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“Jean’s designs exhibit her expertise and knowledge of color and needlework. (Her) new books will inspire your needlework, bringing new looks from a traditional craft.”
—Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine (July/Aug 2005) |
Small splashes of bright colors can awaken
any wardrobe or home décor. This beautifully illustrated book
provides a wonderful introduction to embroidery for newcomers
and will capture the imagination and interest of more experienced
needleworkers as well. Janet Haigh, one of Europe's foremost
embroiderers, combines simple hand-worked embroidery, exquisite
natural fabrics, and several cross-craft techniques to create
12 striking projects with 20 elegant and contemporary designs.
The projects—each presented with step-by-step instructions
and color illustrations—include a bull's-eye pillow created
in multicolored wool appliqué, a beaded evening bag, a crazy
patchwork cover for books and pillows, a heart appliqué quilt
for a child's bed, running-stitch picture frames, and traditional
floral motifs for your favorite shirt or pair of jeans. Special
sections provide basic embroidery techniques, guidance on
choosing fabrics and equipment, a detailed stitch glossary,
illustrations of all motifs and charts used and practical
information on resizing and transferring designs, and sewing
instructions for making several of the project items.
Janet Haighe is an internationally
known embroiderer. She has authored several successful books
including Crazy Patchwork, The Embroiderer's Floral,
and White on White.
Her work has been exhibited widely, and she is the winner
of the National Trust embroidery competition. Janet is associate
senior research fellow at the University of the West of England
in Bristol, and lives on the Severn Estuary at Portishead.
Paperbound with flaps, 8 3/8 x 10, 112 pages,
45 color photographs, 160+ illustrations, ISBN 10: 1-931499-85-3 ISBN 13: 978-1-931499-85-9
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