Introduces the basic stitches and the different flowers, and includes directions for creating such projects as "Jessie's garden," "The old stone wall," and "Matcham Road"

Garden Landscapes in Silk Ribbon Embroidery (Milner Craft Series)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Dafter, Helen

Crafts & Hobbies

Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

A collection of 21 flowers whaich can be reproduced using quick, simple stitches. Each flower design is accompanied by a colour diagram, a complete list of all silk ribbons needed, as well as accompanying instructions as to needles and fabrics which are best used.

Little Book of Silk Ribbon Flowers

Arts & Photography

Sally Milner Pub

This text demonstrates how to create evocative representations of garden flowers in silk ribbon embroidery. It contains a range of projects from cushions and lampshades to a child's blanket and a lingerie bag, and stitch guides and concise instructions are included for each project.

Embroidered Treasures for Silk Ribbon

Pure silk ribbon has a beauty, a texture, a charm that improves any piece of embroidery--and no one knows how to create evocative ribbon representations of garden flowers like Helen Dafter. By popular demand, she has put together a companion volume to her first book of embroidered silk treasures, offering more of her invaluable knowledge of materials, techniques, and stitches, as well as several glorious and graded new projects. Gift sachets, perfect for fragrant soaps and potpourri, bloom with pansy or daisy bouquets. Yellow roses trail down a lacy top for a sewing basket, pink and red ones adorn a cushion. Plus: bolsters; landscapes; a blanket; a girl's pinafore with a garden of lavender, foxgloves, hyacinths, lilies-of-the-valley; and daisies; and more!

Embroidered Treasures for Silk Ribbon - Book Two

Capture the delicate beauty and grace of some of nature's most breathtaking creations in silk ribbon embroidery. Sunflowers, tulips, freesia, dahlias, daffodils, and more than a dozen others are vibrantly showcased in exquisite ribbon work. Whether you want to make a silk garden to hang on a wall, embellish a garment, or design a small project such as a sachet or cushion, you'll find plenty of inspiration and instruction here. Diagrams and materials lists enable you to reproduce nature's glory in dazzlingly authentic colors. You can practically smell the sweet fragrances of these lovely silk ribbon blossoms wafting from this delightful volume. With basic "how-tos" and a stitch glossary.

The Little Book of Floral Designs for Silk Ribbon (Milner Craft Series)

Sally Milner Publishing

Now, two popular books on the much-loved craft of silk ribbon embroidery are togetherwith 20 wonderful things to makein one sure-to-be-treasured new volume. It features instructions, templates, and color photographs; a comprehensive guide to stitching, from tension and knotting to woven rose and perspective; and expert advice on materials, techniques, and hand painted backgrounds. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced projects result in everyday items of lasting pleasure: some are self-pampering, and others make lovely gifts for family and friends, including linen with lavender, embroidered lidded boxes, a garden landscape, and a child’s dress. An inspiring must-have guide for embroiderers.

Embroidered Silk Ribbon Treasures (Milner Craft Series)

Designed for the beginning to intermediate embroiderer, this workshop-in-a-book presents the basic concepts of this gentle art, and puts them to immediate use in creating a lidded box, striking evening bag, garden-themed journal cover, and more. Learn to select fabrics and transfer patterns, and the best ways to use common stitches. Save hours of frustration with the help of a complete section on project problem-solving. Increasing or decreasing scale is covered, as is color and perspective, and there are great tips for deciding when to use a jump stitch or a camouflage stitch, and ideas for embellishing other crafts with silk ribbon. Additional information is provided for selecting background treatments and fabrics that can add interest to any project.

Silk Ribbon Embroidery: A Workshop Approach for Beginners (Milner Craft Series)

Sally Milner

Silk ribbon embroidery, with its varied textures and sculpted effects, is a magical medium for stitching floral designs. Whether it’s a field of lavender or a single gardenia, these embroidered images can be as fresh, colorful, and eye-catching as Mother Nature’s originals. Some even take the form of lifelike three-dimensional flowers. Readers who love to sew, whatever their skill level, will find instructions on the techniques and materials of this rewarding art, along with a varied assortment of projectsall inspired by actual color photographs and delicate watercolors, which appear along with the detailed stitch patterns. The projects include 12 different floral panels ready for framing, depicting flowers from daffodils and daisies to grape hyacinths and roses.

Floral Interpretations for Silk Ribbon (Milner Craft Series)

This attractive little book is packed with big creativity for beading and tassel enthusiasts! It presents 20 creative tassel designs that all incorporate crusted beading, a decorative technique that features objects covered with a sewn layer of beads. It’s a simple craft that yields exquisite results, and each tassel has its own special variations for the crusting and beaded drops. The projects include an antique pearl tassel, a crusted bookmark, and crusted hairclips and combs.

Little Book of Beaded Crusts and Tassels (Milner Craft Series)

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