Organza Hoop Art by Sarah Godfrey

 

I'm a sucker for embroidery and all things botanical. Organza Hoop Art takes both to another level with gorgeous designs on sheer organza fabric. I've never worked on sheer fabrics for embroidery projects, so this book showed me projects completely new to me. It's easy to get hooked on this type of fabric since the embroidery designs just pop out from the fabric.

 

Image of projects from the book, courtesy Amazon.

 

Organza Hoop Art Book Contents

This book is fairly straight forward with three chapters - one that goes over materials, one that goes over the stitches, and the projects chapter that has details on how to create all the gorgeous projects. My favorite: the toadstool mushrooms! I'm actually excited to try this and have a creamy colored silk organza in mind on my next fabric store shopping trip.

For those that have never worked stitches on organza, there are several considerations to keep in mind and Godfrey shares her tips for success. My favorite tip: (quote from an advanced reader copy - actual text may change with the final version)

Avoid knots. Especially when I am working on delicate details, I avoid starting and stopping with knots when embroidering on organza. Instead, I start by leaving a tail of thread and then stitching it down as I go to secure my work. When it is time to stop and rethread my needle, I simply weave through at the back of my work a few times and snip.

The pictures that accompany the stitch glossary are clear and bright and easy to follow. There are easy to trace patterns for each project so replication is a cinch. All in all, a really fun book on how to create pretty botanical art on sheer fabrics. Highly recommended for anyone new to this type of embroidery medium.

 

Book Info

• Amazon Link: Organza Hoop Art by Sarah Godfrey
• Landauer Publishing; 2021.
• ISBN-13 : 978-1947163614
• Paperback, 96 pages.
  

 

Disclosure: This book was provided by the publisher and any opinions are my own. Thanks to NetGalley and Landauer Publishing for this ARC. Any affiliate links help support this site. :)

Renee Shelton.