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Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment
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Published: 6/22/2021
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…

198 Pages

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Release Date: June 22, 2021

This 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.

Intention

Materials

Stitch Methods

Treasury of Symbols

Creating Your Talisman

The Art of Ritual

Stitch Key

The 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.

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