Tiny Friends: A Guide to Mosaic Embroidery by Tomomi Mimura

A flock of sheep that fit in the palm of your hand, a tiger smaller than a
teacup and a miniature kangaroo and her even tinier baby — all conjured up
in a characterful patchwork of yarn scraps.

Tiny Friends: A Guide to Mosaic Embroidery is a book on making colourful
toys using mosaic embroidery, a technique developed by the Japanese artist
Tomomi Mimura. In this book, she introduces the reader to 13 animal
characters. Through detailed photography, illustrations and step-by-step
instructions, Tomomi shows how to stitch and assemble whimsical stuffed
toys and finger puppets that bring joy and inspiration to anyone around
them.

Mosaic embroidery is a technique based on simple darning stitches — all you
need to get started is an embroidery hoop and some fabric, yarn, a needle
and a pair of scissors! It is perfect for using even the tiniest bits of
leftover yarn.

Tomomi Mimura is a Japanese embroidery artist most renowned for mosaic embroidery, a technique she developed from basic darning stitches. Tomomi lives in the city of Chiba, just outside Tokyo. Besides designing and doing needlework, she runs workshops and writes books. Tomomi has previously published three highly popular books in Japanese, which have sold nearly 100,000 copies in total. Tiny Friends: A Guide to Mosaic Embroidery is her first book to be published in English.

Patterns for 13 toy animals: 5 finger puppets and 8 stuffed toys

Soft Cover, 144 pages

Language: English (EN)

Dimensions: 189 x 240 x 11 mm

Weight: Approx. 450 g / 1 lb

Printed in Latvia.

Print only, no digital download code available (Note: A separate digital
book will be available through Laine's online shop on 27 September.)