City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Embroidered country gardens, create beautiful hand-stitched floral designs inspired by nature, Lorna Bateman

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Embroidered country gardens

Lorna Bateman

create beautiful hand-stitched floral designs inspired by nature

Experienced embroidery teacher Lorna Bateman is passionate about teaching and about nature. This book will appeal to and inspire both beginner embroiderers as well as more accomplished students. Learn from Lorna how to create beautiful flower designs, using raised and textured stitches to recreate your own idyllic English country garden. The book will walk you through a variety of stitches, how to embroider individual flowers from them and how to incorporate these into an original garden motif. For the nature enthusiast there is plenty to get excited about - an A-Z of English garden flowers and how to stitch them; a section on stitching common garden insects; and how to embroider iconic garden imagery such as birdbaths or garden ornaments

adult