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Punchneedle embroidery is an old needle art that is worked through a fabric pattern stretched in an embroidery hoop, forming loops of threads on the side opposite the working surface to create a design. This book shows that punchneedle embroidery is back - and credit for its modern revival must go to today's appealing designs, which result in charming miniature art. Even beginners will soon be able to create these exquisite projects, which showcase timeless motifs; from flowers to primitive star...

Distinguished Japanese quilt artist, teacher, and author Yoko Saito is known for her beautiful quilt designs. In fact, she is a master at many different handwork crafts. In this book, Ms. Saito has created embroidery patterns for 120 original designs. She often combines embroideries with both applique and quilting to create what she calls "patchwork embroidery." In addition to 120 embroidery designs, she includes 20 patchwork-embroidery projects that include bags, wall hangings, keepsake boxes,...

Commissioned in the 1470s most likely by Afonso V, king of Portugal, the Pastrana Tapestries are a group of four towering (12 by 36 feet each) tapestries memorializing his conquest of the Moroccan cities of Asilah and Tangier, near the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. An impressive rendition in wool and silk woven by Flemish weavers, the tapestries display multicolored scenes of the day: military, royalty and maritime life. The images are an anomaly in that they portray current experiences a...

Create 30 beautiful and useful projects with this essential guide to machine sewing. As well as being an invaluable skill and a relaxing hobby, machine sewing is a great way of being kind to the planet by upcycling scraps of fabric. Here, expert sewing teacher Angela Pressley shows you how to make 30 stunning accessories, garments and home furnishings, each of which will help you to practice different techniques. Master topstitching, quilting and patchwork so that you can create items for the...

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 ple...

Get the pocket guide to embroidery that everyone's talking about - a 64 - page mini book perfect to take on the go! With over 30 essential embroidery stitches, this all-in-one-reference is ideal for hand stitchers, crazy quilters and freeform embroiderers. Learn the best stabilisers and thread for embroidery, then branch out with eye-catching embellishments. This petite paperback is the perfect size for your purse or embroidery kit - a great gift for all sewists!

From mini hoops to larger fabric canvas work, ideas to capture your natural surroundings abound in this stunning embroidery book. Get inspiration from Emily Botelho - the genius behind @salt_stitches Winner of the People's Choice Award Art Comp 2023 100 Kellogg Lane! Drawing on her love of nature, Emily Botelho creates highly textured and incredibly detailed embroidery pieces that have earned her a worldwide following. Her work is organic, intuitive and celebrates patterns found in the natural...