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Sarah’s Hand Embroidery is your one stop destination for hand embroidery stitch lessons with step-by-step illustrations, patterns, projects, and a bit of history.

Sarah has been researching and sharing hand embroidery lessons for over 18 years, making it accessible to everyone around the globe.

10 Books | 500 Lessons | 300 Videos

Know more about the hands, brains and talents behind Sarah’s Hand Embroidery.

I collaborate with individuals, organizations, and institutions to create hand embroidery artworks that are deeply personal, visually refined, and crafted to last. Click on image for more details.

Learn hand embroidery stitches through step-by-step photo illustrations with tips, techniques, projects, and patterns.

Check out our embroidery bookstore for more books on hand embroidery.

“What Sarah has done very cleverly is successfully target this embroidery book at a really huge audience. Whether you’ve never done any embroidery before or you’ve been sewing for decades, there will be lots in this book for you” — Mr X Stitch

Our eBooks are available on Amazon and Etsy also.

We recommend buying books directly from our embroidery book store.

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