HIROKO KUBOTA Embroidered Cat in my Pocket

Techniques and projects for cute fashion accessories. Includes 10 iron-on transfet templates.

Be beguiled. Be charmed. Be captivated by the work of Japanese embroidery artist Hiroko Kubota.

Litte did Hiroko Kubota know that her embroidered cat shirts would set the internet alight. This adorable collection of 10 projects, core techniques and templates lets you recreate a little of Hiroko's magic.

Hiroko uses a technique where the needlecrafter 'paints with thread', which required a number of needles, single strands of embroidery thread in lots of shades, and repeated stitches.

Hiroko Kubota is a Japanese embroidery artist of extraordinary talent. At her son's request, she began emboidering shirts with cats, ostly peeking our for a breast pocket. After posting pictures of the shirts online, her work went viral, and the rest is history. See more of Hiroko's work at Instagram @hiroko_embroidery

Paperback, 112 pages

Published by Search Press, 2020