Taking landscape pictures as a theme, the author draws on her fine-art training to present this manual of machine-embroidery design. Its topics range from the basics, such as choosing a sewing machine, to the gathering of source material and the various techniques and their effects. Information on fabric and colour provide a basis for translating source material into thread pictures, and there are illustrations of the author's own work in various stages of development.

Flowers and Plants in Machine Embroidery

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Holt, Alison

Crafts & Hobbies

B.T.BATSFORD LTD

Beginners will enjoy experimenting with thread colours, and the size and direction of the stitches and will have great fun building up a range of exciting effects.The more experienced will find satisfaction in recreating an original scene - a colourful summer garden, a field of poppies or a quiet landscape.

Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes (Beginner's Guide to Needlecraft)

Search Press

Directors and government ministers across the world are increasingly being held accountable for failed IT systems, data loss and poor decisions about their organisation's data. The answer lies in IT professionals working in parallel with their governing body to create an environment where information and information systems can be accessed and used by the appropriate stakeholders. Written in two halves, this valuable book is designed to bridge the gap between the governing body and CIOs/ IT managers. It will help them to create a safe and robust governance framework for their organisation by applying the principles of the ISO IT Governance Standard 38500 on directing, evaluating and monitoring IT activity. •A practical approach to best practices in IT governance •Shows how to govern, protect and manage information and technology assets •Reduces the risk involved in delivering business information systems •Written by a leader of the group that developed the ISO/IEC 38500 standard

Governance of IT: An executive guide to ISO/IEC 38500

Computers & Technology

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Building on the success of her previous books, Alison Holt shows you how to produce incredible seascapes using various combinations of just two simple machine stitches. The techniques are broken down into clear, step-by-step instructions, and there are five stunning projects as well as many examples of Alison's original and exquisite work to delight and inspire you. Alison 'paints' her threads on to hand-coloured backgrounds, blending her stitches and achieving stunning results. The raised effects of the embroidery produce a beautiful three-dimensional look and her clever use of perspective is effective and easily achieved. This book covers everything, including the materials required; how to compose a picture from photographs that have inspired you; painting backgrounds; and all the basic stitch techniques you need to know. Detailed instructions explain how to create realistic scenes, from the sunlit glow of the Mediterranean to the drama of a stormy, windswept beach in winter. Alison also introduces a new technique that combines paper, fabric and stitch to produce embroideries with a more abstract feel. This is an inspirational book for artists, embroiderers and textile artists alike, and a ‘ must-have’ instructional book for anyone interested in learning about free-motion machine embroidery.

Machine Embroidered Seascapes

A showcase for textile artist Alison Holt's exquisite machine embroideries, this book will teach you to 'paint' your surroundings with thread. Use thread to paint the world around you with free-motion embroidery. Alongside new examples of Alison Holt's exquisite and distinctive machine embroideries, this book collects together her teachings and techniques for machine-embroidering flowers, woodlands, landscapes and seascapes. A huge range of techniques and ideas are clearly explained using step-by-step photographs, and demonstrated through a selection of inspiring projects. Learn how to create landscapes and seascapes of your own, and find inspiration through numerous examples of Alison's original work.

Machine Embroidered Art: Painting The Natural World With Needle & Thread

This beautifully illustrated and highly accessible book will show you how to use your sewing machine like a paintbrush to create gorgeous pictures of flowers. All aspects of machine embroidery are covered, including initial inspiration and design, basic techniques, colour and composition, making this book suitable for everyone, including complete beginners.

Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers (Beginner's Guide to Needlecrafts)

Learn how to create stunning woodland pictures using various combinations of two simple machine stitches.

Machine Embroidered Woodlands

Drawing on material previously published as The Beginner’s Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers’, The Beginner’s Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes’ and Machine Embroidered Woodlands’, this book provides a showcase of Alison Holt’s exquisite machine embroideries. Learn how to create beautiful machine-embroidered pictures of gardens, flowers, landscapes and woodlands using various combinations of just two simple machine stitches. All the techniques are broken down into clear, step-by-step instructions, with numerous helpful photographs and a great range of inspirational pieces. Alison 'paints' her threads on to hand-coloured backgrounds, blending her stitches and achieving stunning results. The raised effects of the embroidery produce a beautiful three-dimensional look and her clever use of perspective is effective and easily achieved. This book covers everything, including the materials required; how to compose a picture from photographs that have inspired you; achieving perspective; light and shade; painting backgrounds; and all the basic stitch techniques you need to know. Detailed instructions explain how to create realistic flowers, trees, foliage and much more, and there are eight stunning step-by-step projects so that you can put into practice your newly acquired skills .This is a must-have instructional and inspirational book for anyone interested in free-motion embroidery.

Machine Embroidered Flowers, Woodlands and Landscapes: The Art of Alison Holt

A richly illustrated book that is both instructional and inspirational, showcasing the author’s exquisite machine embroidered seascapes and explaining, step by step, how they can be achieved.

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Flowers and Plants in Machine Embroidery

Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes (Beginner's Guide to Needlecraft)

Governance of IT: An executive guide to ISO/IEC 38500

Machine Embroidered Seascapes

Machine Embroidered Art: Painting The Natural World With Needle & Thread

Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers (Beginner's Guide to Needlecrafts)

Machine Embroidered Woodlands

Machine Embroidered Flowers, Woodlands and Landscapes: The Art of Alison Holt

Machine Embroidered Seascapes