Alice Makabe

Celebrate the beauty of botanical embroidery with this collection of 30 stunning motifs and projects from Japanese artist Alice Makabe. Stitch your way through an assortment of elegant floral designs curated by colour—from cheerful pinks and lively yellows to lush greens and moody blues. Learn how to utilise specific embroidery stitches to replicate the textures and shapes of flowers, leaves,...

Following the success of Beautiful Botanical Embroidery, Japanese embroidery artist Alice Makabe explores and celebrates her love of pattern through floral embroidery. Organized by season, you'll find soft, muted motifs to embroider in springtime, refreshing patterns for summer, warm, rich colour combinations for autumn, and bold, vivid hues to brighten up the winter. A single motif can be used to...