Silk Ribbon Embroidery: A Workshop Approach for Beginners

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Sally Milner Publishing
Published: 08/01/2007
ISBN: 9781863513678
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 10.09h x 7.35w x 0.20d