Cute and beautiful options in a range of styles (from realistic to cutesy) with clear instructions and good colors

Some craft books, when you look at the finished project ideas, you just have to say, "Wow!" This is one of those books. The embroidery patterns are lovely. My favorite part is that you can do them more simply and have them look just as awesome. A great addition to any nature and embroidery lover's collection!

A lovely book on the embroidery of all thinks garden from flowers, plants, herbs, fruit, mushrooms and succulents including cacti, which are my favorites. Starting of with fulll colour embroidery pictures, followed by stitching instructions and a small gallery of projects, and ending with traceable images which can be used as is or enlarged to suit all needs. It is a easy to follow book, with lovely designs which can be used in many ways.
A good book for both the beginner or the experienced.

I was provided with an ARC of this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book had a lovely collection of really nice designs for embroidery as well as simple, clear, easy to follow instructions for how to create them at home. The pictures were beautiful and varied, and really helpfully broken down into categories such as roses, fruit trees, orchids, etc. as well as sections breaking down flowers by season, which is handy for seasonal designers.

A really fab little gem, I cant wait to buy when it comes out!

This is a wonderful book full of simple and also advanced designs. I particularly like the Cacti and Succulent section. They are very unique. Also, the Water Garden design is very beautiful. The simple designs are perfect for adding that little something special to gifts or to brighten your own items.

The book has an excellent section on the supplies needed and "how-to" instructions for crafters. I wanted to thank NetGalley.com and Quarto Publishing Group – Quarry Books for allowing me to review the ARC of this book. It will be released on April 28, 2020 and I plan to purchase it. My review is my own opinion not influenced by receiving the advanced reader copy of this book.

Thank you #NetGalley for the review copy of #PlantLadyEmbroidery

This book is AMAZING and I'd recommend it to people brand new to embroidery, those interested in branching out from cross-stitching, and those who are experienced and just want some new designs to try out. The beginning of the book shows full-color images of each completed design, followed by an "inspiration gallery" showing practical and decorative uses for the embroidery. There is a section about tools and materials, then a fairly long section with instructions on embroidery overall and specific techniques. The rest of the book has the patterns. On each spread, there is a note of which page the full-color images are found on and the motifs are numbered for reference. The left and right pages show the same set of motifs in black-and-white outlines and some shading, with the lefthand side including notes/tips/commentary and the right side just showing the line drawing to use for transfer. I will definitely get a lot of use out of this book!!

This book was brilliant - I've been cross-stitching for a year or so and embroidery is always something I've been interested in however I've not even thought about it since I was in high school and was 15, so 10 years ago and when I saw this I knew I just had to request it!

It contains a full introduction at the start of the book on tools and materials you need, transferring designs, using your embroidery flosse and the different stitches you can use. It also has pictures on how to perform the basic stitches and a thread conversion chart which is all super useful to have in the book. It has the patterns on one pages and then the patterns with all the colours and stitches needed to embroider the pattern on another page which is great.

I mainly enjoyed the herbs, wildflowers & mushrooms, cacti & succulents pages and foliage plants pages and can see myself using these on a regular basis! There are a broad range of designs in this book with big pieces and single flowers and leaves which I find perfect as you can start with the smaller and therefore easier pieces and then work your way up. I imagine you could even join together some of the smaller pieces to make a bigger piece and use the stitches mentioned in the front of the book to help connect them.

Overall I think this is a fantastic book if you're looking at starting embroidery or simply want more ideas!

The first half of the book is comprised of colorful pictures of the several small floral motifs designed by several Japanese artists. The styles range from realistic to more cartoonish (with heavy outlines) and the subjects include flowers, bushes, vines, insects, mushrooms, and cacti. The second half of the book starts with an introduction to the stitches used and is followed by black and white reproductions of each design with stitches noted and without for copying.

The variety and detail in the photos and accompanying charts are attractive and small. Great for collections wanting to include embroidery books with quick designs.

More experience could lead to switch colors out or combining the designs into a singular design or sampler.

Was provided with a temporary digital ARC from NetGalley.

This book is actually like the bible for embroidery. I wanted to learn embroidery and that is why I requested this book. I was full of colourful pictures of embroidery flowers. I loved each and every design in this book. Also, the step by step teaching method was good. In short, this is a must read book even for those who are expert in embroidery and I totally recommend it.

I thank netgalley and the publisher for giving me this wonderful opportunity and helping me to enhance my embroidery skills.

I am planning to learn embroidery . This book is good! The designs are pretty and instructions are good but I still have a little problem following them .


I received an e-ARC in exchange of an honest review from the publisher via netgalley.

Plant Lady Embroidery: 300 Botanical Embroidery Motifs & Designs to Stitch is a reproduction of a Japanese book that was published by E&G Creates Company Limited. It has been translated to English. As the title indicates, it provides many beautiful embroidery motifs for stitching.

The first section has full-color photos of the motifs stitched by each designer with the name of the plant beside the photo. Use the pattern number by the photo to find the pattern inside the book.
Most of the book has the pattern. On the left side the directions show which stitch to use while the right side shows the clean pattern without words or markings.

I really like the designs in this book and you will be seeing many of these designs in my quote quilt.

I would have liked the color photo closer to the motif, as I find the digital copy cumbersome to move back and forth from the front of the book to the back. It might just be my computer that made scrolling so slow. Even with a physical copy, though, it would be better to have the color copy closer to the pattern. Color makes such a big difference. I found some designs that made me go back to the color to see what it looked like so I was flipping back and forth several times to get the full understanding of the design.

Plant lady embroidery by applemints is an amazing book full of beautiful embroidery work. This book is full of different flowers, plants, and herbs. The book gives you material list and tools needed and then has a section on getting started. I found the stitch guide very helpful and loved that each step had a real life photo example. Anyone who loves embroidery work will love this book!

A wonderful novel for anyone who's ever been interested in embroidery, but wasn't quite sure how to get started. I loved the detailed pictures of the stitch work and needle work. Thank you to Applemints and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

A beautiful book, bursting with inspiring projects and pictures. Very well laid out and presented, and very generous in the amount it packs into the pages. Easy to follow instructions with lots of extras including an inspiration gallery. A super reference book for anyone who loves to embroider. Perfect to dip into and browse for ideas. A book that would also make a lovely gift

A wonderful collection of gorgeous embroidery designs with practical and comprehensive instructions covering stitches for each motif and clear templates for transferring the patterns onto fabric. A great resource for those interested in embroidery.

This book is full of outlines and instructions for stitching 300 flowers and other plants using embroidery on fabric.

The opening section of the book shows each design stitched in color. This is followed by a section on materials and tools. Because the book was originally published in Japan, Olympus floss was used. Because this thread is uncommon outside Japan, a helpful table to convert to DMC is included.

Following this is the meat of the book, with a two-page spread for each group of 7-10 motifs. The motifs are numbered, matching them back to the color plates. On the left pages there are stitch maps that indicate thread colors and stitches. On the right are the designs for transfer.

A gallery of inspirational projects is also included.

It's an excellent book for embroiderers.

Beautiful book which will suit the beginner and the experienced alike. The book has clear step by instep instructions for every embroidery stitch neeed. There a many different flower designs with deatiled instructions. My particular favourites are Numbers 7 &11 trailing roses, 28 Madvallia, 32 chysanthium, 75 trailing ice plant, 92 poppy,118 Dahlia and the larger 283 Water Gaerden project.
Step by step instuuctions are given in how to transfer the pictures onto the fabric to be emboidered. there are also a selection of project ideas e.g. adding flower detail to a blouse.
I feel the book would have beenfited if it had iron on transfers of some of the flowers, as this would have been easier for young people starting out in embroidery. However, it is much more ecconomical to use tracing paper and dressmakers markers.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me an advance review copy.

A beautiful book, with lots of inspiration and pretty images. Well presented and easy to follow, for you to make your own. I particularly like the project inspiration gallery, I thought this was a nice idea., although I would have liked to have seen more.

The step by step instructions are well illustrated and easy to follow, unlike some I have come across. This has inspired me to pick up embroidery again.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

In this book it guides us on how we can create a broad and colourful range of various types of plants and flowers that look very realistic and beautifully detailed.



With project ideas, a handy start guide and item list for you if required to help you get started, this book will guide you to create your own stitching masterpieces perfect for teens and adults.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Embroidery books that double as botany references are, apparently, my jam- and this book fits that category perfectly!

The pictures of completed embroidery are beautiful and wonderfully labeled. This part will be seductive for needle-artists and plant-lovers alike.

The introduction to the embroidery skills needed for the pattern is well written and helpfully illustrated. I especially liked the chart showing the finished difference between one, two and three strands of floss used with basic stitches. This really helps in visualizing how to use the floss to create your desired effect.

The functional patterns that comprise the rest of the book are set up in a really good set of doubles for each image. Once set sets you up with your colors (a good brand conversion chart is even included), the stitches you will need and notes any special techniques with directions. The other set is clean, clear copies of the images, perfect for transfers.

This one is definitely going on my wishlist for the library’s “700s” shelf.