Card Making & Craft Supplies from ArtyMiss

Mountmellick Embroidery Ref: 073181181X


Author
Yvette Stanton

Yvette Stanton is an award-winning embroiderer with 15 years experience producing beautiful intricate embroideries. In 2000, Yvette won the Nordic Needle 22 Annual Hardanger contest for intricate embroidery, a competition run in the USA and open to entrants worldwide. She is a member of the Embroiderers Guild of NSW and the Historic Needlework Guild USA.Yvette Stanton and Prue Scott are award-winning embroiderers with over 15 years' experience of producing beautiful intricate embroideries. Both Prue and Yvette have a particular love for whitework embroidery. Prue is also a trained botanist and botanical artist, and her beautiful designs are a feature of this book. Yvette's previous book, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery was published in 2002 by Simon & Schuster (Kangaroo Press). Both authors live in Sydney.

Summary

Mountmellick is a style of embroidery dating from around 1825 and originating from the town of Mountmellick in County Laois, Ireland. The embroidery is always white on white with a floral motif interpreted in a highly textured stitching.
Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature contains fifteen beautiful projects created to appeal to a wide range of contemporary tastes. Each project has been especially designed for this book and is graded from beginner or intermediate to advance level.The book contains easy-to-follow step-by-step stitch and knitting instructions, project instructions, clear black and white diagrams, and a colour photograph of each finished project.There are two chapters of projects: one with traditional style designs and applications, and the other with traditional designs with contemporary applications. Whatever the reader's experience or tastes, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature has a range of projects to suit any creative desires.
Mountmellick embroidery is very popularEasy-to-follow instructions and illustrations, plus pull-out full size patternsBeautiful colour photographs of the finished itemsThe author is an award winning Hardanger designer


No of pages
88pp

Format
BC Paperback

Publisher
Kangaroo Press

ISBN
073181181X

EAN
9780731811816

Ordering Information

Please note:
All craft books will be shipped direct from publisher. Please allow 14 days for delivery.

*Books are excluded from the ArtyMiss Free A4 Craft Storage Box Offer


Price:    £10.95

---

  Ask a question about this product

  Email a friend about this product