Embroiderer's Countryside: An Embroidery Classic Updated to Feature Step-By-Step Instruction for Original Designs (Paperback)

Helen M. Stevens

ISBN 10: 071532859X / ISBN 13: 9780715328590

Published by David & Charles Publishers, Newton Abbot, 2008

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Paperback. An embroidery book that depicts the natural beauty of the countryside using pure silk embroidery threads to capture spring hedgerows, the woodland floor, river banks and summer meadows with breath-taking realism. It includes four step-by-step masterclass embroidery projects.|This is a classic embroidery book brought back into print after being unavailable for years, in a new and extended edition.Helen depicts the natural beauty of the countryside using pure silk embroidery threads to capture spring hedgerows, the woodland floor, river banks and summer meadows with breath-taking realism.This new edition includes four step-by-step masterclass embroidery projects giving readers the opportunity to replicate Helen's beautiful nature-inspired embroideries for themselves.Each delightful scene is accompanied with full discussion of stitching techniques and stunning colour photographs, making this the perfect guide for the nature-loving embroiderer. An embroidery book that depicts the natural beauty of the countryside using pure silk embroidery threads to capture spring hedgerows, the woodland floor, river banks and summer meadows with breath-taking realism. It includes four step-by-step masterclass embroidery projects. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Embroiderer's Countryside: An Embroidery Classic Updated to Feature Step-By-Step Instruction for Original Designs (Paperback)
• Publisher: David & Charles Publishers, Newton Abbot
• Publication Date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 071532859X
• ISBN 13: 9780715328590
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This is a classic embroidery book brought back into print after being unavailable for years, in a new and extended edition.Helen depicts the natural beauty of the countryside using pure silk embroidery threads to capture spring hedgerows, the woodland floor, river banks and summer meadows with breath-taking realism.This new edition includes four step-by-step masterclass embroidery projects giving readers the opportunity to replicate Helen's beautiful nature-inspired embroideries for themselves.Each delightful scene is accompanied with full discussion of stitching techniques and stunning colour photographs, making this the perfect guide for the nature-loving embroiderer.

About the Author

Helen M. Stevens has become an internationally acclaimed embroiderer since opening her studio, True Embroideries, in 1981. She lectures and has her unique work in collections throughout the world. Helen has written 12 books for D&C and lives near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.