All-New Twenty To Make: Chicken Scratch Embroidery
$17.31
- Hardcover
64 pages
- Release Date
17 February 2026
Summary
Learn how to stitch 20 gorgeous gingham embroidery designs with best-selling author, Carolyn Forster!
Chicken scratch embroidery (known also as Amish embroidery, Depression Lace, Hoover Lace, Snowflake embroidery Australian Cross Stitch and Tenerife Lace) is an easy-to-learn technique that involves embroidering a handful 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 mot…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800923553 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1800923554 |
| Author: | Carolyn Forster |
| Publisher: | Search Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Search Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 17 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 149mm x 209mm |
| Series: | All-New Twenty to Make |
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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 onto 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.
* Stitch magazine - Dec 25/Jan 26 *I’m in the early stages of diving into Chicken Scratch embroidery with this fantastic book, ‘All-New 20 to Make: Chicken Scratch Embroidery’ by Carolyn Forster (@quiltingonthego) published by Search Press.
While I’m new to the technique, I’ve loved and collected gingham for years—I even have a vintage apron with chicken scratch on it! This feels like the perfect time to dip into my stash of gingham and threads. The book is full of charming projects; I especially love the blue gingham dress. It’s even inspired me to finally use my pink gingham collection for a quilt I’ve been saving cuttings for from BH&G magazine for years. Watch this space to see my progress!
Carolyn Forster’s latest book, All-New 20 to Make: Chicken Scratch Embroidery (Search Press), is a wonderful introduction to this charming, time-honored technique - one that turns simple gingham into delicate, lace-like designs using just a handful of stitches. With 20 inviting projects and plenty of inspiration for taking your work further, it’s a great companion for makers at any stage.
See full interview with Carolyn Forster here: Chicken Scratch Embroidery with Carolyn Forster – auribuzz
* Auribuzz *Carolyn Forster
Carolyn Forster is a best-selling author on quilting. She started making quilts when she was a teenager and went on to study Textiles at the University of Bath. Since graduating, Carolyn has taught patchwork and quilting both in the UK and the USA and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Fabrications, Popular Patchwork and Patchwork and Quilting. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and son.
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