Learn Pet Embroidery

Learn Animal Embroidery

Embroidered Animal Portraits

Available September 25th!

PET PORTRAIT EMBROIDERY the book!

Learn how to paint stunningly realistic pet portraits with just a needle and thread. Get started with 4 basic embroidery stitches, and follow the detailed tutorials to hone your skills!

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Learn the art of thread painting from Stitching Sabbatical sensation Michelle Staub

Cats and dogs seem to always have a paw planted firmly in our hearts. Capture the life in their eyes and the texture of their fur with a unique embroidered pet portrait! Self-taught artist Michelle Staub puts a modern spin on thread painting with her easy-to-learn approach.

Get started with 4 basic embroidery stitches, and follow the detailed tutorials to hone your skills. Capture awe-inspiring details of your pet with lessons in full-color thread painting or go clean with a simple line drawing―the choice is yours. Learn to personalize your art piece with names, dates, and decorative accents. With 20 sample patterns to customize, you can easily recreate any breed!

Book Features:

Paint stunningly realistic pet portraits with just a needle and thread. Each pattern comes with a full thread color palette for different colors of fur.
Make it modern with floral garlands, personalized banners, and crisp lettering. Have fun experimenting with the provided accent patterns and alphabets.

Try your hand at two styles―minimal outlines and incredible full-color renderings. Mix and match color palettes to customize the patterns.
Start today with 4 easy stitches and 20 customizable projects! This book can be enjoyed by both seasoned stitches and those that are new to embroidery.

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Corrections

On page 63 (White cat), step 3, the color number 543 should be 452.
On page 77 (Siamese cat) step 12, the color number 3771 is wrong, the correct number is 3371.
On page 81 (Pug), step 5, the color number 3364 should be 3864 and is missing from the color chart.
On page 94 (Orange cat), step 8, the color number 439 is incorrect and should be 739.
On page 120 (Poodle Mix) in the color chart, there is a color listed as 936 and the correct number is 963.
In the patterns section on page 138, both of the lowercase e’s are d’s. They should have been e’s. You can see the correct text by looking up the Josefin Slab and Boucherie Cursive fonts.

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EMBROIDERED ANIMAL PORTRAITS

Learn how to embroider a variety of textures with non-traditional pets. From start to finish, to turn an animal photo into a realistic thread painting that captures lighting, detail, and personality.

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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.

Book Features:

Paint stunningly realistic animal portraits with just a needle and thread. Each pattern comes with a full thread color palette.
Includes embroidery basics, patterns, and 12 step-by-step animal projects, ranging in skill level from beginner accessible, to intermediate stitcher.

From start to finish, discover how to transform an animal photo into a lifelike thread painting that captures its texture, depth, and unique character.
No cats or dogs in this book! Enjoy stitching a new variety of textures with non-traditional pets, including a hen, hedgehog, snake, and horse.