Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment

Hand embroidery can be a joyous respite from busy daily life. It is an exploration of material, an invitation to slow down, and it allows time for contemplation. Mystical Stitches combines this beloved and accessible craft with a spiritual element, introducing more than 100 different symbols readers can use to create personal icons to wear or embellish items in the home. Christi Johnson offers patterns inspired by botanicals, animals, numbers, cosmos, earth elements, and mythological icons for novice or well-practiced crafters to combine into a talisman with personal meaning. Johnson's folk art style is vibrant and unintimidating and provides a framework for bringing spiritual elements into the physical form. In addition to basic techniques, an overview of material options, and an illustrated encyclopedia of stitches, the extensive treasury of symbols is lavishly photographed in hand-stitched, full-color spreads that will inspire readers to create personalized designs to stitch on clothes, hang on the wall, place on an altar, carry with them, or display in a place of prominence.