Heirlooms of Tomorrow in Wool Embroidery - Softcover

Watters, Joan

9781863512244: Heirlooms of Tomorrow in Wool Embroidery

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1863512241 ISBN 13: 9781863512244

Publisher: Sally Milner Pub, 1998

Why buy expensive embroidered heirlooms when it's so simple to make them yourself? From tracing and transferring designs, to the needles required for stitching, to the threads that "draw" out your pattern, this richly illustrated guide contains hundreds of easy-to-follow hints and techniques. Detailed drawings cover every stitch in the book--bullion, buttonhole, chain, whipped chain, colonial knot, lazy daisy, ladder, pistil, and coral, feather, and fly stitches. There's even an entire section on embroidering flowers: wool roses, camellias, lemon gum blossoms, lavender, buttonhole, and flannel flowers, buds, and leaves. Try out your new skills on thirteen wonderful wool projects, all elaborately explained and illustrated. A cozy, comfy baby's blanket shows Mrs. Mouse taking her little one out for a walk; daisies, forget-me-nots, and many other flowers bloom everywhere. Stitch bears onto coat hangers, and wildflowers onto a baby basket. A complete christening set is the ultimate heirloom: it includes an embroidered bow to go around a candle, towels, coat hanger, and more! 128 pages, 20 color illus., 30 b/w illus., 8 1/2 x 11 1/2.

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