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Stitch 50 Cats

Easy Sewing Patterns for Cute Plush Kitties
Series: Stitch 50
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Stitch 50 Cats by Alison J Reid is a delightful guide to crafting adorable feline figures using embroidery techniques. The book provides step-by-step instructions and patterns to create beautifully detailed cats in various poses and styles, perfect for cat lovers and embroidery enthusiasts. With a focus on creativity and fun, it encourages both beginners and experienced stitchers to enjoy the art of textile crafting.
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If you have a passion for crafts and a love for feline friends, this delightful guide is perfect for you. You'll enjoy creating adorable cat-themed projects, enhancing both your sewing skills and your appreciation for arts and culture.

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Easy sewing patterns for cute cat designs, made using simple hand-sewing techniques. Featuring the most popular and distinctive breeds, each pattern comes with step-by-step instructions and full-size templates. The finished little kitties would make cute brooches, bag charms and home accessories that will make your cat-loving friends have kittens!

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Be the cat that got the cream with this feline collection of easy sewing patterns for the cutest cat designs, all made using simple hand-sewing techniques.

Featuring the most popular and distinctive breeds, including long-haired, short-haired, hairless, and even big cats, each pussycat pattern comes with step-by-step instructions and full-size templates, making them purrrfect for all abilities.

The finished little kitties would make cute brooches, bag charms, and home accessories, or can even be scaled up to make bigger plushes, all of which will make your cat-loving friends have kittens!

AUTHOR: Alison J Reid is a teacher, textile designer, author, and illustrator. Her work has been featured in a variety of magazines including Selvedge, Elle Decoration, Homes and Gardens, and The World of Interiors. She is the author of Learn to Sew and Stitch Magic, published by Bloomsbury. She lives in Liverpool, UK.

Little Cats: Abyssinian, Birman, British Longhair, British Shorthair, Bengal, Bombay, Burmilla, Burmese, Balinese, Chartreux, Cornish Rex, Devon Rex, Exotic Shorthair, Egyptian Mau, Havana, Korat, Khao, Manee, LaPerm, Lykoi, Maine Coon, Manx, Nebelung, Norwegian Forest Cat, Ocicat, Oriental Bicolour, Persian, Ragdoll, Ragamuffin, Russian Blue, Siberian, Somali, Selkirk Rex, Singapura, Sokoke, Sphynx, Siamese, Suffolk, Turkish Van, Turkish Vankedisi, Toyger, Tiffanie, Tonkinese.

Big Cats: Caracal, Eurasian Lynx, Jaguar, Leopard, Lion, Snow Leopard, Tiger.

Series: Stitch 50

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  • Stitch 50 Cats
    Be the cat that got the cream with this feline collection of easy sewing patterns for the cutest cat designs, all made using simple hand-sewing techniques. Featuring the most popular and distinctive breeds, including long-haired, short-haired, hairless, and even big cats, each pussycat pattern comes with step-by-step instructions and full-size templates, making them purrrfect for all abilities. The finished little...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781446308547

Publisher: David & Charles

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 July 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: David & Charles

Illustration: 867 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 223.0mm

Height: 237.0mm

Weight: 630g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Alison J Reid is a teacher, textile designer, author and illustrator. She gained a degree in Fashion and Textiles from Liverpool Polytechnic during the 1980s. She went on to run her own company selling hand-dyed and hand-stitched braids and has sold to fashion houses such as Marc Jacobs (USA), Etro and Rubelli (Italy) and TakaShimaya (New York). Alison has had her work featured in a variety of magazines including Selvedge, Elle Decoration, Homes and Gardens and The World of Interiors.

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