Organza Hoop Art: Embroidery Techniques and Projects for Sheer Stitching by Sarah Godfrey

 
Organza Hoop Art: Embroidery Techniques and Projects for Sheer Stitching by Sarah Godfrey
My Rating: ★★★★★

I received a copy from Fox Chapel Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I saw this book and was fascinated because I’ve never seen embroidery on organza. As a newbie embroiderer, I was even more fascinated because it looks absolutely stunning. The opening introduces us to everything we need to know about stitching on organza. One of the most important things is the fabric. Sarah thoroughly explains what to look for in organza as well as what she likes to use. Then she continues to set us up for success by giving us some tips that will make the process easier on ourselves, such as stitching over a bright surface and avoid making knots. One of the most important pieces of advice is to practice and that not even her first piece on organza was perfect. It's good to remind people that it takes practice even if you’re skilled when working with other fabrics.

One of the things that I like about this book is that it goes through everything you need to embroider, so it’s perfect for people who have never embroidered before. There’s a pretty nice stitch glossary in addition to a list of supplies and why you’ll need them for your organza pieces. I also think that it’s nice that the stitch glossary shows a step-by-step process of each stitch on organza, which is great because I’ve never stitched on it before and it’s great to get a visual on what to expect the process to look like.

There are 12 patterns included, which each have instructions as well as tips to aid reader’s stitching. I also like that there’s photos showing a bit of the process for each pattern with instructions on the type of stitches used for the section of the pattern shown in the pictures. I think this is a great book and I’m inspired to pick up some organza the next time I’m at the fabric store so I can give this a go.