Threadplay with Libby Lehman : Mastering Machine Embroidery Techniques

Learn from internationally renowned quilt artist Libby Lehman how to create beautiful thread-embellished quilts on your sewing machine! In Threadplay, Libby shows you how to create fascinating ribbon illusions and how to do sheer stitching, thread painting, bobbin drawing, and couching.

• Learn how to keep pesky metallic thread from breaking, use appliqué in exciting new ways, baste on a wall to save your back, and much more

• Find a detailed guide to all the materials and equipment you need to begin your own threadplay

• Includes finishing tips and dozens of photos (including closeups) of Libby’s spectacular quilts

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Libby Lehman is an internationally renowned art quiltmaker whose work is in many private, corporate, and museum collections. She has taught extensively in the United States as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, and Switzerland. Libby's "Joy Ride" quilt was chosen as one of "The 20th Century’s 100 Best American Quilts" in a list sponsored by International Quilt Festival, Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, Quiltmaker, and McCall’s Quilting.