Paint with Thread: A Step-by Step Guide to Embroidery: Through the Seasons

Paint with Thread is a step-by-step guide to needlepainting embroidery by self-taught artist Emillie Ferris. Needlepainting is an embroidery technique that creates detailed, lifelike works using simple stitches and a single strand of thread. The method is particularly suited to depicting plants and animals through color gradients and directional stitching. This illustrated guide teaches how to use a needle to create strokes of color on fabric. Ferris provides five exclusive patterns inspired by nature and the seasons: four designs representing each season individually, plus one design combining the natural year into a single embroidery project. The book includes Ferris's tips and techniques covering materials selection, transferring designs onto fabric, and fully illustrated explanations of the stitches and skills required to complete the projects.