Includes index

Practicing creativity : tools for developing your unique artistic voice -- Embracing tradition : a tour of soulful embroidery from around the world -- Decoding design : an introduction to line, texture, color, and composition in embroidery -- Cultivating vision : practices for finding inspiration, setting intentions, and strengthening visualization -- Putting it all together : sample projects for personal expression -- Embroidery basics -- Stitch methods

"An acclaimed embroidery designer, Christi Johnson teaches how to create original stitch designs and expand creativity, with sketchbook and sampler exercises and inspiring examples from a wide range of embroidery artists, both historical and contemporary. This colorful sourcebook, packed with practical technique instructions accompanied by inspiring examples from a wide range of embroidery artists, is sure to jump-start every stitching enthusiast's creativity, and build the skills for making original designs."--