Make your embroidery really pop!

• 17 botanical stumpwork projects for all skill levels combining both hoops and free-standing projects like earrings
• Step-by-step photos and instructions, plus stitches for beginners, intermediate, and advanced embroiderers
• Finishing techniques for making wearable, functional, and sculptural pieces
• Author Melissa Galbraith is a needle arts instructor, the fiber artist behind MCreativeJ, and the author of How to Embroider Texture and Pattern

Raise your embroidery game and your stitchwork with 3D Botanical Embroidery & Stumpwork!

Featuring 17 stumpwork, or raised embroidery, projects for embroiderers of any skill level, 3D Botanical Embroidery is author Melissa Galbraith’s user-friendly introduction for anyone who wants their embroidery to pop.

Its easy-to-use instructions will help you improve your stumpwork, mastering mini-skills like padding and needle weaving. Learn how to use the best fabrics, such as tulle, cotton, and felt, and how they pair with critical needle techniques including embroidery, darning, and beading. Whether you’re a beginning embroiderer or an advanced needlework practitioner, there’s something inside this book for you.

There’s a reason embroidery is making a major comeback as a wholesome hobby to enjoy away from the screens at home, and thanks to books like 3D Botanical Embroidery, it can be more than just a way to pass the time. It can be a fun, delightful way to express your creativity and bring flowers, trees, and all sorts of botanical wonders to life!