1-2-3 Embroidery: Easy Projects for Elegant Living
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Book Description
Embroidery has long been used to add charm and elegance to traditional items like kerchiefs and bed linens-but why should it end there? 123 Embroidery is the first book to provide simple step-by-step projects for a range beautiful embroidered accents.
From silk sofa pillows for the living room to tie-on chair cushions for the kitchen, from a bedroom lamp shade to a bathroom vanity set, here are more than 30 projects for creating embroidery crafts that are both beautiful and easy. The book begins with a primer on the basics of tools, stitching techniques, and coordination of stitches and fabrics to the project at hand. Then step-by-step instructions walk readers through the entire embroidery process.
Pattern templates plus an additional section on smaller projects ensure that novice and experienced needleworkers will have a wellspring of ideas and instruction for beautiful embroidery embellishments.
About the Author
Ellen Moore Johnson has published articles and designed embroidery projects for Craft and Needlework Age, Creative Needle, Decorating Digest, Fancywork, Great American Crafts, Handcraft Illustrated, Memory Magic, Needlearts, Sew Beautiful, and Stitcher's World. Her company, Ellen Moore Johnson Designs, supplies the hobby/craft industry with embroidery products that have a worldwide distribution. She lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
1-2-3 Embroidery: Easy Projects for Elegant Living,Ellen Moore Johnson,Quarry Books,1564964752,Crafts & Hobbies,Crafts / Hobbies,Hobbies/Crafts,Needlework - Embroidery,Embroidery
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