April 2013
Another title in the Royal School of Needlework series that gives detailed instructions on how to achieve beautiful stitching! After a brief history of this style there is a section on materials before moving onto design and using colour. Inspiration is next then composition, planning and transferring the design. Experienced sewers may find the section on stitches unnecessary. The second half of the book gives instruction on beginning simple projects, from fruit, marbles and autumn leaves. More advanced pieces incorporate different threads, materials and painted backgrounds. Following more ideas there is a final section on mounting a piece. All pages lie flat due to the ring binding and most pages have a tip or note to extend the reader's knowledge. This is a really useful addition to any sewer's bookcase; there are 7 titles in the series, all written by experienced students of the Royal School and well worth close study.
* Merseyside Embroiderer's Guild (megonline.co.uk) *