The Art of Elegant Hand Embroidery Embellishment and Applique (Spiral) (ISBN-13: 9781935726029)

It's a needlework garden filled with exquisite, floral-themed blocks to instruct and inspire today's needle artists. This award-winning book carefully describes and illustrates 62 embroidery stitches and dozens of techniques for ribbonry, stumpwork, fabric, and needle turn appliqu on floral-based blocks. With over a hundred block designs, create your own needle art flowers by completing 4 step-by-step sampler quilt projects with coordinating full-color diagrams and illustrations. Also included is a DVD with 124 printable patterns, a sizing chart, list of supply resources, and suggestions for further reading.

Author: Janice Vaine
ISBN-10: 1935726021
ISBN-13: 9781935726029
Publisher: Companionhouse Books
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2011
Pages: 256
Format: Spiral
Weight: 2.86lbs
Size: 11.13h x 9.74w x 0.90d
Award: Benjamin Franklin Award - Finalist
Award: Midwest Book Award (MIPA) - Finalist
Award: Midwest Book Award (MIPA) - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 05/10/2011