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Celtic Inspiration for Machine
Embroiderers
By Valerie Campbell-Harding & Maggie Grey
Leading embroidery authors translate the richness of Celtic
imagery into fabric, textiles and stitched work using machine
embroidery. The visual Celtic elements from fine manuscripts,
metalwork and stone sculpture - spirals, knots, plaits, lettering,
interlacings, and meanders - are brought to life through designs
that start simply and built up to more complex pieces.
The book gives detailed information on the design process,
then progresses to stitch, with plenty of new ideas as well as
new slants on old favorites. A final chapter shows you how to
put together finished pieces and - should it all go wrong - how
to redeem an uninteresting piece. The authors encourage readers
not just to copy existing designs but, through experimentation
and stitch samples, to make the work their own.
#349032 $24.95 |