The Stitched Landscape: An Embroidery Field Guide to the Textures, Colors, and Lines of the Natural World by Anna Hultin

Observe and embroider the natural world with this inspiring guide to nature journaling with a needle and thread.

Transform your appreciation of nature into unique works of art by stitching embroidered landscapes! Artist Anna Hultin's step-by-step projects blend traditional embroidery skills with experimental techniques that draw inspiration from the lines, patterns, and textures of the natural world. Learn how to embroider flowers, plants, and trees using a few basic stitches, discover new techniques for a variety of non-traditional materials and methods like painting on fabric with watercolors, collaging with fabrics to create depth, and stitching with raw wool, and learn how to compose these elements into an original scene based on your own nature observations.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Finding the Thread

Chapter 1: Connecting to the Land
Chapter 2: Getting Ready
Chapter 3: Essential Techniques
Chapter 4: Experimental Techniques
Chapter 5: Practice Projects
Chapter 6: Building Blocks of a Landscape
Chapter 7: Building-Block Projects
Chapter 8: Composing Original Landscapes

Building-Block Patterns
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index

"This book is a must-have for any nature or embroidery enthusiast!"-- Megan Zaniewski, author of Stumpwork Embroidery & Thread Painting

"Through step-by-step demonstrations, helpful building blocks, and loads of encouragement, Anna will help your creativity run wild."-- Sara Barnes, author of Threads of Treasure

Anna Hultin is the artist and educator behind Olander CO Embroidery. Hultin uses needle and thread to create contemporary embroideries that explore the often overlooked beauty of the subtle textures and colors of the Colorado landscape. She lives with her family in Loveland, Colorado.

Storey Publishing

Pub Date: October 07, 2025

0.67" H x 8.25" L x 8.1" W

212 pages

hardcover