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Creative Embroidery Mixing the Old with the New Book by Christen Brown

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Create unique projects with all types of embellishments — like lace, vintage linens and hankies, trims and ribbons, buttons of all sorts, and vintage notions — with ideas and techniques to inspire.

Embroider and embellish your stashed treasures with 19 project ideas and a robust gallery to get you started. Explore a wide variety of projects from feminine to whimsical, functional to frivolous, and old school to contemporary. Christen walks you through adding embroidery stitches with a library of 100+ stitches

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Customer Reviews (4.4 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Mia K. ★★★★★

I’ve already started hoarding old hankies to try the lace-and-ribbon layering techniques, and the instructions are clear enough for a beginner like me.

Claire F. ★★★★★

I love how the book breaks down mixing lace, trims, and vintage buttons into clear, manageable projects. The photos make it easy to see exactly how to layer old linens with new embroidery for a unique look.

Hazel G. ★★★★★

I’ve been collecting vintage hankies for years and never knew how to use them until I flipped through this book—the section on mixing lace with old linens gave me three project ideas before I even finished chapter one. The photography makes every embellishment look doable, not fussy.