This is an unusual and rather charming book. It describes itself as a Visual Resource of Colour& Design. It takes readers through the basics of fabrics, stabilizers and embellishments, all colourfully depicted with well-illustrated examples.

Search Press supports the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC), and the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA). You’ll find subtle salmons, vibrant purples and fuchsias, delicate pale pinks, muted lavenders, whites – a whole range of lovely color palettes for the projects. Embroidery is a versatile needlework technique that can be mastered with practice and the right instruction. Wowee! This vibrant blue is unique for an interpretation of roses, but I think it’s positively lovely. Perfect for the boudoir or the garden!

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There are 12 color themes presented for the designs, so that you can suit the colors to your tastes and decor. The colors range from muted, soft colors to bolder, exciting colors. If you are a fan of floral motifs, if you like decorative alphabets, if you yearn to stitch beautiful linens and other useful items, if you’re keen on realistic and somewhat dimensional embroidery, if you love having guidance with assembling a variety of color palettes, this book is for you! Where to Find It The photograph on the front of this book definitely possesses the wow factor, and invites the reader to delve into a colorful world of enjoyable stitching pleasure. Perhaps a better name for it could be The Crazy Patchwork Book as this is what the book is mostly about; using the 149 stitches and ideas to decorate scraps of fabric sewn together. This is not exactly a primer, as there are no step-by-step projects in here but that is not the aim of the book. Instead you are given the tools to create your own masterpiece, by which I mean stitch diagrams, lots of examples and information about how the finished pieces have been made. These books also give guidance on how to put stitches together to create a beautiful finished project. Different options included in the buying guide run the gamut from traditional embroidery techniques to more modern approaches. Some present stitches which can be used to embellish garments and home decor, while other patterns are meant to be used to create wall hangings and projects that are truly works of art in their own right. Many of these books give step by step instructions for both creating individual stitches and putting them together to create larger motifs. Whichever book from this guide you choose, it will help you expand your embroidery skills, whether you are just beginning or have a great deal of experience already.

Traditional arts like embroidery and cross-stitch are proving they’re not dying or outdated, and these modern embroidery books prove it. Every year there are tons of new books and creators releasing patterns and designs that keep the tradition of needlework alive and add some fun new flair to it. We’re even putting embroidery on book covers! You’ll find line drawings of the alphabet, for those who wish to stitch decorative initials with the rose designs… And she takes you through the details of stitching the designs, including stitch placement, number of threads, and so forth. This book has an old-fashioned approach to colour and stitch that works well although I think that rather too much has been crammed into it to do justice to the delightful work.

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For summer, I love this deep yellow and red combination – it is warm and a little sultry. It reminds me of looking over a summer landscape bathed in hot sun, while sitting in the shade surrounded by the scent of flowers and the buzz of bees. Enchanted August! For a traditional approach of slow stitching to create luxurious seams and lavish embellishments, look no further. This title is a spectacular encyclopedia of embroidery, sharing valuable techniques passed down through the generations from mother to daughter. A highlight is the visual guide section , with labelled smaples of all 149 stitches and where to find instructions - you'll wonder how you ever worked without it. Buy this book to learn what embroidery can do for you!