Christmas Stitches ebook is live!

Yay! The Christmas Stitches ebook is done and it's in the shop!

I really was annoyed that I had to postpone its launch, but I'm glad I had to because it's so much the better for it! Or, that's my humble opinion anyway. ;-)

Big thanks to Nicole for help with proof reading and such! :-)

Here you can see the content of the ebook. There's 9 projects, all with templates. And 16 embroidery patterns. Plus you get instructions for doing all the stitches used in the patterns, including the super fun shisha (mirror) stitch.

Christmas Stitches was originally an online class which I taught in 2010 and 2011 - and may teach again this year. But now all the content is available in one handy volume - and much cheaper than taking a class. ;-)

Buy Christmas Stitches before June 22 (included) and save 15% with this code: SNOWFLAKE

Here's another couple of sneak peeks at the ebook - click on them to view larger on Flickr.

Ebook delayed...

D'oh! Indeed. You think you have everything under control and then it turns out that you don't.

The Christmas Stitches ebook will be a bit delayed. It needs a bit more work than I had originally thought, so it will be a bit longer until it's available.

Which is frustrating, because I said it was going to be ready this week but now it won't be and... that annoys me! Yes, I could have pulled all-nighters just to finish it when I said I would but I don't think that'd be doing anyone any favours - least of all the ebook!

So I'll just have to have patience.. it'll be ready when it's ready. Soon! But just not quite yet.. :-)

New ebook coming soon!

 

The last couple of years I've taught a class called Christmas Stitches, it will very soon be available as an ebook! 

It's been almost finished for quite a while, because I've been busy working on my book. But now the Christmas Stitches ebook is almost here! Seriously, for real! :-) 

Just a few more things to tweak and then it's all done. Yay! :-)

Some time next week, hooray! And if you're a subscriber to the Polka & Bloom newsletter you'll even get a nice discount on the ebook.

Small Stitches gets a new look!

I'm so excited right now! Because I finally got something done I've been wanting to for quite a while - that feels so good!

I wrote the "Small Stitches" embroidery ebook in 2009. Then l in 2010 I wrote a.... sequel(!) - "Stitching Borders and Beyond". Ever since I finished "Borders", I've wanted to update the look of "Stitches" so they look more alike. And now I finally have!

But "Stitches" hasn't just had a makeover - I've added a whole new section about the tools and techniques you need to get started with embroidery, so it's an even better starting book for beginner stitchers. Plus there's an extra pattern thrown in for good measure.

To celebrate the new-look "Small Stitches" ebook, there's 40% off all patterns when bought with any of the ebook products in the Polka & Bloom shop. And don't forget, there's a lefthanded version of both "Small Stitches" and "Stitching Borders and Beyond".

You don't have to do anything special to get the discounted pattern price, as long as there's an ebook in your order, I'll send you a 40% refund on the patterns. Nice!


*offer valid until May 31st 2011

Stitchy ebook bargain

Now there's a bargain if I do say so myself! Get both my embroidery ebooks for $17.50. That's a pretty sweet deal. So if you've been eyeing the books now's your chance to strike!

Available in the Polka and Bloom shops on Artfire and Etsy.

If you want a leftie version of the books that is available too, just let me know at checkout. :-)

Read more about what each book contains: Small Stitches - Stitching Borders and Beyond

Stitching Borders and Beyond embroidery ebook

Hello!

I am really (Really REALLY) excited to tell you about this:

I made another ebook. With more embroidery! Yes! Here, look! This is the frontpage:

Golly, it has been a long time in the making, but that is another story in itself! Let's talk about the book instead.

As you can probably tell, it is called Stitching Borders and Beyond. It had a few titles before that. Among them was 'Bob'. But it was suggested to me that that probably wasn't the best title.. ;-)

So, Bob Stitching Borders is a collection of 12 stitches, some are border-type stitches and a few are isolated stitches. I want more people to use these stitches instead of always defaulting to the usual suspects - I am guilty of this too! So much so that I used a few of them in the patterns in the ebook. Such is my addiction to French knot et al!

But the patterns!

Those are just some of them! There are 10 in all. And I gave them all titles, just because I could.

The book is available on Artfire and will be on Etsy too very soon. And it's an introductionary price too! $10.00 until July 15th!

Would you like to read a few more details about the book, see some more pictures and ohhhhh maybe download a taster of the book? Taster with instructions for the Maidenhair stitch which I have used in two of the above images, and the pattern for the one in the bottom picture! Then pop over to the book's page and have a look!