One of the most popular crafts around now is embroidery. There are more cool, hip patterns and uses for embroidery and decorative stitching than you can imagine!

Jenny Hart has revolutionizedthe world of embroidery with her stylish, humorous patterns – from the beginner to the advanced stitcher, Jenny’s Sublime Stitching patterns and book will change the way you see embroidery.

Doodle Stitching is a book by Aimee Ray, better known as Little Dear by the people who have loved her creative designs on Etsy. Described as "fresh & fun embroidery for beginners", Aimee’s stitches are easy to do, but create a big impact.

Links to other great stitching books and resources:

Hip Stitch - Contemporary Embellished Projects

Pattern Bee – Vintage Embroidery Transfers

Average Jane Crafter – an insane collection of resources, including flickr groups where you can show off your new talents!

Flickr Embroidery – another blog full of inspiration from the Flickr embroidery group