Zakka Embroidery

Open until 8pmIndependent shop in BallardDirections

Available from Wool Friends when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

With a kaleidoscope of thread colors available, the task of picking just the right palette for an embroidery project can be overwhelming to beginners and experienced stitchers alike. But when you take away that challenge, a whole world of texture and style becomes available. In this book, Japanese designer Yumiko Higuchi presents embroidery motifs to be stitched in just one or two colors--creating patterns and designs that are more evocotive for their form than for a play of colors. Moving away