Embroidered Animal Portraits: A Guide to Thread Painting Fur, Feathers, Spines & Scales -- Michelle Staub, Paperback

Create stunningly realistic embroidered animal masterpieces

Our beloved pets hold a special place in our hearts; we want to capture them in stitches whether they're covered in fur, scales, or feathers! Join embroidery artist Michelle Staub to immortalize your pets with thread painting. From an adorable rabbit and guinea pig, to a colorful parakeet and stately lizard, you'll stitch through 12 animal projects that teach you to create a much wider variety of pet portraits. With all the information you need to get started, including supplies, basic stitches, stitch patterns, and color guides, Embroidered Animal Portraits is your handbook for creating strikingly realistic and personalized embroidered masterpieces.

• Expanding on her first bestselling book, Pet Portrait Embroidery, Michelle Staub offers instruction on stitching a new variety of textures with non-traditional pets, including a hen, hedgehog, snake, and horse!
• From start to finish, learn to turn an animal photo into a realistic thread painting that captures lighting, detail, and personality.
• Includes embroidery basics, patterns, and 12 step-by-step animal projects, ranging in skill level from beginner accessible, to intermediate stitcher.

Author: Michelle Staub
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Published: 09/25/2024
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
ISBN: 9781644034552

About the Author

Michelle Staub is a self-taught embroidery artist who has been creating pet embroideries since 2014. Michelle's pet portraits have been featured in magazines, on television, and on websites worldwide. She lives with her husband, son, and pets in Amelia, Ohio. stitchingsabbatical.com