English Garden Embroidery
Title | English Garden Embroidery PDF eBook |
Author | Stafford Whiteaker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Embroidery |
ISBN | 9780091772222 |
Embroidered Country Gardens
Title | Embroidered Country Gardens PDF eBook |
Author | Lorna Bateman |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-07-16 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1782215786 |
Learn how to embroider all the components of a country garden and then use this knowledge to create six exciting projects to keep. Experienced embroidery teacher Lorna Bateman is passionate about teaching and about nature. This book will appeal to and inspire both beginner embroiderers as well as more accomplished students. Learn from Lorna how to create beautiful flower designs, using raised and textured stitches to recreate your own idyllic English country garden. The book will walk you through a variety of stitches, how to embroider individual flowers from them and how to incorporate these into an original garden motif. For the nature enthusiast there is plenty to get excited about - an A-Z of English garden flowers and how to stitch them; a section on stitching common garden insects; and how to embroider iconic garden imagery such as birdbaths or garden ornaments. There are six elaborate and practical projects to stitch: needlecase, scissorkeeper, pincushion, thimblepip, glasses case, thread storer, and these make great keepsakes as well as gifts. The book also features a full-size pattern insert for making a vintage bag in which to keep the individual projects. Embroidered Country Gardens is peppered throughout with seeds of wisdom: invaluable hints and tips from the author to help you develop your own skills and unique style. As well as step-by-step instructions, there are also detailed photographs, outline template drawings and a fully illustrated stitch directory.
Embroideries from an English Garden
Title | Embroideries from an English Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Andrews |
Publisher | Crowood Press (UK) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-08 |
Genre | Embroidery |
ISBN | 9780903585347 |
A colorful collection of 15 projects aimed at embroiderers of all levels of experience Here is a celebration of colorful projects in surface embroidery celebrating the seasonal flowers and fruits of the English garden. The book combines surface techniques with traditional designs in an exciting way, producing depth and other realistic effects which will delight and instruct embroiderers of all levels of experience. Full instructions, working diagrams, and color illustrations are used to explain the projects, while a separate section on stitches and techniques provides additional support.
English Garden Embroidery
Title | English Garden Embroidery PDF eBook |
Author | Stafford Whiteaker |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1990-10-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780517057070 |
English Garden Embroidery
Title | English Garden Embroidery PDF eBook |
Author | Stafford Whiteaker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Decoration and ornament |
ISBN | 9780345341785 |
English Garden Embroidery
Title | English Garden Embroidery PDF eBook |
Author | Stafford Whiteaker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 143 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Canvas embroidery |
ISBN |
The Embroidered Garden
Title | The Embroidered Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Kazuko Aoki |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2015-09-01 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1611802660 |
Whimsical, beautiful embroidery motifs created by an avid gardener—stitch roses, bees, or whole garden scenes. Kazuko Aoki has a unique talent for translating the beauty of the garden with needle and thread. By offering forty motifs, Aoki invites us to explore her gardens through embroidery. The forty motifs explore the roses and wildflowers that appear season to season, as well as the bees and butterflies that enjoy their nectar. The designs here are exquisite, detailed, and artfullly rendered. Beyond the motifs themselves, Aoki also presents projects that feature the embroidery: brooches, notebook covers, pin cushions, and pouches. For those new to embroidery, detailed how-to illustrations are included.