Embroidering Life - Yumiko Higuchi

Stitching Patterns and Projects for Every Season

Beloved embroidery artist Yumiko Higuchi offers whimsical motifs and projects -- turning everyday items into fun and charming designs. 

The patterns here include:
- animated snowball fights, colorful mittens, and nutcrackers in winter
- baked goods, Japanese festival fans, and gardening tools in spring
- travel essentials, seafood, and fruit cocktails in summer
- musical instruments, gourds, and cozy reading-nook comforts in fall

Interspersed with Higuchi's classic botanical patterns, these everyday embroidery designs invoke a sense of magic for the ordinary. Each design is associated with a month, guiding the reader through the calendar year with projects that encapsulate the essence of the season. Higuchi also offers sewing projects for sewers of all proficiency levels, including a triangular potholder adorned with lobster embroidery, a flower sachet, a ribbon brooch, Japanese carp streamers, and a canvas bag.

Each pattern and sewing design is accompanied by step-by-step instructions for how to get started -- giving crafters both new and experienced the opportunity to engage in these delightful projects.