The ebook · My process, written down
From handwriting to thread.
That one note in your drawer, the one you could never throw away: this book is how I turn a note like it into thread, by machine or by hand, and give it a place on the wall.
€39 incl. VAT · a 32-page PDF book · instant download
You already have the note.
A card signed by someone you miss. A post-it that made you smile twenty years ago. Your child's first wobbly letters. Ink and paper fade, so these things live in boxes: too precious to display, too fragile to last.
Every time I share a stitched note, the same question arrives: how do you get from a photo of someone's handwriting to thread? The book is my answer to that question. Choosing, photographing, stitching by machine or by hand, and the mistakes I made along the way, written down so you can skip them.
And if you've hesitated because the note is too precious to risk: your note is never touched. Everything is stitched from a photo, and the original stays exactly as it is, tucked away safe.
What's inside.
- 01 Reading the handwriting: choosing the note, photographing it well, and what to preserve so the writing stays theirs. Both paths start here.
- 02 The machine path: choosing a first embroidery machine without overspending, and my process for tracing a photo of handwriting into a stitch file.
- 03 Fabric, stabiliser, thread and needles, hooping, and the usual failures with their fixes. The lessons that cost me evenings, so they don't cost you yours.
- 04 A real note, start to finish: one of my own pieces, from the photo through to trimming the last jump.
- 05 The hand path: a small kit, one simple stitch, and your first piece. No machine, no software.
- 06 Finishing: ironing, framing and keeping. Plus my kit list, and a one-page summary of each path to keep beside you while you work.
PDF · 32 pages · English · first edition, 2026 · instant download after checkout · personalised with your name · your download link works for 7 days and up to 10 downloads · the file is yours to keep
So you know what you're getting.
- A book. A 32-page PDF you read at your own pace, on a screen or printed out.
- The whole process of turning one piece of handwriting into a finished keepsake.
- What you actually need, what I use, and what I have learned from making hundreds of these.
- The mistakes I made, written down so they don't cost you the evenings they cost me.
- Not a course. No videos, no modules, nothing to log into.
- Not a software or digitising course. There are already so many free videos online that will show you which buttons to press, better than a book ever could. I point you to them when you need them.
- Not a full embroidery course. It teaches one thing properly: handwriting into thread.
If you're looking for a full course on embroidery or digitising, this isn't it. But if you have a note you'd love to turn into something you can keep, that's exactly what I made it for.
Who it's for.
Anyone who wants to stitch handwriting. The book assumes no embroidery experience: a note, some patience and a couple of quiet evenings are enough. It's written for a first piece. If you already embroider and digitise, a lot of it will be familiar.
There are two paths inside, and you only need one. By hand, with a small kit that costs less than a night out. Or by machine, when you want to make more than one piece and want my photo-to-stitch-file method.
And should a note ever feel too precious to be your practice piece, that's what my studio is for.
Why I wrote it.
The first piece I ever stitched was a love note from my husband, traced line by line with a needle over many quiet hours. That's where the thought behind all of this arrived: paper gives up long before the words do. The evening hobby became Little Love Notes, the studio where people now trust me with their most precious notes.
My own first months were full of small failures. The wrong supplies, fabric that refused to lie flat, one whole evening sacrificed to a spool of thread that turned out to be the problem. This book exists so you can skip that slow part.
Free tutorials can teach you software buttons and stitch basics, and the book tells you when to lean on them. What they don't teach is the part in between: how to keep stitched handwriting looking like the person who wrote it. That thinking runs through the whole book.
Lu x
Good questions.
Do I need an embroidery machine?
I've never embroidered. Is this too advanced?
What if I'd rather not make it myself?
Which tools and materials will I need?
Does the book teach embroidery software step by step?
I paid, but the email hasn't arrived.
What if something is wrong with my file?
Ready when you are.
€39
Get the ebookA 32-page PDF book, not a course. No videos, no modules, nothing to log into. If you were hoping for a full course on embroidery, or a deep dive into digitising, this isn't it.
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