Simple One- and Two-Color Embroidery Motifs and Small Crafts

Zakka Embroidery presents designs that are an elegant blend of Japanese and Scandinavian style. The motifs and patterns are spare and graphic, yet softened with organic shapes and imagery drawn from nature. The result is embroidery that evokes a personal feel and conjures a sense of nostalgia.

Here Japanese designer Yumiko Higuchi presents embroidery motifs to be stitched using just one or two colors -- creating patterns and designs that are more evocative for their form and texture than for play of colors. Each embroidery design is paired with a simple craft project, transforming the stitches fabric into a functional object, including pouches, pillows, aprons, and more.

With beautiful photographs, clear step-by-step instructions, and detailed diagrams, Zakka Embroidery will be an inspiring guide for those new to embroidery and a delightful experience for those accomplished with needle and thread.

Published by Roost Books, Boulder, CO, 2016.