Twenty To Make: Chicken Scratch Embroidery by Carolyn Forster

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Twenty To Make: Chicken Scratch Embroidery by Carolyn Forster

Learn how to stitch 20 gorgeous gingham embroidery designs with best-selling author, Carolyn Forster.  Discover simple stitches and stunning designs for the perfect on-the-go embroidery project.

Chicken scratch embroidery (known also as Amish embroidery, Broderie Suisse, Depression Lace, Hoover Lace, Snowflake Embroidery, Australian Cross Stitch and Tenerife Lace) is an easy-to-learn technique that involves embroidering a handful of stitches on to a gingham surface to create stunning motifs with a lace-like appearance. The size and colour of the squares can influence the look and scale of the motif, as well as your chosen thread colours, and the result can range from beautifully simple to exquisitely complex embroidery designs.

The 20 gorgeous embroidery patterns in this book are suitable for all skill levels, and include:

• easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions
• all the necessary stitch charts
• ideas for items on to which you embroider your chicken scratch motifs, including bags, clothes, bunting garlands, table sets and more.
• For budding chicken-scratch designers, a to-scale gingham template is printed at the back of the book to scan and print, so you can draw up your own motifs.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Materials and tools 6

Stitch library 9

Embroidery Designs 18

Knot Gardens 22

Cross Stitch Craze 24

Diamond Starbursts 26

Squares in Hearts 28

Woven Corners 30

Flowerbed 32

Woven Tower 34

Lattice 36

Hearts & Flowers 39

Floral Hedgerow 42

Woven Explosion 44

Tessellating Quintets 46

Flowers in Hearts 48

Quintet Stitch Diamond 50

Starburst Hearts 52

Outlined Squares 54

Woven Zigzags 56

Broderie Suisse Tribute 58

Quintet Tulips 60

Primrose Rows 62

Gingham template 64

ISBN 13/EAN: 9781800923553

Size: 149×209 mm

Pages: 64