Costura Sublime

I bought this for the transfer patterns alone—over 90 of them is a ridiculous amount of value. The expanded instructions actually cleared up a few techniques I’d been fumbling with for years, and the project examples got me sketching ideas before I even finished flipping through it. It’s the kind of

The step-by-step how-to section finally made embroidery click for me after years of guessing, and the 90+ transfer patterns give me endless options without having to hunt for new designs. I’ve already finished three projects from it and keep flipping back for more ideas.

The transfer patterns are printed on sturdy paper that holds up well to tracing, and the expanded stitch instructions finally cleared up my confusion on satin stitch. I flipped through all 90 patterns in one sitting and already have a whole list of projects queued up for the weekend.