• The Botanical Thread Volume I botanical embroidery studies front cover
  • The Botanical Thread Volume II botanical embroidery studies front cover
  • The Botanical Thread Volume I back cover
  • The Botanical Thread Volume II back cover
  • Study 087 Passionflower Across the Folded Vine botanical drawing
  • Study 087 Passionflower Across the Folded Vine embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 091 Tree Peonies Beneath the Unfolding Maple botanical drawing
  • Study 091 Tree Peonies Beneath the Unfolding Maple embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 094 Gloriosa Climbing Through a Ginkgo Fan botanical drawing
  • Study 094 Gloriosa Climbing Through a Ginkgo Fan embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 101 Crocosmia Crossing the Hosta Folds botanical drawing
  • Study 101 Crocosmia Crossing the Hosta Folds embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 117 Bird of Paradise Across the Split Leaf botanical drawing
  • Study 117 Bird of Paradise Across the Split Leaf embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 139 Water Lilies Across the Broken Surface botanical drawing
  • Study 139 Water Lilies Across the Broken Surface embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 143 Bearded Irises Across the Open Elbow botanical drawing
  • Study 143 Bearded Irises Across the Open Elbow embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 149 Maple Samaras Beneath the Turning Crown botanical drawing
  • Study 149 Maple Samaras Beneath the Turning Crown embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 150 Squash Blossoms Across the Grounded Vine botanical drawing
  • Study 150 Squash Blossoms Across the Grounded Vine embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 157 Caper Flowers Along the Low Branch botanical drawing
  • Study 157 Caper Flowers Along the Low Branch embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 158 Persimmon Fruit Beneath the Bare Spur botanical drawing
  • Study 158 Persimmon Fruit Beneath the Bare Spur embroidered textile interpretation
  • Study 160 Toad Lilies Along the Stepped Woodland Stem botanical drawing
  • Study 160 Toad Lilies Along the Stepped Woodland Stem embroidered textile interpretation
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The Botanical Thread | 80 Botanical Embroidery Studies, 160 A/B Plates

The Botanical Thread | 80 Botanical Embroidery Studies, 160 A/B Plates

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The Botanical Thread is a two-volume digital botanical embroidery study collection built around observation, drawing and realistic textile interpretation.

The complete collection contains 80 original botanical Studies and 160 coordinated A/B reference plates. Each Study begins with a carefully structured botanical drawing and is followed by a realistic hand-embroidered interpretation of the same composition.

Rather than treating plants as generic decorative flowers, the collection studies individual botanical architecture: stems, branches, leaf planes, buds, flower centers, fruit, seed structures, overlaps and negative space.

What Is Included

  • 80 complete botanical Studies
  • 160 full-page A/B reference plates
  • 80 botanical drawing plates
  • 80 realistic embroidered textile interpretations
  • Volume I: Studies 081-120, 40 Studies / 80 A+B plates
  • Volume II: Studies 121-160, 40 Studies / 80 A+B plates
  • English-language digital edition
  • US Letter portrait format, 8.5 × 11 in

From Botanical Drawing to Embroidered Surface

The A drawing establishes botanical count, silhouette, attachment, overlap, proportion and open space. The B plate then rebuilds the same structure in visible cotton strands, controlled stitch fields, realistic layering and shallow textile relief.

The paired format makes it possible to study how line becomes thread while preserving the identity of each plant.

Volume I: Studies 081-120

Volume I moves through meadow plants, garden flowers, climbing structures, woody branches and contrasting botanical pairings. Subjects include passionflower, oak and blackberry, tree peony and maple, fritillary, redcurrant and hazel, gloriosa and ginkgo, cotton and sesame, hosta and crocosmia, tea camellia, orchids, allium, cyclamen, tulips and many more.

Volume II: Studies 121-160

Volume II expands the library into richer botanical portraits, fruiting structures, seed forms, strong foliage and more layered compositions. Subjects include anthurium, delphinium, fig, ranunculus, heliconia, magnolia, freesia, castor, water lilies, honeysuckle, iris, camellia, maple samaras, squash, agapanthus, beech, lupin, caper, persimmon, astrantia and toad lilies.

Designed for Botanical Embroidery Study

The collection focuses on botanical proportion, flower architecture, leaf direction, branch rhythm, fruit weight, overlap order, negative space, color relationships and realistic hand-embroidery surface behavior.

The embroidered plates intentionally retain visible thread paths rather than smooth painted effects. Fine structures remain anchored, broad surfaces are developed through directional stitch fields and the linen is allowed to remain visible where the composition requires space.

How to Use the Collection

Use the A drawings for composition study, tracing, placement and embroidery planning. Use the B plates to study thread direction, density, color relationships, layering and possible hand-embroidered interpretations.

The Studies can inspire framed botanical needlework, textile panels, cushions, linen projects, garments, samplers and other personal embroidery projects.

Explore More Botanical Embroidery

Browse Botanical & Floral Embroidery Books for more botanical design publications.

Explore the wider Botanical Embroidery Designs library and the Botanical Sprig Library for additional plant forms and embroidery references.

You may also like Botanical Embroidery Designs, Edition 1 and Botanical Embroidery Designs, Edition 2.

Digital Product Notice

This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

This collection is a visual botanical design and hand-embroidery reference publication. It does not contain digitized machine embroidery formats such as PES, DST, EXP or JEF.

The stitched B plates are examples of hand-embroidery interpretation. They show how each botanical drawing may be developed in thread while preserving the original composition and botanical structure.

Personal Use License

The files are intended for personal reference and personal embroidery projects. Digital files may not be shared, resold, redistributed, uploaded or incorporated into another digital product for resale.

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