Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment
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Summary
Hand embroidery can be a joyous respite from busy daily life。 It is an exploration of material， an invitation to slow down， and it allows time for contemplation。 Mystical Stitches combines this beloved and accessible craft with a spiritual element， introducing nearly 200 original designs for different symbols readers can use to create personal icons to wear or embellish items in the home。 Christi Johnson offers patterns inspired by botanicals， animals， numbers， the cosmos， earth elements， and mythological icons for novice or well-practiced crafters to combine into talismans with personal meaning。 Johnson’s folk art style is vibrant and unintimidating and provides a framework for bringing spiritual elements into physical form。 In addition to basic techniques， an overview of material options， and an illustrated encyclopedia of stitches， the extensive treasury of symbols is lavishly photographed in hand-stitched， full-color spreads that will inspire readers to create personalized designs to stitch on clothes， hang on the wall， place on an altar， carry with them， or display in a place of prominence。
Reviews
Allison
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I promise， i read the description of this book， but it still wasn't at all what i expected。 This book includes some beautiful patterns and clear instructions。 At the same time， i didn't expect the"spiritual practice" element of this book to be as emphasized as it was and， while i like the idea of using embroidery for meditation or spiritual practice， this particular use of it was not my style and made the book feel rather self-help-esque I promise， i read the description of this book， but it still wasn't at all what i expected。 This book includes some beautiful patterns and clear instructions。 At the same time， i didn't expect the"spiritual practice" element of this book to be as emphasized as it was and， while i like the idea of using embroidery for meditation or spiritual practice， this particular use of it was not my style and made the book feel rather self-help-esque 。。。more
Priyanka Menon
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I have been going through numerous embroidery books to learn new stitches and techniques。 I am so glad I got to review this book- it wasn't anything like I expected。 It was more about intentions， symbolism and slowing down and enjoying the art of embroidery。I can't wait to try some of the projects from this book。 Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a digital copy of the book to review。 I have been going through numerous embroidery books to learn new stitches and techniques。 I am so glad I got to review this book- it wasn't anything like I expected。 It was more about intentions， symbolism and slowing down and enjoying the art of embroidery。I can't wait to try some of the projects from this book。 Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a digital copy of the book to review。 。。。more
Tashina Knight
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Beautiful book。 I'd say it's 2/3 stitching techniques/ideas/photos and 1/3 spiritual/meditative/informative about symbols used in pagan and mystical beliefs。 It's really perfect for me because it shows sooo many photos of finished stitching on clothes and wearable items which is what I'd be doing。 It does cover beginning stitches， which is useful for me。 It is very well illustrated with both photos and drawings。 I really enjoyed looking through it and it's going to be one of my favorites。 The on Beautiful book。 I'd say it's 2/3 stitching techniques/ideas/photos and 1/3 spiritual/meditative/informative about symbols used in pagan and mystical beliefs。 It's really perfect for me because it shows sooo many photos of finished stitching on clothes and wearable items which is what I'd be doing。 It does cover beginning stitches， which is useful for me。 It is very well illustrated with both photos and drawings。 I really enjoyed looking through it and it's going to be one of my favorites。 The only thing that would have made it better is a selection of different artists' stitching projects。 This appears to be all the work of the author。 Don't get me wrong; her work is beautiful， but it would have been nice to see others' work as well。 I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Patricia Reyes
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It leans heavily on the spiritual side of creating， and there are many references to talismans， mythology， astrology， meditation， and even yoga。 Not quite the embroidery tutorial for me。 It also doesn't provide patterns as much as just a photo of each design and then a drawing telling you what stitches to use。 It leans heavily on the spiritual side of creating， and there are many references to talismans， mythology， astrology， meditation， and even yoga。 Not quite the embroidery tutorial for me。 It also doesn't provide patterns as much as just a photo of each design and then a drawing telling you what stitches to use。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Mystical Stitches is a tutorial and style guide for embroidery by Christi Johnson。 Due out 22 June 2021 from Storey， it's 208 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 It seems that surface embroidery is enjoying something of a renaissance lately; I've reviewed several new and upcoming releases this year on the subject。 This one， in addition to being a very good basic tutorial instruction guide on the stitches and designs， also h Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Mystical Stitches is a tutorial and style guide for embroidery by Christi Johnson。 Due out 22 June 2021 from Storey， it's 208 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 It seems that surface embroidery is enjoying something of a renaissance lately; I've reviewed several new and upcoming releases this year on the subject。 This one， in addition to being a very good basic tutorial instruction guide on the stitches and designs， also has the added attraction of explaining the symbolism and meanings behind the included designs， most of which have some mystical or philosophical significance。 The author has included not only the expected astrological symbols， but also a wealth of other pagan， Egyptian， nature/wiccan， geometric forms and shapes， numbers， planets， and others， certainly enough to keep readers busy and exploring for ages。 In addition to the instructions and stitch diagrams， she also writes well and engagingly about intention and ritual， use of color， and materials。The book does include a number of step by step tutorials for surface embroidery embellished clothing， ritual cloths， amulets， and others。 All of the projects can be adapted for other uses。 Stitch diagram recommendations are specific enough to follow and general enough to be easily changed to suit the reader's needs。 Materials listed in the tutorials are easy to source and inexpensive。 In fact many of the clothing tutorials will be a super opportunity to re-purpose and upcycle found materials。 The book has an abbreviated bibliography and links list as well as a cross-referenced index。 This would be a good choice for readers who are interested in more esoteric embellishments for clothing and ritual cloths。 This would be a four-star read evaluated only on the merits of the embroidery instruction， but the author's voice adds a great deal of value。 She's calm， reasonable， engaging， knowledgeable， and there's a very kind and encouraging vibe throughout the book。 Very well done。 Five stars。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
The Shakti Witch
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How gorgeous is this book？ Artist Christi Johnson will inspire you with 200 of her original designs to embroider。 Infused with magickal meanings Johnson also details clear instruction on stitches and how to get started。 This makes it perfect for the novice too。 Lots of ideas are shared about what to embroider making this perfect for those needing some inspiration for ritual clothing， day to day sigil embroidered fashion， talismans and items for altars。 *eArc provided by the publisher and NetGall How gorgeous is this book？ Artist Christi Johnson will inspire you with 200 of her original designs to embroider。 Infused with magickal meanings Johnson also details clear instruction on stitches and how to get started。 This makes it perfect for the novice too。 Lots of ideas are shared about what to embroider making this perfect for those needing some inspiration for ritual clothing， day to day sigil embroidered fashion， talismans and items for altars。 *eArc provided by the publisher and NetGalley 。。。more
Jennyfer
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I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this book。 A guide to creating specific mystical patterns？ Perhaps， and there are stitch patterns in there for that purpose。 What I wasn't expecting， and was quite pleasantly surprised by， was the focus on creating and art as a meditative purpose， the process over the finished product， and the encouragement to slow down。Once you get to the stitch patterns and guides， they are clear and well drawn out。 I am a crafter， so I knew many of these stitches and te I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this book。 A guide to creating specific mystical patterns？ Perhaps， and there are stitch patterns in there for that purpose。 What I wasn't expecting， and was quite pleasantly surprised by， was the focus on creating and art as a meditative purpose， the process over the finished product， and the encouragement to slow down。Once you get to the stitch patterns and guides， they are clear and well drawn out。 I am a crafter， so I knew many of these stitches and techniques， but this book collates them in a comfortable， informal way （as opposed to the more formal， structured， embroidery books on my shelf）。 The pattern guides at the end are helpful for beginner embroiderers， as they offer suggestions as to which stitch to use in various parts of the pattern/shape to achieve the illustrated effect。A delightful little craft book， celebrating slow art。 。。。more
Katy Picken
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I received this book as an advance review copy e-book， and it is absolutely beautiful: I imagine that the "hard copy" would be even more so， one of those books it is just a pleasure to hold and to flick through and to linger on some of the wonderful illustrations and photos。I have to admit that the spiritual element of the book， with its emphasis on new age mysticism and talismans was not for me， but the variety of designs in the book means that you do not need to be a pagan or wiccan to find so I received this book as an advance review copy e-book， and it is absolutely beautiful: I imagine that the "hard copy" would be even more so， one of those books it is just a pleasure to hold and to flick through and to linger on some of the wonderful illustrations and photos。I have to admit that the spiritual element of the book， with its emphasis on new age mysticism and talismans was not for me， but the variety of designs in the book means that you do not need to be a pagan or wiccan to find something that you will like。 The promotion of stitching as a form of meditation， of slowing down and really looking at things was right up my alley however。This is probably not a book for a complete beginner at embroidery。 Although the stitch instructions and illustrations are some of the best I have seen， the patterns as presented require the stitcher to do a fair amount of work in incorporating them into their own designs。 It is however a wonderful resource book for someone with some stitching experience who wants to branch out a little。With thanks to Netgalley and Storey Publishing for the advance review copy。 。。。more
Ashley （Red-Haired Ash Reads）
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Rating:3 stars - I liked itMagic Stitches combines the craft of embroidery with spirituality to create talismans and amulets that you can wear。 In this book， the author gives clear step by step guides on how to do the basic stitches in the patterns provided。 They were extremely easy to follow and the visual steps were perfect for the more tricky stitches。 This book also discusses common embroidery themes throughout history and what they can mean。 This is great if you want to create your own embr Rating:3 stars - I liked itMagic Stitches combines the craft of embroidery with spirituality to create talismans and amulets that you can wear。 In this book， the author gives clear step by step guides on how to do the basic stitches in the patterns provided。 They were extremely easy to follow and the visual steps were perfect for the more tricky stitches。 This book also discusses common embroidery themes throughout history and what they can mean。 This is great if you want to create your own embroidery talismans。 She also goes over the color wheel and how color can play an important part in your embroidery。 I thought it was a great addition because everyone is affected by colors but it’s not something that is discussed in some embroidery books。 The author provides quite a few embroidery patterns at the end of the book， all of which are for incorporating onto your clothes。 I don’t think I will actually alter my clothes this way but will probably create a small embroidered talisman to carry in my purse or pin on the inside of my jacket。 Overall， this was a good embroidery book for beginners， but I also think experts will also learn from this book。 I think everything is also easily applicable to any embroidery project。 *ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review。*You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads。 。。。more
Sally
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MYSTICAL STITCHES by Christi JohnsonAs the title implies， it is all about sewing stitches for decoration on clothing or accessories。 I chose this book for the designs offered， I value them for their artistic properties。 There is a good spread of designs， none too satanic or witchcraft looking。 I had reservations since it's titled Mystical。The author has models wearing clothing articles that have been embroidered using the designs offered in the book， so you will have an idea of how they look on MYSTICAL STITCHES by Christi JohnsonAs the title implies， it is all about sewing stitches for decoration on clothing or accessories。 I chose this book for the designs offered， I value them for their artistic properties。 There is a good spread of designs， none too satanic or witchcraft looking。 I had reservations since it's titled Mystical。The author has models wearing clothing articles that have been embroidered using the designs offered in the book， so you will have an idea of how they look on the finished product。Highly recommend。 Perfect for needle artists and even journalers like myself。Many thanks for the complimentary copy of #mysticalstitches from #netgalley I was under no obligation to post a review。 。。。more
Melanie Knight
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This book is beautiful and inspiring。 The pages are filled with step-by-step guides and projects， handy hints and lots of inspiration for creating your own designs。
Hel
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 When I think of Mystical Stitches， three words come to mind: competent， ambitious， and charming。 The initial instructions for how to perform the stitches in the book are very concise for a beginner embroiderer。 The diagrams are very clear。 There are a few bits where the author suggests stretches that are slightly random， but they don’t detract from the book as a whole。 One of my favorite things in Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 When I think of Mystical Stitches， three words come to mind: competent， ambitious， and charming。 The initial instructions for how to perform the stitches in the book are very concise for a beginner embroiderer。 The diagrams are very clear。 There are a few bits where the author suggests stretches that are slightly random， but they don’t detract from the book as a whole。 One of my favorite things in witchy books is when I can relate new ideas or classic with a different spin back to my own practice。 Every baby witch has or has looked at copious correspondence charts and then gone on the hunt to look for the perfect ingredient。 When you live in your practice longer， you stop looking for special ingredients， and make the ingredients you have special。 With Mystical Stitches， the author shows you how you can make what you need。 It’s a lovely concept！ Why would I need to acquire a moth wing or an acorn out of season， when I can just stitch it？ The illustrations are charming and many。 I really enjoy the author’s use of color and texture， it’s bold and cute without being cutesy。 The projects are fun and easily personalized。 Mystical Stitches makes me want to fish out my needles and floss and get to work。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Wow！ I absolutely love this book and can’t wait to get started on trying out some ‘mystic’ embroidery。 Not only does this book give very clear instructions to a novice embroiderer like myself but also provides an insight into the symbolism and history of the different stitches and techniques。 A beautifully illustrated book and a very refreshing approach by the author to this fascinating craft。 A book to be treasured and passed down to the next generation of sewers。 Highly recommended。
Jenn L
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Wow， I love this book！ Not only is there easy to follow technical information on stitch techniques， materials， and colour harmony， it also covers intentions， symbols， meditation， yoga poses， and so much more。So many beautiful ideas; I especially love the botanical section。This would be a lovely gift for someone interested in slow living or mindfulness。[I received a copy of this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review]
Poptart19 （ren）
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4 starsThis is a unique pattern book， not just offering designs， but the artist’s reflections on building intent & meaning behind them。 I recommend this as an aid for exploring designing your own patterns， & as a reference for embroidering basic shapes， animals， symbols， etc。The writer discusses how embroidery as an art form is an artistic outlet for meditation & spiritual transformation for her。 She discusses symbology， talismans， creative inspiration， & some meditational practices she enjoys。[ 4 starsThis is a unique pattern book， not just offering designs， but the artist’s reflections on building intent & meaning behind them。 I recommend this as an aid for exploring designing your own patterns， & as a reference for embroidering basic shapes， animals， symbols， etc。The writer discusses how embroidery as an art form is an artistic outlet for meditation & spiritual transformation for her。 She discusses symbology， talismans， creative inspiration， & some meditational practices she enjoys。[What I liked:]•The reflections on the creative process & creating designs that evoke deep personal meaning are great。 I’ll be considering those ideas & playing with them as I design my own future patterns。•There is a basic materials & stitch guide， but it does include some insightful tips such as the best ways to split floss， anchoring methods， etc。， that aren’t in most basic guides。•The art/designs are gorgeous！ Bold， colorful， intricate， & lively。 The designer’s work reminds me of Tessa Perlow’s style of embroidery （an embroidery artist I adore）。•The patterns include a great variety of components that can be built into a larger design: animals， plants， celestial bodies， geometrical designs， mythical creatures， human body parts， nature， as well as mystical/esoteric symbols & items like wands & pyramids。•There is info on building your own color schemes （basic color theory）， and working basic shapes or components into bigger compositions。 This is great stuff！ Helpful to me since I’ve been designing my own patterns for years now， but know I can grow in that。 There are also a handful of the author’s own compositions， shown as finished works on upcycled clothing。[What I didn’t like as much:]•This is because of my personal values & not any intrinsic flaw in the book， but this book was not exactly what I expected。 There is more emphasis on spiritual practices & beliefs I don’t adhere to than I thought。 That’s okay though！ I’m sure others will find the book meaningful & resonant in ways I did not。[I received an ARC ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 Thank you for the book！] 。。。more
✨Elianna✨
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I loved the style of this book， and it was cutely done。 I loved the bright colors and all of the cute ideas in this book。 I think that this book is definitely a must buy if you like or want to learn more about embroidery and if you like mystical creatures。
Carolyn
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Mystical Stitches by Christi Johnson is an incredible journey into spiritualism and how it can be manifested in your embroidery projects。 Ms。 Johnson goes in depth into the topic and combines it with clear stitching diagrams， beautiful motifs for stitching as well as how to choose your own motifs to express your inner self。 This beautiful compendium will expand your mind as well as your skills。。。an excellent addition to your embroidery library！ THank you to the author， Storey Publishing and NetG Mystical Stitches by Christi Johnson is an incredible journey into spiritualism and how it can be manifested in your embroidery projects。 Ms。 Johnson goes in depth into the topic and combines it with clear stitching diagrams， beautiful motifs for stitching as well as how to choose your own motifs to express your inner self。 This beautiful compendium will expand your mind as well as your skills。。。an excellent addition to your embroidery library！ THank you to the author， Storey Publishing and NetGalley for an ARC of this publication in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Erica Jane
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An absolutely gorgeous embroidery book！ Meaningful， intentional， and also informative。 Love it。 Not very difficult and covers the basics， too。 ARC via Netgalley。
Dawn Thomas
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Mystical Stitches by Christi Johnson9781635863345198 PagesPublisher: Storey PublishingRelease Date: June 22， 2021Nonfiction， Crafts & Hobbies， Symbolism， Needlecrafts， EmbroideryThis book brought back a lot of memories for me。 In the 1970s， I embroidered on the back pockets of all my jeans。 Looking at the stitches in this book， I can see I used a lot of different types but did not know their names。The book is divided into the following categories。IntentionMaterialsStitch MethodsTreasury of Symbo Mystical Stitches by Christi Johnson9781635863345198 PagesPublisher: Storey PublishingRelease Date: June 22， 2021Nonfiction， Crafts & Hobbies， Symbolism， Needlecrafts， EmbroideryThis book brought back a lot of memories for me。 In the 1970s， I embroidered on the back pockets of all my jeans。 Looking at the stitches in this book， I can see I used a lot of different types but did not know their names。The book is divided into the following categories。IntentionMaterialsStitch MethodsTreasury of SymbolsCreating Your TalismanThe Art of RitualStitch KeyThe images in the book are gorgeous。 I absolutely love the reconnect with Your Magic Hands exercise。 What a nice way to recognize the energy in our hands。 It has been years since I have done any type of needle work， but this book has inspired me to get out my embroidery floss and hoops。 If you love embroidery， you will love this book。 It has a little something for everyone。 。。。more
Nicola
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I really liked the style of this book。 I loved the focus on creating art for art's sake and not worrying about it being perfect。 The colours used were really vibrant and engaging and I liked how every design was actually stitched so you could see what the final product would look like。 I would say I don't think this book is for beginners as the instructions for the various types of stitches were somewhat difficult to follow if you don't already have a knowledge of embroidery。 I really liked the I really liked the style of this book。 I loved the focus on creating art for art's sake and not worrying about it being perfect。 The colours used were really vibrant and engaging and I liked how every design was actually stitched so you could see what the final product would look like。 I would say I don't think this book is for beginners as the instructions for the various types of stitches were somewhat difficult to follow if you don't already have a knowledge of embroidery。 I really liked the emphasis on creativity and exploring ideas and meanings and think the layout of the book is really unique。 。。。more
Ace
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The cover is absolutely gorgeous， it's what grabbed my attention immediately about this book。 Mystical Stitches is a fantastic collection of embroidery ideas with good guidance and general 'best practice' tips for stitching。 It's a little more complex than first looks， so it's not great for beginners but it's still reasonably easy to follow if you're confident and don't mind 'learning on the job' so to speak。 There are great illustrations of different types of stitches， alongside photographs sho The cover is absolutely gorgeous， it's what grabbed my attention immediately about this book。 Mystical Stitches is a fantastic collection of embroidery ideas with good guidance and general 'best practice' tips for stitching。 It's a little more complex than first looks， so it's not great for beginners but it's still reasonably easy to follow if you're confident and don't mind 'learning on the job' so to speak。 There are great illustrations of different types of stitches， alongside photographs showing what those stitches would look like in practice。 。。。more
Doreen Prentiss Gabriellini
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Mystical Stitches Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment by Christi Johnson is an outside the box embroidery book。 I think the beautiful cover drew me in。 There are several chapters beginning with the reader’s intentions。 Then there is a discussion regarding tools and not found in most embroidery books – the anatomy of a stitch which was very well illustrated。 The subsequent three chapters discussed straight stitches， stitch for coverage， tuck stitches and stitches for cov Mystical Stitches Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment by Christi Johnson is an outside the box embroidery book。 I think the beautiful cover drew me in。 There are several chapters beginning with the reader’s intentions。 Then there is a discussion regarding tools and not found in most embroidery books – the anatomy of a stitch which was very well illustrated。 The subsequent three chapters discussed straight stitches， stitch for coverage， tuck stitches and stitches for coverage。 The rest of the book is full of nice designs which were mostly ‘new age， spiritual’。 The book relies heavily on the spiritual side of creating。 There are discussions about mythology， astrology， meditation， yoga and even talismans。 Very disappointed that there were no patterns to trace and more explanation of how to achieve the end result。 I believe this book is directed for a specific audience and not the regular embroider enthusiast。 While the book was organized well I would have moved the color theory part to the beginning。 Unfortunately I did not find it as useful as I had hoped。I would like to thank Storey Publishing， Christi Johnson and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rosann
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This book was not quite what I expected。 The information was well organized， the illustrations were helpful， but I did not find it to be as informative， or useful as hoped。
Heather R
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What a cool， fun， funky， interesting， and enlightening book。。。 and it’s got a bunch of great info about embroidery too！ I am excited to try some new techniques to break out of my rut of just filling in patterns。 It’s like moving away from a color by numbers framework and encouraging us to use our intuition and embroider with “flow。” So very cool。 Love the linkage between art， craft， spirituality， and mindfulness。Thank you #NetGalley and #StoreyPublishing for the #ARC！ ❤️
Jocelyn
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This book went into great detail about the stitches and designs。 I enjoyed the variety of patterns that were included。 The size variations are great too， as it is sometimes difficult to scale a pattern up。 Some of the designs are big enough to go around the collar of a shirt！I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review， but all opinions are my own。
Nicola Bennett
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I will start by saying that this is not the kind of stitching book I would usually pick up， since I am someone who enjoys the more precise， traditional forms of embroidery。 But it came up as an early review option for me on Netgalley， so I thought I would have a look。 I hope to give a review which will let you know if it′s the book for you， even if it isn′t for me！This book is inspired by the exploration of new techniques and designs that happened in the 60s and 70s， and is geared towards people I will start by saying that this is not the kind of stitching book I would usually pick up， since I am someone who enjoys the more precise， traditional forms of embroidery。 But it came up as an early review option for me on Netgalley， so I thought I would have a look。 I hope to give a review which will let you know if it′s the book for you， even if it isn′t for me！This book is inspired by the exploration of new techniques and designs that happened in the 60s and 70s， and is geared towards people who don′t want to be constrained by fixed diagrams or materials。 There is also an emphasis on the meditative quality of needlework， and the book explores some other meditative techniques which you might want to explore if inspired by the restfulness you find in stitching。But there′s also a lot of practical information。 The author describes materials and equipment in a straightforward manner， giving helpful hints。 She explains how to transfer patterns， but I do wonder how easy it would be to transfer the motifs she uses in the book。 （I had an online copy of the book， so not sure how it would look on paper。） The stitch glossary covers a wide range of stitches， and I found the diagrams and explanations quite clear， particularly how to start off each stitch， although I might do some of the stitches in a slightly different way。The outstanding chapter of this book is the collection of symbols which covers a wide range of subjects – geometric forms， planets， zodiac signs， some unusual natural world images and other unexpected emblems。 The author does give stitch suggestions for all the symbols， but also wants them to act as inspiration for your own designs。 She gives examples of many of the symbols on clothing and other items。 There are a lot of colourful images and photos， and the whole book has a flower child character which is pleasant to look at。This is a 3 star book for me， but it could well be 4 or 5 star for anyone who likes this style of embroidery。 。。。more
Pam Sartain
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Mystical Stitches; Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment by Christi Johnson is about exactly what it says， adding embroidery to your fabric items to empower yourself。There is lots of inspiration here， from the patterns to what they've been stitched on。 There are templates， lots of clear information， and beautiful photos。 Mystical Stitches; Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment by Christi Johnson was published on 25th May 2021 and is available fro Mystical Stitches; Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment by Christi Johnson is about exactly what it says， adding embroidery to your fabric items to empower yourself。There is lots of inspiration here， from the patterns to what they've been stitched on。 There are templates， lots of clear information， and beautiful photos。 Mystical Stitches; Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment by Christi Johnson was published on 25th May 2021 and is available from Amazon and Waterstones 。You can follow Christi Johnson on Instagram and her website 。I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review， so my thanks to NetGalley and to Storey Publishing 。 。。。more
Cassie Daley
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This is great， although be warned that it is not a normal embroidery pattern book！ Going into this， I thought there would be A LOT of patterns to try， but there are not。 Instead， this book focuses on giving ideas and showing what can be done （rather than teach you specifically how to do it）， and the mental and emotional connection between ourselves and our crafts - how strengthening our understanding of these connections can make us better overall - both as people， and as crafters/embroidery ent This is great， although be warned that it is not a normal embroidery pattern book！ Going into this， I thought there would be A LOT of patterns to try， but there are not。 Instead， this book focuses on giving ideas and showing what can be done （rather than teach you specifically how to do it）， and the mental and emotional connection between ourselves and our crafts - how strengthening our understanding of these connections can make us better overall - both as people， and as crafters/embroidery enthusiasts。 Very unique， with lots of really pretty photos of embroidery designs throughout！ 。。。more
Lisa
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Let me start this review by telling you a few things。 I love all things craft related including stitch work and witchery。 I have some experience with embroidery but it goes way back。 I am a big fan of unique， hand embellished garments。 Mystical Stitches， Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishmentby Christi Johnson is a book that I couldn't wait to dive into。 The author infuses magical practice into the chapters of this book， while sharing beautiful photos of the artwork she ha Let me start this review by telling you a few things。 I love all things craft related including stitch work and witchery。 I have some experience with embroidery but it goes way back。 I am a big fan of unique， hand embellished garments。 Mystical Stitches， Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishmentby Christi Johnson is a book that I couldn't wait to dive into。 The author infuses magical practice into the chapters of this book， while sharing beautiful photos of the artwork she has done。 If you are looking for hoop patterns with mystical art， this probably isn't the book for you。 If instead you are looking to incorporate stitch work into your practice of ritual， rite， mindfulness， etc。 look no further。 This is not so much a pattern book as it is a book of intention， helping the reader to understand the power of the creative process。 The author explains stitch types and symbolism very well， helping the reader to arrive at their own designs for talismans。 Many thanks to Netgalley and Storey Publishing， LLC for the opportunity to read for review this electronic ARC。 All opinions are authentically mine and gladly shared。 。。。more
Julia
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