Taking botanical stitching a step further, this lovely adventure encourages embroidery fans to embrace freedom of stitching so their creations can express their own spirit, not just a bird or a tree. This stitchery spree through nature with Juno gives you a new way to experience your embroidery: be open, be intentional, follow your own way, and then-like adding magic-watch your stories and ideas express themselves on your fabric. Juno encourages you to open your senses to embroider beyond the visual, and 24 examples of her lovely botanical designs offer you inspiration plus projects to decorate your everyday life with your stitchery: clothing, purses, bookmarks, blankets, and more. The projects include full-size patterns, instructions, and reminders NOT to use instructions too much! As Juno reminds us, freedom of spirit makes for your best meditative stitching: "It's hard to immerse yourself in a project when you're trying to stitch exactly as you envision or when you're concerned with efficiency." Whether your outside walks include foxes, wild donkeys, hedgehogs, squirrels, or polar bears-or five different breeds of cats?-the quirky, whimsical renditions Juno offers here are captivating. She also shares designs from fragments of nature created by the sea, sky, and mountains. Try an aerial view of a beach full of vacationers, or a white slope of silent skiers. How about sharp-textured mineral crystals like amethyst and amazonite? Tell your own stories and express your own spirit with thread. AUTHOR: Needlework artist Juno embroiders inspiring, beautiful, joyful motifs, and her work is exhibited widely. She lives in Japan. @junoembroidery SELLING POINTS: . Make it personal!-stitch nature's motifs while letting your threads express your inner stories . 24 quirky, captivating designs with complete instructions, full-size patterns, and encouragement to wander your own way . These nature-loving creations will make you say, along with Juno, "Embroidery floss makes my heart dance." 300 colour images and patterns