Book
Tiny Stitches: Buttons, Badges, Patches, and Pins to Embroider
Irem Yazici
Why we picked it
Small-scale hand embroidery for making your own patches, badges, pins and buttons. The book offers 50 motifs and 20 beginner-friendly projects with step-by-step instructions, full-size photos and tips, and it shows how to turn finished stitching into a wearable patch or pin. It does not teach machine production, but it is an easy way to explore patch and badge ideas by hand.
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