Jenny Billingham: Stitched to Stand Out, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Discover how to transform everyday items into bold, textured works of art with modern embroidery techniques that add dimension, color, and personality. Why settle for flat stitching when you can create embroidery with texture, depth, and flair? In Stitched to Stand Out , embroidery artist Jenny Billingham of Flynn and Mabel shares her signature approach to dimensional embroidery, teaching you how to transform ordinary clothing, accessories, gifts, and home décor into eye-catching statement pieces. Combining traditional embroidery techniques with unexpected materials, Jenny shows how to create bold embellishments that literally stand out from the fabric.

Through step-by-step photography, clear instruction, and inspiring projects, you'll learn how to build texture using beads, sequins, ribbon, felt, cord, puff paint, and embroidery floss . Master dimensional stitches, including woven picot stitch, bullion knots, ring stitch, turkey stitch, and cast-on stitch, then apply them to projects designed to personalize and elevate everyday items.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Create raised flowers, leaves, bows, butterflies, and lettering using dimensional embroidery techniques
• Customize sweatshirts, jeans, shoes, bags, hats, and accessories with colorful embellishments
• Combine embroidery with mixed-media materials for unique textures and visual impact
• Master essential embroidery stitches alongside advanced texture-building techniques

Written by embroidery sensation Jenny Billingham, whose tutorials inspire millions of makers worldwide, this vibrant guide brings a fresh, contemporary perspective to embroidery. Her playful teaching style and accessible techniques make dimensional stitching approachable for beginners while offering plenty of creative inspiration for experienced embroiderers.

Perfect for embroidery enthusiasts, visible menders, fashion upcyclers, and creative makers, Stitched to Stand Outwill help you move beyond flat stitching and create embroidery that's impossible to ignore.