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saaraa96's review
4.0
This had patterns but I was inspired to doodle my own thing for stitching by reading this book.
molly_benevides's review
4.0
I found this to be very inspiring. has easy instructions and nice photos.
mxinky's review
5.0
My favorite craft book of the past few months. I bought it for my nieces, and then bought it for myself. For some reason, I never realized embroidery could be so free-form. It's a cool craft that requires very few supplies/room/instruction, and I'm enjoying it. The Sublime Stitching books left me cold- the patterns were so 50's "hip" that they were really boring to me. Doodle Stitching is a silly name, but this book reveals that you don't need a pattern to embroider! That being said, the projects and patterns included are cute and approachable.
moxiedoll's review
4.0
I've been embroidering for years, but I still was able to pick up some ideas from this book (like using crayons to color in designs). I think its a good reference for both amateurs and skilled embroiderers.
bethestage's review
3.0
I'm glad this book was half off because it wasn't what I expected and I wouldn't have wanted to pay full price for it. It's an okay book, but if I didn't already know a little about embroidery this book wouldn't have helped me at all despite it claiming it's for the beginner.
Like many people have mentioned in their reviews, nothing you see on the cover except for the little bird by the author's name is in the book. Ray encourages readers to get creative and stitch like they're doodling, and yet none of the projects are doodle projects like the piece on the cover.
The photos are very nice, but there need to be more. Having one photo of a finished stitch and one illustration of how to do a stitch isn't enough. The only step-by-step the reader gets is via text and often it's very confusing. Multiple photos would definitely help.
Additionally, the explanation of the stitches is lacking extra instruction. For example, the book shows how to create a Scallop Stitch but then doesn't explain where to start the next stitch nor how to create the look shown in the example. It felt like many of the stitches were given the least amount of instruction possible and then left hanging. Seeing that this is a beginner book, that seems silly to me. Much more detailed and instructional tutorials for these stitches can easily be found for free on the internet.
Like many people have mentioned in their reviews, nothing you see on the cover except for the little bird by the author's name is in the book. Ray encourages readers to get creative and stitch like they're doodling, and yet none of the projects are doodle projects like the piece on the cover.
The photos are very nice, but there need to be more. Having one photo of a finished stitch and one illustration of how to do a stitch isn't enough. The only step-by-step the reader gets is via text and often it's very confusing. Multiple photos would definitely help.
Additionally, the explanation of the stitches is lacking extra instruction. For example, the book shows how to create a Scallop Stitch but then doesn't explain where to start the next stitch nor how to create the look shown in the example. It felt like many of the stitches were given the least amount of instruction possible and then left hanging. Seeing that this is a beginner book, that seems silly to me. Much more detailed and instructional tutorials for these stitches can easily be found for free on the internet.
whittiersteph's review
5.0
Great resource! I love the written descriptions paired with fantastic photography. The information shared in this book is great for a one new to hand-stitching as well as the seasoned crafter.
musicalknitter's review
4.0
Here are some fun & simple designs to embroider on just about anything! I don't know what the CD is like as my book didn't come with it.
seejennread's review
3.0
Great for a beginner, but not so much for advanced. It has some neat projects in it, if you are into that kind of thing. I was hoping for more patterns, but there aren't a lot and the ones that are in there, you first have to photocopy and then use tracing paper.
jennicakes's review
3.0
I thought the project ideas in this book were only so-so (sew, sew?), but, if I were a beginner, I probably would have given the stitching diagrams 5 stars - these are some of the best stitch diagrams I've seen!
Overall, I'm glad I received this as a gift, because I like Aimee's aesthetic, and I can share it with new embroiderers. But I'm not sure I'll get much use out of it other than that.
Overall, I'm glad I received this as a gift, because I like Aimee's aesthetic, and I can share it with new embroiderers. But I'm not sure I'll get much use out of it other than that.
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