The Kew Book of Embroidered Flowers (Folder edition): 11 Inspiring Projects with Reusable Iron-on Transfers

Burr, Trish

Create beautiful flower embroideries inspired by Kew’s Royal Botanic Gardens with this how-to embroidery book featuring 11 step-by-step projects, full-size templates, and iron-on embroidery transfers. Focusing mainly on long-and-short stitch and Trish Burr’s considered use of silk shading, this how-to flower embroidery book contains all the embroidery stitches needed, clearly illustrated, and gives thorough advice on preparation and choosing fabrics and threads, including a handy thread conversion chart. You’ll put your skills to the test in 11 embroidery projects with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions: Begin with a ‘starter’ embroidery project to help you practise various techniques Move to the large sampler project featuring 18 small elements that can be worked individually or as a group Keep practising your skills in 9 other flower embroidery projects, like an elegant water-lily and an opulent magnolia Also included in the back of the book are full-size templates and easy, reusable iron-on embroidery transfers. Get started today, and create your own embroidered flower garden inspired by the botanical artworks from Kew’s Art Collection.

EAN

9781782216421

Publisher

Search Press Ltd

Published

15 June 2020

Pages

176