop
Small sharp scissors
A water-soluble marking pen
At your own pace

A weekend, an evening, or ten minutes at a time.

There is no course to keep up with and no schedule to fall behind. Open the guide when you feel like it, do one section, and come back whenever suits you.

No lessonsNo deadlinesYours to keep

Ready to start stitching?

Simple stitches and beautiful projects for complete beginners.

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