
All-New Twenty To Make: Chicken Scratch Embroidery
Carolyn Forster(Author)
Search Press Ltd
Will be published approx. on 17. February 2026
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-1-80092-355-3 (ISBN)
Description
Learn how to stitch 20 gorgeous gingham embroidery designs with best-selling author, Carolyn Forster.
Discover simple stitches and stunning designs for the perfect on-the-go embroidery project.
Chicken scratch embroidery (known also as Amish embroidery, Broderie Suisse, Depression Lace, Hoover Lace, Snowflake Embroidery, Australian Cross Stitch and Tenerife Lace) is an easy-to-learn technique that involves embroidering a handful of stitches on to a gingham surface to create stunning motifs with a lace-like appearance. The size and colour of the squares can influence the look and scale of the motif, as well as your chosen thread colours, and the result can range from beautifully simple to exquisitely complex embroidery designs.
The 20 gorgeous embroidery patterns in this book are suitable for all skill levels, and include:
easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions
all the necessary stitch charts
ideas for items on to which you embroider your chicken scratch motifs, including bags, clothes, bunting garlands, table sets and more.
For budding chicken-scratch designers, a to-scale gingham template is printed at the back of the book to scan and print, so you can draw up your own motifs.
**
This is the latest title in the iconic All-New 20 To Make series, which has sold 150k copies since its launch in 2022.
Discover simple stitches and stunning designs for the perfect on-the-go embroidery project.
Chicken scratch embroidery (known also as Amish embroidery, Broderie Suisse, Depression Lace, Hoover Lace, Snowflake Embroidery, Australian Cross Stitch and Tenerife Lace) is an easy-to-learn technique that involves embroidering a handful of stitches on to a gingham surface to create stunning motifs with a lace-like appearance. The size and colour of the squares can influence the look and scale of the motif, as well as your chosen thread colours, and the result can range from beautifully simple to exquisitely complex embroidery designs.
The 20 gorgeous embroidery patterns in this book are suitable for all skill levels, and include:
easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions
all the necessary stitch charts
ideas for items on to which you embroider your chicken scratch motifs, including bags, clothes, bunting garlands, table sets and more.
For budding chicken-scratch designers, a to-scale gingham template is printed at the back of the book to scan and print, so you can draw up your own motifs.
**
This is the latest title in the iconic All-New 20 To Make series, which has sold 150k copies since its launch in 2022.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Tunbridge Wells
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80092-355-3 (9781800923553)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Carolyn Forster is a best-selling quilting author, with over 150,000 books sold worldwide. She started making quilts when she was a teenager, and her passion for patchwork and quilting led her to study Textiles at Bath Spa University, UK. Since then, she has taught patchwork, quilting and embroidery both in the UK and the USA, and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Today's Quilter and French magazine Magic Patch. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK.
www.carolynforster.co.uk | @quiltingonthego
www.carolynforster.co.uk | @quiltingonthego
Content
Introduction 4
Materials and tools 6
Stitch library 9
EMBROIDERY DESIGNS 18
Knot Gardens 22, Cross Stitch Craze 24, Diamond Starbursts 26, Squares in Hearts 28, Woven Corners 30, Flowerbed 32, Woven Tower 34, Lattice 36, Hearts & Flowers 39, Floral Hedgerow 42, Woven Explosion 44, Tessellating Quintets 46, Flowers in Hearts 48, Quintet Stitch Diamond 50, Starburst Hearts 52, Outlined Squares 54, Woven Zigzags 56, Broderie Suisse Tribute 58, Quintet Tulips 60, Primrose Rows 62
Gingham template 64
Materials and tools 6
Stitch library 9
EMBROIDERY DESIGNS 18
Knot Gardens 22, Cross Stitch Craze 24, Diamond Starbursts 26, Squares in Hearts 28, Woven Corners 30, Flowerbed 32, Woven Tower 34, Lattice 36, Hearts & Flowers 39, Floral Hedgerow 42, Woven Explosion 44, Tessellating Quintets 46, Flowers in Hearts 48, Quintet Stitch Diamond 50, Starburst Hearts 52, Outlined Squares 54, Woven Zigzags 56, Broderie Suisse Tribute 58, Quintet Tulips 60, Primrose Rows 62
Gingham template 64