{"title":"Embroidery + Mending Books","description":"Beautiful embroidery books. Useful on their own or to embellish a knitted project!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe also have a great selection of visible mending books.","products":[{"product_id":"zakka-embroidery","title":"Zakka Embroidery","description":"Yumiko Higuchi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of my favourite embroidery books is now back in stock!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZakka Embroidery \u003c\/em\u003epresents designs that are an elegant blend of Japanese and Scandinavian style. The motifs and patterns are spare and graphic, yet softened with organic shapes and imagery drawn from nature. 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