Next-Level Needlepoint: Over 100 skill-building stitches and techniques for modern tapestry embroidery [Paperback]

Get ready to take your needlepoint to the next level and gain the confidence to start making bold stitching choices!

A book of decorative stitches is like a candy store for needlepointers but sometimes the choice can be overwhelming. InNext-Level Needlepoint, bestselling author and popular designer Emma Homent walks you through over 100 stitches designed to build your skills and offers expert advice on where best to use them.

• Features 100 stitches to create texture, movement, and scenic elements in your needlepoint projects.

• Includes full-colour photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams for every stitch, no matter your ability level.

• Includes 10 fun project ideas to show off your newly-learned stitches, plus full guidance on how to start and finish a project perfectly.

This book builds on Emma’s bestsellingNeedlepoint: A Modern Stitch Directory, taking your needlepoint skills up a gear. With her handy step-by-step guides packed full of how-to illustrations and photos you’ll find it easy to succeed with every stitch.

After all the love for my first book, Needlepoint: A Modern Stitch Directory, I thought it only right to bring you a collection of even more exciting stitches and techniques to try. So, get ready to take your needlepoint to the next level as we explore the world of dynamic and textural stitches. Next-Level Needlepoint will give you the confidence to start making bold stitching choices that will bring your needlepoint to life. 

I’ve curated my selection of over 100 stitches into brilliantly self-explanatory sections, focused on providing answers to your stitching prayers. Looking for something to bring flow to your design? Movement is full of energetic stitches that flaunt their direction to do just that. Needing an option to break up a block of stitching? Texture has so many tactile choices for eye-catclc‰