Creative Embroidery, Mixing the Old with the New: Stitch and Embellish Your Stashed Treasures

 

A treasure of a book. Very beautiful and creative ideas for new or vintage items that you can make yourself. Great ideas and suggestions for using items that you have on hand or what to look for. Includes many embroidery stitch designs. Buttons, ribbons, old handkerchiefs, treasured items that might be worn or tattered that can be made into useable and decorative treasures.

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Create with your stash, both old and new! Put all stashed, hoarded, and handed down bits and pieces to creative use! Popular author Christen Brown walks readers through innovative uses for all kinds of embellishments ― like lace, vintage linens and hankies, trims and ribbons, buttons of all sorts, and vintage notions ― through techniques and projects. If you want to add more unique stash pieces, she provides tips on finding the good stuff, both in-person and online. Get tips for taking care of your treasures, from cleaning vintage finds to fiber identification.

Embroider your stashed treasures with 19 stash project ideas, 3 step-by-step projects, and a robust gallery to get started

Explore a wide variety of projects from feminine to whimsical, functional to frivolous, and old school to contemporary

Christen walks you through adding embroidery stitches with a library of 100+ stitches

About the author

I came from a very supportive family of creative gifted parents; no matter what room of the house I went into I learned something.

I graduated from the Fashion Institute of Merchandise and Design and I continue to experiment in all areas of art and craft.

I am fascinated by design in general; and concentrate specifically in the techniques of embroidery, quilting, ribbonwork, mixed media and jewelry making. 

When people ask me how long something takes me to make, I tell them a lifetime, because everything we do is the sum of that experience and wonderful journey.