3D Botanical Embroidery & Stumpwork
By Melissa Galbraith
Raise your embroidery game — and your stitchwork — with 3D Botanical Embroidery and Stumpwork!
Join author Melissa Galbraith as she takes you on a tour of 18 botanical stumpwork projects — aka raised embroidery or 3D embroidery — for embroiderers of any skill level, organized from beginner to advanced. This book's user-friendly introduction for anyone who wants their embroidery to pop is packed with easy-to-use instructions will help you improve your stumpwork, mastering mini-skills like padding and needle weaving.
Learn how to use the best fabrics, such as tulle, cotton, and felt, and how they pair with critical needle techniques including embroidery, darning, and beading. Thanks to the beautiful, high-quality photography within, you can easily follow along and feel inspired to create unique botanical embroidery and stumpwork of your own. Before long, 3D Botanical Embroidery and Stumpwork will have you seeing your embroidery and home crafts in a whole new dimension!
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20 Thread Projects to Make, Wear, and Display
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User-friendly introduction for anyone who wants their embroidery to pop with stumpwork, or raised embroidery, projects for embroiderers of any skill level
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20 step-by-step embroidery projects and patterns of poisonous, medicinal, and carnivorous plants found in nature
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Helpful overviews on fundamental embroidery techniques; Learn how to use the best fabrics, such as tulle, cotton, and felt, and how they pair with critical needle techniques including embroidery, darning, and beading
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Illustrated stitch guide is included for over 50 need-to-know stitches that create texture
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Skill-building approach enables stitchers to improve and grow their repertoire, breaks down stitches, explores how to blend colors, and create sculptural embroidery
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Author Melissa Galbraith is the owner of MCreativeJ where she offers embroidery patterns, project kits, and workshops for crafters of all skill levels
3D Botanical Embroidery & Stumpwork is published by Landauer, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing and will be available October 2025.
Raise your embroidery game - and your stitchwork - with 3D Botanical Embroidery and Stumpwork!
Author Melissa Galbraith is a needle arts instructor and the fiber artist behind MCreativeJ. She has led hundreds of workshops and is well-respected for her thoughtful approach to teaching embroiderers of all skill levels. Imbued with a strong love of teaching and sharing the art of hand embroidery, she enjoys making her concepts simple and approachable for everyone.
There's a reason embroidery is making a major comeback as a wholesome hobby to enjoy away from the screens at home, and thanks to books like 3D Botanical Embroidery, it can be more than just a way to pass the time. It can be a fun, delightful way to express your creativity and bring flowers, trees, and all sorts of botanical wonders to life!
Whether you're a beginning embroiderer or an advanced needlework practitioner, there's something inside 3D Botanical Embroidery and Stumpwork for you!