Start to Embroider - Hardcover

Buckley, Claire

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844481115 ISBN 13: 9781844481118

Publisher: Search Press, 2007

Bags, purses, lucky charms and more! Claire Buckley makes embroidery fun for beginners; explaining how to make wonderful embroidered items in simple steps. Embroidery techniques are covered in an easy to follow section that leads into the projects.Embroidery is the wonderful craft in which fabrics are decorated with stitches, beads, sequins and other fabrics. This book will show you everything you need to start to embroider, and is perfect for beginners from ten to fourteen. There are only a few techniques to learn before you can get started producing wonderful embroidered bags, purses, lucky charms and more. There is nothing better than being able to say I made this!

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About the Author:

Claire Buckley has been a teacher and textile designer for 20 years, teaching in secondary schools as well as exhibiting her work in galleries. She is the Chairman of the Young Embroiderers Guild. Her designs use embroidery for fashion and accessories and she often uses recycled materials. Her projects for children have been featured in magazines as well as on the internet.

Review:

"This is a colourful, well designed book that would appeal to young girls." —West Country Embroiderers Newsletter

"Easy instructions and step-by-step photographs show you how to be creative and there is a super gallery of stitches and embellishments." —Fabrications Magazine

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