Basics of Embroidery / Yumiko Yasuda

Whether you’re just threading your first needle or brushing up on old favorites, Embroidery Basics is the kind of book you’ll want within arm’s reach. It’s small enough to tuck in your project bag, but packed with skills, stitches, and inspiration to keep your hands busy and your creativity blooming.

Yumiko Yasuda has a gentle, steady way of teaching, and her voice shines through on every page. With step-by-step illustrations, thoughtful explanations, and inspiring project ideas, she helps you stitch with confidence and care.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• 17 versatile embroidery stitches, like chain stitch, satin stitch, and French knots

• Cross-stitch techniques for crisp, uniform designs

• Ribbon embroidery for adding texture and depth with floral flair

• Bead embroidery that gives your finished work a little extra

• Appliqué to layer your way to something one-of-a-kind

You’ll also find tips for choosing tools and materials, samplers to practice on, and ideas for home decor, gifts, and wall art.

The entire book is written in Japanese but has tons of photos and step-by-step instructions! We use a translation app (Google Translate) on our phones to help extract additional meaning from the translated words.