The hand-stitched flower garden : over 45 beautiful floral designs to embroider, plus 20 great project ideas / Yuki Sugashima.

By: Sugashima, Yuki [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Kodansha USA, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 128 pages : illustrations (mostly colour) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781568365664 (paperback)Subject(s): Embroidery -- Patterns | Decoration and ornament -- Plant formsDDC classification: 746.44 Summary: EMBROIDERY CRAFTS. Understated and gorgeous, The Hand-Stitched Flower Garden is a book of delicate decorative stitching motifs inspired by nature, coupled with a collection of twenty projects to create by mixing and matching the designs. Organized by season, the book offers a gallery of embroidery patterns reflecting the beauty and variety of the garden - from tulips, sunflowers, asters, and violets, to little bumblebees, ladybugs, and dragonflies - all made using surface stitches, dimensional stitches, and bead embroidery. Each season begins with two spreads showcasing stunning embroidery motifs in a visual catalog which lets the reader select a desired design. Spring includes classic symbols of the season, such as magnolia blossoms, daffodils, tulips, and lavender. Here, too, are garden creatures like butterflies and ladybugs. In Summer, come the sunflowers, cosmos, and other bright blooms, as well as summer fruits.
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"A Quarto book."

Includes index.

EMBROIDERY CRAFTS. Understated and gorgeous, The Hand-Stitched Flower Garden is a book of delicate decorative stitching motifs inspired by nature, coupled with a collection of twenty projects to create by mixing and matching the designs. Organized by season, the book offers a gallery of embroidery patterns reflecting the beauty and variety of the garden - from tulips, sunflowers, asters, and violets, to little bumblebees, ladybugs, and dragonflies - all made using surface stitches, dimensional stitches, and bead embroidery. Each season begins with two spreads showcasing stunning embroidery motifs in a visual catalog which lets the reader select a desired design. Spring includes classic symbols of the season, such as magnolia blossoms, daffodils, tulips, and lavender. Here, too, are garden creatures like butterflies and ladybugs. In Summer, come the sunflowers, cosmos, and other bright blooms, as well as summer fruits.

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