DIY Embroidered Shoes is a must-have title for any hand stitcher's library. It's a beginner-friendly to advanced embroidery primer, with a stitch dictionary, instructions for successfully embroidering on footwear, and vibrant ideas for turning ordinary canvas shoes or espadrilles into personalized, eye-catching embroidered shoes. Includes introductory information on what you will need: shoes, tools, and thread. Those instructions are followed by how to prepare the shoes you want to embroider, transfer the design, and stitch, or design and make your own custom espadrilles with the multi-sized pattern. Designs range from densely stitched mountain ranges to wispy florals and everything in between. Need a little more explanation? You can scan the QR codes that will provide further video instructions.| ·Includes an overview on tools, threads and shoes that are needed
·Beginner friendly-to-advanced embroidery primer
·Contains a very extensive embroidery stitch library
·Complete step-by-step instructions for stitching on shoes
·Includes downloadable designs that can be used on any of the most popular canvas shoe brands. The most popular shoe being used right now is Converse All-Star high tops. Also popular are Toms, Bobs, etc.
·Includes 13 finished shoe patterns
·Features two espadrille patterns to make and embroider your own shoes
·Includes QR Codes for video instruction.
·Super popular trend right now. Etsy has dozens of vendors who sell embroidered shoes that can cost up to $300.
·Melissa Galbraith is the author of How to Embroider Texture and Pattern released in June 2023. It has sold 1490 copies.
·There are 10 collections planned including birds, bugs, moths/butterflies, planets, flowers, plants, branched fruits, vegetables doodles, the alphabet and landscapes. Each collection has 4-25 stitch designs.