Cat Lady Embroidery: 380 Ways to Stitch a Cat

This delectable guide, imported from Japan, features an impressive variety of cat motifs for embroiderers of all levels and one of the best embroidery stitch guides available. The first half of the book catalogs hundreds of designs in styles that include realistic cats, cartoon cats, cats curled in letters for monogramming, and more. Some motifs, such as Pampered Pussycats, a series of 17 simple line-plotted cats designed by Kayoko Terasawa, are better suited for beginners, while others, such as Tomoko Watabe’s intricate scenes of a cat and bird playing together, are more advanced. There’s a brief section on tools and materials, followed by tips for transferring designs, preparing the floss, threading the needle, and knotting thread. Also helpful are pictures of fronts and backs, templates, and a thread conversion chart. The array of designs and the clear illustrations make this an irresistibly cute embroidery book for all skill sets.[em] (July) [/em]