Textile Adventures mixed media and stitch by Isobel Hall, softback published by Isobel Hall Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9569029-0-0, price 17.00.
Isobel promises an adventure and delivers one. Experiment to your heart’s content and produce your own unique projects using the techniques. The instructions for the techniques are easy to follow. New ideas for using relatively inexpensive mediums [...]
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Textile Adventures by Isobel Hall
Liberty Cross Stitch by Helene Le Berre
Liberty Cross Stitch by Helene Le Berre, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-746-2, price 10.99 available from www.searchpress.com
This is the most exciting book I have seen on cross stitch. Cross stitch books are usually rather twee and aimed at the over 50s. This is contemporary and contains interesting projects that any 20+ and older [...]
Goldwork by Hazel Everett
Goldwork by Hazel Everett, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-626-7, price 17.99 available from www.searchpress.com
The introduction of this fabulous book includes history, equipment, transfers, designing and more. The materials and techniques sections are very detailed and well illustrated. The projects include outlines of flowers and bugs with more detailed examples of a fritillary and [...]
Needle Painting Embroidery by Trish Burr
Needle Painting Embroidery by Trish Burr published by Sally Milner in Australia. ISBN 978-1-86351-420-0, price 16.99 in the UK available from www.searchpress.com
Just from the front cover you can see how good this book is for anyone who wants to create embroidered flowers or birds. I have long admired Trish Burr and her books. Subtitled ‘Fresh [...]
For The Love of Handstitching by Jan Constantine
For the Love of Handstitching by Jan Constantine, softback published by CT Publishing. ISBN 978-1607-05475-2, price 24.95 US dollars available from www.ctpub.com
Chic projects are divided into chapters: Love, Country, Flags, Seaside. Jan has gained a following for her designs. The felted projects mainly use blanket stitch. I like the Love section most of all with [...]