Embrace the mindful hobby of embroidery with a coordinated bundle of 3 all-in-one kits.

Create, Play, Read gives you 3 kits designed with layered and themed motifs. You'll use a dozen classic hand embroidery stitches to render a big variety of school, creative, and play-themed motifs. Whether you're stitching a globe, yarn with knitting needles or a sandcastle--this is work that feels very much like a modern sampler. Take it motif by motif to enjoy a variety of little projects.

Quality materials include: patterns color-printed to cotton fabric, full skeins of DMC-brand floss, hoops, and needles. You also get handy extras: a hinged storage tin and an enamel needle minder with each of the 3 kits.

Experienced needle crafters enjoy working a range of stitches, while those new to embroidery use the illustrated project guide to master a comfort craft suited to all generations.

KITS IN THIS BUNDLE

Create

Honor the desire to CREATE with this stitched project. Use 10 classic hand embroidery stitches to render a variety of layered creative motifs including a dressmaker's dummy, ball of yarn, paintbrushes, and books. It's a color-packed design for makers. This finished project is ideal for display in a studio, craft room, or anywhere your making happens.

Play

Play gives you a layered mix of recreation-themed motifs that combine childlike activities with more grown-up passtimes. Sandcastle, kite and tent sit alongside the Queen of Hearts on a playing card, dice, and suitcase. Stitch these motifs in bright colors and master a variety of classic hand embroidery stitches. Ideal for gifting game lovers and display in vacation months.

Read

Vintage school motifs offer up fun stitch combinations in School Days . Embroider the lands and seas on a globe, stitch abacus beads, and string pennants across a vintage schoolhouse. More stitch combinations are used to render flash cards and books, an old Viewmaster reel, and ruled cursive writing. The finished project is fun for display and gifting to current and retired teachers as well as homeschooling families.

INCLUDED:

You'll get 3 complete kits, and each one includes: 

::> 8" Bamboo embroidery hoop (unstained/natural)

::> Cotton fabric 10.5" square with design pre-printed in color

::> Full skeins of coordinated DMC Embroidery Floss

::> 2 embroidery needles

::> 5.75" tin for organizing your supplies

::> Mini needle minder

::> Easy-to-follow illustrated instructions in four-page 8.5" x 11" cardstock project guide