Let me say first of all, this is an absolutely stunning book, just opening it, one wants to delve deeper and deeper and find how to achieved these wonderful works.
After starting off with a list of equipment and information, the books projects start off with beautiful item that are very simple and easy to achieve for the beginner. It then develops in stages, to harder and for more confident beginners, before branching out into blending colours for a more 3D effect, and then even more detail and more thread, to make the work truly amazing. All the instructions are step by step and easy to follow, and the designs are very cute, and I do agree the hedgehog is the cutest thing I have seen in embroidery, and the koalas of course.
Must have book

What a cute and simple book to learn how to make this great animal. The book reads fast and all is easily explained. Great examples of what you can make. The pictures are gorgeous. Lots of great step by step instruction. Worth every penny!

Absolutely adorable patterns to embroider. Great explanations on what to do and what order to do the stitching. Also you are given the directions that the stitches should go in to make the fur etc realistic. Great book

This book was really cute and inspirational, especially if one enjoys crafting and animals. There's a bit of variety, so I think there's plenty for most people in it.

As a new embroiderer, I am always looking for more tips, tricks, and techniques to improve my craft. This book is definitely chalked full of insight for crafters looking to begin their embroidery journey. What I really enjoyed about this book was the amount of detailed included in the step by step instructions, specifically the order of what to stitch. I have purchased many templates/instruction bundles and these details are almost never included. This helps make a seemingly intimidating new project a lot less daunting. Overall, the instructions are clear and easy to follow and the patterns are cute and versatile.

In this book we get tips on how to start and create our own embroidered masterpieces my favourite of which was a sweet rabbit design one. With clear images and instructions to follow including what equipment is needed too I feel anyone will be able to get started and have a go!

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

Adorable. Just adorable. That's all I can say about the designs in this book. Long offers several diagrams to illustrate and guide you in the thread painting and stitching. Her descriptions are clear and easy to follow (it's embroidery so you're required to pay close attention). The designs range from more outlined designs to multi-media to fine thread painting. I only had time to stitch up one of the easier designs but I wanted to gush right away.

I've always wanted to learn to embroidery, and have a friend I've been a bit envious of who does it so well. This book is a great teaching tool to have on hand to learn different projects. Lots of great step by step instruction. As a beginner, this is exactly what I needed. Great tips on stitches, with photos of projects. Highly recommended.

I have a teeny tiny bit of experience with embroidery and while this isn’t necessarily a book for beginners like me, it was an excellent guide for different techniques. There were cute and the steps are broken down into specific shapes which will help if you want to create your own projects.

This book provides an easy to grasp intro to embroidery. I picked it up mistakenly thinking it was cross-stitch specific, this book does not cover cross-stitch (but it’s not meant to). The patterns are cute and can be easily modified with varying colors. The author has broken down each shape in the pattern to make it easy to branch out and create your own patterns with the foundational skills covered in this book. Definitely want to have this on my shelf for any intro embroidery work (especially for gifts for new borns!).

Thank you Jessica Long for this amazing embroidery workbook!
This workbook is filled with loads of useful information from start to finish. I appreciate especially the detailed explanation on how to do shading, as this is the one technique that I always have trouble with. Can't wait to start my new embroidery project based on all the techniques I learnt from this workbook!

What a great book on embroidery for probably someone who's a little more than a beginner.

Such cute fun little animals to make, going to have alot of fun making these

Nice pictures to see what you are aiming for.

Thank you Netgalley and Publisher for ARC

This is a fun book!

A bit advanced for beginners, but there are nice drawings of stitches and patterns you can use to create these cute animals!

I especially like the bunnies and the elephant! There's color pictures of what the finished product should look like and pages in the back of the patterns to use. There's helpful tips for newbies too and step by step instructions of how to complete the pieces.

Overall it's a pretty comprehensive book, but is a bit intimidating.

This Animal Embroidery Workbook is full of whimsical critter patterns. I had been hoping to learn how to embroider and this book has given me the confidence to start! The author wrote a such an inspiring introduction to her book and was very thorough in covering everything a beginner needs to start embroidering. Even the pattern instructions are simple enough for beginners to understand.

I loved the patterns in this book! I’m not a stranger to sewing and embroidery so a lot of the info in the book wasn’t new to me, however, it was written in such a way and arranged in such a way that I feel that anyone that picked it up could easily get into embroidering.

Jessica Long's book is well detailed and shows a large variety of animals. I especially like the two squirrels sharing a nut and the panda sewing. I originally looked at the book on my kindle, and did not see as many of the illustrations nor the actual patterns to trace. Had to reload onto adobe on my computer and then all was revealed. Still can't print out the patterns, but nice to see. Wish the kindle would have worked, otherwise I highly recommend this embroidery book of fun patterns.

ANIMAL EMBROIDERY WORKBOOK

This is easily the most beautiful animal embroidery book I've ever seen (and I was a librarian for over 35 years!!) The designs and stitched items are gorgeous as are the photographs. So colourful and delightful - it makes my artist heart happy!

The author loves to paint and draw, and had aspired to become an natural history illustrator once. She is now a full time hand embroidery instructor and pattern designer. Her skills as Teacher, Artist, Designer and Stitcher have combined to produce this top-notch book. I feel that sometimes designers are not willing to share their beautiful designs all in one book – some projects tend to be not as nice - but it is not the case here for Jessica Long. All the designs here are literally as pretty as a picture! Ms Long has obviously chosen and worked out every project with pride and care.

The first part of the book is wisely reserved for the easier patterns. Beginners can start there. The latter parts get a bit more complicated, needing more experienced hands which anyone can attain with practice. All basic information and line patterns are supplied so anyone can start right away as soon as they have gathered all the supplies (which are minimal unless you want to make pretty necklaces, ornaments and so on.)

If I were to pick up embroidery again, this would definitely be the first one I would refer to.

Thank you Netgalley and Fox Chapel Publishing for the ARC. This is my honest opinion.

There is a lot to appreciate about this book as a beginner embroider myself. The introductory material is thorough without being overwhelming. The advice is practically presented and easy to understand. For example, I appreciated the image of needles size versus thread count on page 13, the flowchart for transfer techniques on page 14, and the several methods of finishing techniques (pages 20 - 27), especially the double hoop technique (which is new to me).

The patterns are presented from beginner to advanced, each with its own set of tips and advice for starting, working on, and finishing the projects. There is a variation in design with some delicate lines and heavier, filled in areas. The designs themselves are adorable and attractive. There are patterns at the back for easy copying and transfer for projects.

Overall, a wonderful addition to a library's crafting collection!

OMG (and I never use OMG, being 45 years old, and all...)

Jessica Long's embroidery book it is better than my best expectations. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

It has beautiful designs, clear instructions and I get the feeling that it is capable of covering various levels of embroidery learning. I´m a beginner and I really felt that had several projects that I could start immediately and projects that I could grow into.

A fantastic addition to an embroidery lover's library. Like me!!!