Embroidered country gardens : create beautiful hand-stitched floral designs inspired by nature
Bateman, Lorna2019
Book
Total copies: 2
Learn how to embroider all the elements of a typical English country garden and then apply your knowledge to create twelve exciting projects to keep or give as gifts. Be inspired to embroider all the elements of an idyllic English country garden. Suitable for beginners as well as accomplished embroiderers, Lorna Bateman's beautiful book includes 12 practical projects for you to make and adorn with exquisite floral motifs. Lorna walks you through a variety of stitches including raised and textured stitches, teaching you to embroider individual flowers with 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 and garden ornaments. Roses are the archetypal cottage flower and Lorna describes how to incorporate a climbing rose, rose spray and standard rose in your designs. 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 A-Z of stitches.
Main title:
Author:
Bateman, Lorna, author
Work:
Imprint:
Tunbridge Wells : Search Press, 2019.
Collation:
160 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
Contents:
Introduction 6 Tools and materials 8 Preparation 26 A-Z of stitches 40 A-Z of garden flowers 52 In my country garden 72 Designing your own garden 84 The projects 88 Wall art 94 Sewing bag 98 Glasses case 104 Magnifier cover 108 Needle case 112 Pencil case 116 Beginner's pincushion 120 Pincushion 124 Scissor keeper 126 Tape measure cover 130 Thimble pip 134 Thread catcher 138 Finishing off your work 142 Patterns for tracing 152 Index 160
ISBN:
9781782215783 (pbk)
Dewey class:
746.44041746.4404746.4404 BAT
LC class:
TT770
Language:
English
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BRN:
335158