Stitching Idyllic: Hand Stitch Recognizable Summer Flowers

Bring your summer garden to life with "Summer Flowers," a guide for stitchers of all levels. Learn to create idyllic settings and hand stitch 23 beautiful plants and flowers using just 10 familiar stitches. Discover how to print photos on fabric, frame your projects, and follow step-by-step instructions, including how to add store-bought silk flowers for a unique touch. Authored by Royal School of Needlework-trained Ann Bernard, this book makes stitching enjoyable with detailed directions, diagrams, and photos, ensuring your creative vision flourishes.

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About the Author: Ann Bernard
Ann graduated from the Royal School of Needlework in the 1950s. She has been a member of the Toronto Guild of Stitchery and the Embroiderers' Association of Canada Inc. and has worked on the Toronto Historical Embroidery. Since moving to Guelph, she has joined the Canadian Embroiders' Guild, Guelph.

She has taught classes in Traditional and Contemporary Crewel Work, Contemporary Gold Work and Creative Surface Stitchery. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and the U.S.A. and has been a recipient of Canada's Leonida Leatherdale Award. Her greatest thrill is when her students try new techniques and when they win awards for their efforts.

Her first book, Stitching Idyllic: Spring Flowers was published in 2011.
Stitching a Summer Garden to Life

Whether you are a novice or veteran stitcher, Summer Flowers will help you bring your vision to life. Beginning with backgrounds, you will learn how create the perfect setting for your idyllic tableau.

Then using just 10 familiar stitches, you will learn how to hand stitch 23 distinct and lovely plants and flowers.

Topics covered include printing photos on fabric to create beautiful layouts, ideas and instructions on how to make your project ready for framing, and step-by step demonstrations on how to bring it all together.

And there’s also Funtasy Flowers, where you can learn how to incorporate store-bought silk flowers into your own wonderful and unique creation.

Ann Bernard trained at the Royal School of Needlework and has a lifetime of stitching experience and tips to share. Her approach makes stitching fun with detailed directions and diagrams, even photos of both real and stitched plants, which guide you every step of the way.

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Available in the following formats: .epub, .pdf, .mobi

Price: $12.99 USD

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