Asian culture meets machine embroidery in 35+ beautiful designs! Well-known designer Joan Elliott turns her talent to the ever-popular Asian look in Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery. The 35+ designs in this book and on the accompanying CD-ROM present a wide range of motifs for embellishing clothing, accessories, gifts and home decor. Seasonal kimono patterns, playful pandas, enchanting florals and more are inspired by traditional Asian symbols and culture, ready to embroider by machine or by hand. With Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery, you get: A CD-ROM containing 35+ Asian-inspired designs digitized for machine embroidery in eight common machine formats All designs in JPEG and PDF formats so hand embroiderers can print and create their own transfers 26 projects that show how to use the designs in creative and beautiful ways A how-to section on machine embroidery basics, an index to designs on the CD-ROM and a floss color list for hand embroiderers Fill your world with Asian elegance with Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery.

Fast-forward to the fun of embellishing clothes and other accessories. The motifs in this CD-ROM and book set are optimized for embroidery digitizing software compatible with home embroidery machines. Customize the motifs by choosing sizes, colors, stitch types, and other designs. Includes 100 designs in three different color combinations.

Offers Japanese designs that can be reproduced using sewing machines and customized for individual tastes through such options as size, type of stitch, and color.

Asian Embroidery Is The Result Of An International Seminar Held By Crafts Council Of India, Which Was Coordinated By The Well-Known Authority On Textiles, Jasleen Dhamija. Writers, Researchers, Professors, Who Have Spent A Life Time Researching In Different Regions Of Asia Came Together To Share Their Know Ledge. Besides Well-Known Subjects As Phulkari, Bagh, The Central Asian Suzani, There Are The Little Known Embroideries Of The Philippines, Of Kyrgyzstan, Of The Chinese Settlers In Indonesia, The Beadwork Of Sarawak. There Is The Brilliant Work Of The Symbolic Significance Of Light And Shining Surfaces And A Broad Sweep Of The Creative Expressions Of Different Regions. The Contributors Are Well- Known Authorities Padma Shri Jagdish Mittal, Prof. Joanne Eicher, Prof. Victoria Rivers, John Gillow, Prof. Shehnaz Ismail, Dr. Judy Frater, Ruby Ghuznavi, Edric Ong And Many Others.

A contemporary take on a traditional Japanese technique

Presents a collection of Chinese butterfly designs, along with a CD-ROM which contains each image to use in a variety of machine embroidery projects.

Sashiko - the traditional Japanese blue-and-white style of decorative quilting - has long entranced sewers throughout the world. With these innovative, timesaving strategies, it's easier than ever to do! Substituting the machine for handwork, you can stitch the patterns in long, unbroken lines. The results are classic and graceful, as always. Choose from 20 home-decor and clothing projects, including a bedspread, coasters, crib quilt, totes, and jackets. With a pattern dictionary of more than 100 designs for a lifetime of inspiration, this is a gorgeous and practical gift for sewers, quilters, and textile artists.