With Art Makers: Empowered Embroidery, learn to sketch and stitch strong, recognizable women from all walks of life.

Featuring sketching and illustration instructions, basic stitches, embroidery techniques, and 6 projects with portraits of famous women, this book is a must-have tool for hands-on artists and crafters.

If you're a beginning embroiderer, start with the basic stitches and embroidery instructions at the beginning of the book. Essential tools, warm-up exercises, tips for embroidering facial features and hair, and general information on embroidery will give you the know-how you need to get started. Then dive into sketching your favorite female cultural and historical icons:

Frida KahloEleanor RooseveltMaya AngelouHarriet TubmanRuth Bader GinsburgMichelle Obama

Once you've sketched your figures, follow along with the step-by-step embroidery projects as you learn to stitch the women featured in the book--and anyone else you admire All of the projects are beautifully paired with large photos so that you can easily mimic the techniques at home while relaxing with your embroidery.